fish_r_friend

ok my tank readings are really wird
5-29-06 pH 8.0 ammonia 0 nitrite>0.25 nitrate 20-40
5-31-06 pH 8.4 ammonia 0 Nitrite 1.0 Nitrate 10
could that much have happend in a day? im glad i didn't put the corys in their yet(im weighting for plants first)

chickadee

did you do a water change or something? It looks like something upset your cycle and set it back some. Maybe put you into a mini cycle situation. I guess you have some more cycling to do. I am glad you did not have your Cories in there yet too. They don't do well in a partially cycled tank.

Rose

fish_r_friend

all i did was add some of the old filter media from the 20g but thats all ny reading are back to what it was
pH 8.0 ammonia 0 Nitrite0.50 Nitrate 40

fish_r_friend

well the cycle finish for real this time and i put the corys in yesterday the are loven the new tank

atmmachine816

any final pics or anything change since your last update?

fish_r_friend

I'll get some soon im felling lazy now

atmmachine816

summer

fish_r_friend

Nope i just swam for about four hours any way ill put pics in the gallary im to tird to resize them

fish_r_friend

They will be under the album "5 gallon"

fish_r_friend

hopefully il get plants and the betta today

fish_r_friend

ok i got my betta his name is Bruce pic willl soon come

fish_r_friend

Pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.fishlore.com/fish-picture...album=34&pos=2

fish_r_friend

Well I haven't posted anything about whats happening to the tank so here goes. Well yesterday I was gave a Co2system for my tank so I'm going to use it along with ferts and higher lighting once i can aford it.

fish_r_friend

can't find a HO 16" lightfixture online I will be making a 40watt canopy

atmmachine816

kewl

fish_r_friend

Trying to get 50 watts (if it will fit). I will post me doing this project step by step in another thread

fish_r_friend

one of the corys died yesterday i will try to get a replacement soon

fish_r_friend

got plants will get pics up when every thing is how i want it