MortisiaDowler
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Hello everyone!
Well I have a few questions as my husband messed up really bad. While I was on holiday he wanted to surprise me with an aquarium. He went to Pets At Home and bought a 30L Biorb Tube. They advised him from the pet shop to fill it up and add the Water Conditioner and the Biological Booster sachets that came with it. Also they told him to go back the next day and get some fish. He bought two female Sailfin Mollies on Monday night and since then they are in the aquarium. They told him to go back in 2 weeks and pick any more fish he might want and also they would do a water check. They didnt mention anything to him about a Fish Cycle. I came back this morning and I am shocked and scared at the same time. The water is still crystal clear but after the small research that I have done I have realised that the tank needs to cycled. I know he means well with the present and all but can we save those fish?
I ordered an API Stress Coat+, API Stress Zyme+, API Accu Water, API QUick Start and API Freshwater Master Test Kit and I will receive them tomorrow morning. So the fish have been in the tank since Monday October 1st. Just 3 days. He fed them on Monday and Tuesday.
From the small research that I have done I see that depending on the ammonia levels I will have to change around 50% of the water daily. Is that correct? Do i need to buy any more chemicals?
Will the API Stress Coat+ dechlorinate the water? Are there any chemicals that I cant put in the water with the fish? Can I remove the fish from the tank during the water change or keep them in? Will that stress them?
I know that I should not wash anything with a soap and use a new bucket just for fish water changes. I know that I will need to pretty much match the water temperature of the new water with whats in the tank. Any more suggestions will be more than helpful!!
Thank you in advance!!!
Well I have a few questions as my husband messed up really bad. While I was on holiday he wanted to surprise me with an aquarium. He went to Pets At Home and bought a 30L Biorb Tube. They advised him from the pet shop to fill it up and add the Water Conditioner and the Biological Booster sachets that came with it. Also they told him to go back the next day and get some fish. He bought two female Sailfin Mollies on Monday night and since then they are in the aquarium. They told him to go back in 2 weeks and pick any more fish he might want and also they would do a water check. They didnt mention anything to him about a Fish Cycle. I came back this morning and I am shocked and scared at the same time. The water is still crystal clear but after the small research that I have done I have realised that the tank needs to cycled. I know he means well with the present and all but can we save those fish?
I ordered an API Stress Coat+, API Stress Zyme+, API Accu Water, API QUick Start and API Freshwater Master Test Kit and I will receive them tomorrow morning. So the fish have been in the tank since Monday October 1st. Just 3 days. He fed them on Monday and Tuesday.
From the small research that I have done I see that depending on the ammonia levels I will have to change around 50% of the water daily. Is that correct? Do i need to buy any more chemicals?
Will the API Stress Coat+ dechlorinate the water? Are there any chemicals that I cant put in the water with the fish? Can I remove the fish from the tank during the water change or keep them in? Will that stress them?
I know that I should not wash anything with a soap and use a new bucket just for fish water changes. I know that I will need to pretty much match the water temperature of the new water with whats in the tank. Any more suggestions will be more than helpful!!
Thank you in advance!!!