Just Set Up My Tank Last Nite

[tomstank]

Just set up my tank and have a few questions...

I have filled it and still have to add heater and and the chemical bottles stuff (cycle, stress coat and another one, i will read up on that late and provavly need to ask a few questions lol) im in no rush at the mo as im waiting on the heater coming from ebay.

Im really new to this and may ask a few questions that are silly but i dont want the fish to die(as its my others half birthday pressie).

My 1st question is that there is bubbles attached to the side of the tank (all over it actulally) will the disappear with time or do I need to do something?

 

[minxfishy]

Hi welcome to the forum

There are a lot of really good pinned topics here: http/www.fishforums.net/content/New-to-t...ease-Read-Here/ which will be a good place for you to read up on setting up your tank, fishless cycling, species index etc. Have a good read though as these will give you a good insight on where you go from here.

The bubbles are normal in a freshly set up tank, they will disappear in a couple of days, especially once the heater is in and warms the water, so dont worry about those.

Really the only chemical you need to add is dechlorinator as this eliminates the chlorine and chlorimine in the tap water. The cycle products rarely if at all work, so you can add them but dont rely on them.

 

[tomstank]

Hi welcome to the forum

There are a lot of really good pinned topics here: [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/content/New-to-t...ease-Read-Here/"]http/www.fishforums.net/content/New-to-t...ease-Read-Here/[/URL] which will be a good place for you to read up on setting up your tank, fishless cycling, species index etc. Have a good read though as these will give you a good insight on where you go from here.

The bubbles are normal in a freshly set up tank, they will disappear in a couple of days, especially once the heater is in and warms the water, so dont worry about those.

Really the only chemical you need to add is dechlorinator as this eliminates the chlorine and chlorimine in the tap water. The cycle products rarely if at all work, so you can add them but dont rely on them.

thanks im really clueless and dont want to do it wrong. Royal mail has just arrived with he heater

Do you not need stress coat and stress enzyme then?

 

[JenCliBee]

no stress zyme is a waste of time stress coat will remove the chlorine etc out of the water as minx said or any dechlorinator will do the same.


jen

 

[minxfishy]

No you dont need those either, just water dechlorinator

Set your heater for approx 24 - 26c to get the water up to temp. Then have a good read up on fishless cycling, pop out and buy some household ammonia and start the process. This will give you plenty of time to read up on the fish you might like to keep and ask lots of questions before adding any fish

 

[JenCliBee]

stress coat is dechlorintor so u can use that if u want but there are much better 1's out there seachem prime is probably the best and will last a hell of alot longer 2

jen

 

[Axleuk]

When is you OH's birthday ? Fishless cycling properly can take some time, from 3-6 weeks depending on a variety of factors. If you need the fish to be in the tank much sooner then there are alternatives. Just let us know.

 

[minxfishy]

Wasnt aware stress coat was dechlor, sorry, yep use that as the dechlor then

Whilst there are other routes than fishless cycling, ie cycling with fish in, this is the easier route to follow, saves a lot of effort on water changes (which can be up to 3 x a day with fish in), saves a lot of money on dechlor products for all the water changes you will need to do and if your on a water meter saves a lot of money on your water bill.

But either route is ok, its just up to personal preference.

 

[Axleuk]

Wasnt aware stress coat was dechlor, sorry, yep use that as the dechlor then

Whilst there are other routes than fishless cycling, ie cycling with fish in, this is the easier route to follow, saves a lot of effort on water changes (which can be up to 3 x a day with fish in), saves a lot of money on dechlor products for all the water changes you will need to do and if your on a water meter saves a lot of money on your water bill.

But either route is ok, its just up to personal preference.

Or you could use Bactinette (if you can source some) and effectively have fish in a cycled tank within a matter of days with some careful supervision.

 

[Wrams]

I use Stress Coat to de-chlorinate my water. Also you can do a fish-in cycle with a few that these guys will recommend. Goodluck with your new tank.