Newbie here,
10/22/10- Bought a 25 tall gallon fish tank, filled it with water, gravel, aquatic plants (13 total plants, 7 different kinds, 3 plants from my smaller aquarium), added water, heater on, filter on, and used Tetra AquaSafe with new bioextract.
10/23/10- 24 hours later, I put the whole bottle (3.38 oz) of Tetra SafeStart and had run for 2 hours. Added 4 cups of gravel from my old aquarium (not rinsing the gravel) into the new aquarium. Bought 6 black neons and 6 skirt tetra from Petsmart and added them into the tank after letting the bag sit for 30 minutes for them to adjust to the water. Been feeding the fish twice a day. 6 cups water from my smaller aquarium into the new aquarium.
I started doing research and I wasnt suppose to put fish in.
10/27/10- I bought Jungle Quick Dip Complete (7 test in one kit) and tested my water (1pm). Results:
Nitrate 20 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Hardiness 300 (very hard)
Chlorine 0
Total Akalinity 120
Ph 7.8
Ammonia 0 ppm.
I thought I did something wrong so I took the water to the Petstore and they tested my water and got the same result. They said I shouldnt worry about the Ph because that is normal in my region and gave me the warning of not adding any chemicals to lower Ph. I do have a driftwood that I've been soaking for two days and boiling for 4 hours a day.
How do I know when my tank is cycled? I would like to transfer my neon tetras but only when it is cycled. any help?
CJ
10/22/10- Bought a 25 tall gallon fish tank, filled it with water, gravel, aquatic plants (13 total plants, 7 different kinds, 3 plants from my smaller aquarium), added water, heater on, filter on, and used Tetra AquaSafe with new bioextract.
10/23/10- 24 hours later, I put the whole bottle (3.38 oz) of Tetra SafeStart and had run for 2 hours. Added 4 cups of gravel from my old aquarium (not rinsing the gravel) into the new aquarium. Bought 6 black neons and 6 skirt tetra from Petsmart and added them into the tank after letting the bag sit for 30 minutes for them to adjust to the water. Been feeding the fish twice a day. 6 cups water from my smaller aquarium into the new aquarium.
I started doing research and I wasnt suppose to put fish in.
10/27/10- I bought Jungle Quick Dip Complete (7 test in one kit) and tested my water (1pm). Results:
Nitrate 20 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Hardiness 300 (very hard)
Chlorine 0
Total Akalinity 120
Ph 7.8
Ammonia 0 ppm.
I thought I did something wrong so I took the water to the Petstore and they tested my water and got the same result. They said I shouldnt worry about the Ph because that is normal in my region and gave me the warning of not adding any chemicals to lower Ph. I do have a driftwood that I've been soaking for two days and boiling for 4 hours a day.
How do I know when my tank is cycled? I would like to transfer my neon tetras but only when it is cycled. any help?
CJ
