7.5 Gallon tank

Gwenz · June 26th, 2006

I have put the gravel, rocks and decorations in, but need to add plants (and water obviously!) I have a Duetto filter and Aqua One heater to put in and I will be cycling fishless.

Gwenz

kerryve · June 29th, 2006

Sounds good so far...

Gwenz · July 10th, 2006

Last night I filled my tank and put in the filter and heater. The filter I have is a Duetto filter and it is surprisingly quiet. At first I didn't think it was working but it was. I have an AquaOne heater that is very accurate. It has a thermometer on it, but I have another one at the opposite side of the tank, and it is very accurate.

Gwenz

Gwenz · July 11th, 2006

The water in the tank was cloudy when I first put it in, but the filter seems to be doing a good job and water is very clear now. The temperature is around 26-27 degrees C.

nitrate = 0
nitrite = 0
pH = 7.4 (Is this too high?)
ammonia = 0

Gwenz

fish_r_friend · July 11th, 2006

A Ph of 7.4 is not hight at all it is a very good reading . be glad that it's not 8.4 or 8.2 like in my tanks

Gwenz · July 11th, 2006

OK thanks. It's just that my other tanks are around 7.0. But if it's not too high I won't worry about it.

Gwenz

Gwenz · July 14th, 2006

Here is a pic of the tank. (still no plants yet!!)

Gwenz

Boxermom · July 14th, 2006

My hubby has that same rock structure (only I think his is larger) in his 29g tank.

He's got some java moss attached to it and it looks really cool.

chickadee · July 14th, 2006

The tank is beautiful, Gwenz. Do you know what fish you are going to put into it yet? It sounds like the cycle is over and the parameters are perfect. Very nice.

Rose

Gwenz · July 16th, 2006

Acctualy I don't think it has started cycling yet. It's only been set up a week.

This is the tank I'm going to put the corries into (which are currently in my Q tank), and I was going to put a betta in there with them, but I've noticed recently that my LFS doesn't have bettas any more so I went to another two and they don't have them ither.

Today I asked the manager at one of the stores why they don't have them any more, and he said that nowhere around here will have them anymore because there is something about the water over here that bettas can't cope in, and that all bettas we have over here have died after a few days of them being here.

I realy wanted a betta, but doesn't look like I'll be able to have one. Now I have to rethink what I want in the tank.

Gwenz

Gwenz · July 22nd, 2006

It's been set up for 2 weeks now and nothing much seems to be happening.

NitrAte 5.0
NitrIte 0
PH 7.6
Ammonia 0

Shouldn't something be happening by now? When I was cycling my other tank the levels started changing after about a week. Why is it so slow?

Gwenz

Boxermom · July 22nd, 2006

What are you using to cycle it?

Gwenz · July 23rd, 2006

I'm adding a pinch of flake in there every day. This is what I used in my other tanks too, and they had signs of the cycle starting by 2 weeks.

Can you think why it might be slow? The weather here has been very hot lately (34-36 ' C / 93-96 ' F). Could this have affected the cycle?

Thanks

Gwenz

Boxermom · July 23rd, 2006

No, the heat shouldn't affect the cycle. My guess is that there's not enough food to deteriorate and create ammonia. You might want to either add more, or I would suggest throwing a piece of shrimp (human type) in it. That's what everyone I know does. Its too hard to judge how much flake too use.

Gwenz · July 23rd, 2006

Ok thanks for the tips.

Gwenz

Gwenz · August 16th, 2006

Well I know it's been ages but I'm using pure ammonia to help cycle the tank now. It's working realy fast. Rose gave me this idea and I thank her for it. It's great.

Gwenz

Gwenz · August 20th, 2006

Tank is nearly cycled. Can't wait.

Gwenz

Gwenz · August 23rd, 2006

I now have 5 male guppies in my tank. They are called : Joe, Junior, Sam, Spike and Mac.

Gwenz

Butterfly · August 23rd, 2006

Cool! Glad to hear you got them. Keep us posted.
Carol

Gwenz · August 23rd, 2006

I will. Once they have settled, I will get a pic of them.

gwenz

chickadee · August 23rd, 2006

Congratulations. You have worked hard for this day and learned a new method for cycling so now it has all paid off and the little ones are home and can get settled in.

I can hardly wait for the pictures

. Love the names!!!

Rose

Gwenz · August 24th, 2006

Here is a pic of the tank, I have posted more pics in the Fish & Tank Photos section.

Gwenz

chickadee · August 24th, 2006

Oh I do LOVE that tank. I love the color scheme and the rock formation and the plants and everything about it and especially the little fish in it.

It is absolutely beautiful.

Rose

Gwenz · August 25th, 2006

Thanks rose. I now only have 4 guppies in ther.

Mac died this morning.

Gwenz

chickadee · August 25th, 2006

I am so sorry

Gwenz · August 25th, 2006

At the moment I'm just glad the others are OK.

Gwenz

Gwenz · August 26th, 2006

Now I have 5 guppies again.

I got another one today and named him Bruno. He is getting along great with the others.

Gwenz

Gwenz · December 24th, 2006

Well had 3 fish deaths.

Got 2 left now Joe and Bruno. They seem healthy enough. Might buy some new fish to put in there after new year.

Gwenz

atmmachine816 · December 24th, 2006

Maybe wait a month to make sure these don't die and you don't have any disease left.

atm

Gwenz · January 8th, 2007

Thanks for the tip.

Gwenz

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