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May 28th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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When cycling fishless, you can trim a little time off by turning the heater to maximum and running aeration in the tank. These help the bacteria colonies in growing faster.
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May 28th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Will having the light on make a difference?
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May 29th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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I'm not sure if it does. We didn't turn the light on when we cycled tanks fishless, but then we had them on the back porch so they had sunlight.  |
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May 30th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by angelfish220
Its basically 'Bacteria in a Bag!' its the only 'instant cycle' product that works. its pricey and hard to find, but it really gets the job done for all the impatient people who dont want to go through the whole cycle.
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You obviously type faster than me.  Just what I was about to say! |
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May 30th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by CatLady
Will having the light on make a difference?
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Not in my experience... If you have plants in there you should keep the light on so they can photosythesize. |
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May 30th, 2008
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The air pump is so loud. When we are ready for fish, is it essential all day?
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May 31st, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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What kind of air pump do you have? Is it touching anything? How old is it? They can and should be quiet, we have a bunch of them running in our room.
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May 31st, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by CatLady
The air pump is so loud. When we are ready for fish, is it essential all day?
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Airpumps are fairly quiet if they aren't touching anything. You should keep it on all day. |
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June 3rd, 2008
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I think the guy who sold me the first one talked me into a bigger one than I needed. It had two valves and was meant for a far larger tank. I have since exchanged it for a smaller one and its not nearly as loud. It still vibrates quite a bit on the stand we're using though.
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June 3rd, 2008
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Try the Top-Fin XP airpumps! I got mine at Petsmart, but it works great and is practically silent! Mine is a XP-60, but you could probably use an XP-20.
Also, if you can't get Bio-Spira, Stability works very well too!
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June 4th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by CatLady
I think the guy who sold me the first one talked me into a bigger one than I needed. It had two valves and was meant for a far larger tank. I have since exchanged it for a smaller one and its not nearly as loud. It still vibrates quite a bit on the stand we're using though.
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Better than being deathened. Personally, I have never run a tank with an airpump and have never had a problem with fish not having enough oxygen. |
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June 4th, 2008
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It's even better now. I have one of those jar opener rubber mat things under it and it doesn't vibrate at all now.
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June 6th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Glad to hear that you've solved the air pump problem. How is your tank doing for cycling?
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June 6th, 2008
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I have a question about my daughter's tank. Are Bettas fin-nippers? One of the minnows looks like some of his tail is gone. Would a betta have done this or would the minnows have done this to each other?
Sam is looking fine.
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June 7th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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A Betta couldn't nip a minnow (Although I have seen a fast female nip guppys), bgecause the minnow is fast and agile, the Betta slow and graceful. A minnow is just to fast for a Betta! If anything, the Betta is the nipped, and the Minnows are the nippers. IMO - your minnows might be fighting over a female (2 males and 1 female) or enforcing a pecking order.
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June 9th, 2008
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Sadly, Sam isn't looking too well either now. he appears to have a holeor a rip in his back fin. I guess the minnows must go elsewhere. I don't know what to do with them though.
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June 11th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by CatLady
Sadly, Sam isn't looking too well either now. he appears to have a holeor a rip in his back fin. I guess the minnows must go elsewhere. I don't know what to do with them though.
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Well, how far are you through the cycle on the 15gal? You could put a divider in between the minnows and Sam (There's a really good DIY one in the Betta section) to stop them waging any wars for the mean time. I have heard of Bettas 'waiting' in guppy breeder boxes before and being fine. I've had a female in one once for a few days - she did much better than the Black molly who caught ick whilst in the box!  Or, if your friends have a cycled tank, they should be able to spare some filter media for you. That will really speed up the process. Or, just try finding Bio-spira because that will instantly cycle your tank! |
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