Got a 50 gallon aquarium, put 5 plants in and after 3 days with Quickstart added 6 Australian Rainbows. Got the Marineland C-220 Cannister filter, couple of heaters, and a plant light bulb along with the regular bulb that came in one of the 24" hoods. All is going well. Just keep getting bubbles coming out of the filter every 3-5 minutes, guess I will try some o-ring lube.
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1. did you cycle tank?
2. 6 fish at one time is never ideal.
3. if you haven't cycled you are going to have some major problems soon.
4. bubble shount be much of an issue.
5. Do you know what the cycle is?
6. If you haven't cycled i would suggest finding a temporary home for your fish.
7. If you have to keep fish in there then i would read up on a fish-in cycle and even before that do a water change.
2. 6 fish at one time is never ideal.
3. if you haven't cycled you are going to have some major problems soon.
4. bubble shount be much of an issue.
5. Do you know what the cycle is?
6. If you haven't cycled i would suggest finding a temporary home for your fish.
7. If you have to keep fish in there then i would read up on a fish-in cycle and even before that do a water change.
Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle and Cycling. Methods for Ammonia, Nitrite Removal.
Skj will put this on the page soon so I will do it for him.
Good and in depth read on cycling.
Skj will put this on the page soon so I will do it for him.
Good and in depth read on cycling.
Congratulations! I wish I had a 50 gallon but unfortunately I have limited space. 
Personally, I never trust products like Quick Start because they usually advertise more and do less. I would double check your water parameters and make sure everything is safe for the fish.
That will be the best way to test the effectiveness of Quick Start. If you tank is brand new and you haven't cycled it I would recommend doing an emergency cycle.
If you are not familiar with cycling then I would suggestion reading one or more of the following links.
These are some of my favorite links and I found them very helpful when I was starting up my tanks.
- Nitrogen Cycle
- Fishless Cycle
- Emergency Cycle
What do you mean by bubbles coming from your filter? Could you explain a little more?
Personally, I never trust products like Quick Start because they usually advertise more and do less. I would double check your water parameters and make sure everything is safe for the fish.
That will be the best way to test the effectiveness of Quick Start. If you tank is brand new and you haven't cycled it I would recommend doing an emergency cycle.
If you are not familiar with cycling then I would suggestion reading one or more of the following links.
These are some of my favorite links and I found them very helpful when I was starting up my tanks.
- Nitrogen Cycle
- Fishless Cycle
- Emergency Cycle
What do you mean by bubbles coming from your filter? Could you explain a little more?
I posted a comment earlier but it said it needed to be reviewed by a monitor before it could be posted.
I really don't want to write it out again so here are the links you requested...I don't have skj's link handy anymore.
Fishless Cycle
Emergency Cycle
Hopefully, my comment will show up soon.
I really don't want to write it out again so here are the links you requested...I don't have skj's link handy anymore.
Fishless Cycle
Emergency Cycle
Hopefully, my comment will show up soon.
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