Finally I've Cycled :)

[MadMan-JaMeS]

Hey guys,

i just thought i would post my Test results since i first set up my tank and let u knw how i've been doing and maybe u can give some tips


Okay so the Tank is 120Ltrs Got a Juwel Internal Filter A Juwel Heater And a Rena Air pump for some bubbles !

And My results are... I Added The first 6 Fish Black Mollies on 2nd of march but didn't have a test kit till the 19th....somwhere in between the tests i added 5 Zebra danios and lost a molly and a couple of weeks i got i got 3 Swordtails...

19th March 2007


Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.3
Nitrate 50
P.H 7.0 - 7.5


26th March 2007


Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate 10-20
P.H 7.0


29th March 2007


Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.1
Nitrate 10-20
P.H 7.5


6th April 2007


Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.3
Nitrate 10-20
P.H 7.5


9th April 2007 Decided to remove the gravel from the bottom of tank and found some fry !


Ammonia 0.6
Nitrite 0.3
Nitrate 20+
P.H 7.5

9th April 2007 After 50% Water Change....


Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5
P.H 7.5



11th April 2007 Bout 30mins Ago....


Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20+
P.H 7.5


I Am gonna buy 5 more Zebra Danios on friday and then in a few weeks some guppies, Cardinal Tetra and hopefully som corydoras but obviously not all at once

 

[dthoffsett]

Great. It's so exciting once it's finally cycled. Make sure you post pics once you're stocked.

 

[*Fishkies*]

Congrats on a nicely cycled tank! Those stats look great! Good Luck on adding more fish to your tank!!

 

[Yazan]

Zebra Danios are schooling fish wich means its better to keep a group of 6 or more.

 

[MadMan-JaMeS]

Zebra Danios are schooling fish wich means its better to keep a group of 6 or more.

Thats y i am gonna buy another 5 so i will have 10

 

[rdd1952]

Be very careful adding more fish. Based on the 1" per gallon guideline, you are already fully stocked and adding the fish you are talking about you will definitely be way overstocked. With the quantity of fry you are going to have, you could be headed for major problems unless you are massively overfiltered or do water changes several times per week. The mollies also prefer some salt in the water.

 

[MadMan-JaMeS]

Be very careful adding more fish. Based on the 1" per gallon guideline, you are already fully stocked and adding the fish you are talking about you will definitely be way overstocked. With the quantity of fry you are going to have, you could be headed for major problems unless you are massively overfiltered or do water changes several times per week. The mollies also prefer some salt in the water.

1 Per Gallon ? where u get that from ?

I've been on thinkfish.com and it says that i've got plenty of space left and i've also posted a thread sayin what i going to end up with and everyone thought that was fine ?

And about the fry i won't be keeping them either nature will take it course or i will give them away + my Father and my sister have tanks i can offload into !

 

[rdd1952]

The general rule of thumb for a tropical community tank is 1" of adult fish per gallon of water. I saw the thread you mentioned and no one with any real experience (other than Wilder who simply said that cardinals were better than neons, pardon if I missed someone else) posted on there that it was a good stocking list. Based on the stocking list you had there, you would have approximately 60" of fish (by your calculations of 151cm from that thread, my math comes up with 108.5"), without doubt overstocked. I strongly suspect that if you post your full stocking list for a 26.5 gallon tank in a new thread, you will be told rather quickly that you will be terribly overstocked.

Thinkfish.com doesn't appear to be a valid website. When I tried it, I got a page saying it was under construction. A google and a Yahoo search turned up nothing other than the same think. I have no reason to tell you that you're overstocked other than trying to keep you from being over run with problems and deaths. It's no money out of my pocket or none of my time spent doing water changes if you pverstock your tank. Obviously, you don't have to take my advice or anyone else's for that matter but if you're going to post questions, be prepared for answers you may not really want to hear.

 

[ghostchoir]

Sorry, ignore this.

 

[MadMan-JaMeS]

Thinkfish.com

Its thinkfish.co.uk

at the moment i have

5 black mollies
5 zebra danios
5 Male guppies
and 3 Swordtails 1 male and 2 female !

 

[mommyof2bettas]

mollies-about 3 inches- that means 15 inches of fish already, that leaves 11.5 left.
guppies grow to approximatley 2 inches, that means another 10 inches. that plus the mollies makes 25 inches. that leaves 1.5 inches left. swords are approx. 3 inches- that makes another 9 inches. that plus the other fish is 34 inches. that is about 8 inches overstocked already,
5 zebra danios, I think that's about 3 inches? anyways, if it is 3 inches that would make another 15 inches. that makes 49 inches of fish. you are now 26 inches overstocked, if you were to add the other fish that would be another 15 inches for the zebras, about 6 inches for the cardinals, since they need to be in groups, cories are about 2 inches, so about 6 inches for the cories since they need to be in groups, and that makes 27 inches. that would make 76 inches of fish for a 26.5 gallon tank. So in short, you're already overstocked and will be even more if you get those fish.

 

[MadMan-JaMeS]

mollies-about 3 inches- that means 15 inches of fish already, that leaves 11.5 left.
guppies grow to approximatley 2 inches, that means another 10 inches. that plus the mollies makes 25 inches. that leaves 1.5 inches left. swords are approx. 3 inches- that makes another 9 inches. that plus the other fish is 34 inches. that is about 8 inches overstocked already,
5 zebra danios, I think that's about 3 inches? anyways, if it is 3 inches that would make another 15 inches. that makes 49 inches of fish. you are now 26 inches overstocked, if you were to add the other fish that would be another 15 inches for the zebras, about 6 inches for the cardinals, since they need to be in groups, cories are about 2 inches, so about 6 inches for the cories since they need to be in groups, and that makes 27 inches. that would make 76 inches of fish for a 26.5 gallon tank. So in short, you're already overstocked and will be even more if you get those fish.

what size u got then and how many fish u got in them ?

 

[mommyof2bettas]

I've got a 10 gallon with 4 guppies & a platy, which is about 11 inches of fish, and 2 2.5 gallons with a betta in each, also a 20 gallon cycling. I'm sorry if my comment seemed rude, and I apologize if it did, just trying to clear things up.

 

[MadMan-JaMeS]

I've got a 10 gallon with 4 guppies & a platy, which is about 11 inches of fish, and 2 2.5 gallons with a betta in each, also a 20 gallon cycling. I'm sorry if my comment seemed rude, and I apologize if it did, just trying to clear things up.

np just seems to me to be not tht many fishfor a decent size tank !

how cmes lfs's keep like 30 of the same fish in such small tanks then ?

 

[rdd1952]

They are simply holding tanks. They aren't there for long. For example, one fish store near me gets in their fish order on Thursday, just before the weekend. The tanks are packed but by Monday, they have sold most everything and the tanks are back to a more normal level. If you look, you will see that they have 20 or 30 oscars in the same small tank which definitely wouldn't work for long. They also have enormous amounts of filtration. Way more than any (or most) of us have.