My Marine Journal

[black molly3]

basically what it says on the titrle when should my first water change be and when should i start adding my CUC

 

[Truck]

basically what it says on the titrle when should my first water change be and when should i start adding my CUC

once you have had an ammonia then a nitrite spike and then a nitrate spike (ammonia should return to 0 nitrite to 0 and nitrate to 10 or under. once theyre at this perform a 50% water change then test again in 12 hours, if the stats remain at ammonia 0, nitrite 0, and nitrates below 10 your ready for CUC

 

[kj23502]

ready for CUC or a fish

 

[black molly3]

when that brown algea comes what should i do. should i leave it to go by itself or should i scrub it off. thanks

 

[Trod]

That is what your CUC is for, brown algae, called diatoms, they will munch their way through it. You can clean the sides of your tank with a mag float too

 

[black molly3]

when will i get diatoms in my tank

 

[Truck]

when will i get diatoms in my tank

within a few weeks, but dont buy CUC until all your water stats are correct!

 

[black molly3]

ok my ph is 8.2 saltiny is 1.024 ammonia is between 0 and 0.25ppm havent done nitrate or nitrite test yet

 

[n3ont3tra]

not ready yet, ammonia needs to be zero.

 

[black molly3]

yes i know i dont think i have had that rapid rise in amonia yet i am going to wait until next week anyway until the cuc go in bearing in mind my stats

 

[BigC]

Get a good balanced CUC,
STM shop have a good selection
Utilise Ceriths, Nassarius, and Astrea or Turbos snails alongside Hermits.
Dont forget to provide the hermits with empty shells as they move house very frequently and may kill snails for their real estate.
Regards
BigC

 

[black molly3]

i will go turbo snails alongside hermits thanks.

 

[black molly3]

amonia is back down to zero. when should i do my water change. my tank has nearly been running for a week.

 

[Truck]

when your nitrites read 0 and your nitrates below 10 then do a 50% WC then go and test again 12 hours later and if the results are the same your ready for CUC

 

[Luketendo]

Get a good balanced CUC,
STM shop have a good selection
Utilise Ceriths, Nassarius, and Astrea or Turbos snails alongside Hermits.
Dont forget to provide the hermits with empty shells as they move house very frequently and may kill snails for their real estate.
Regards
BigC

fishmanfrags are meant to be good and you can use the packaging to acclimatise.