Please Help Me
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I can't answer your other questions, but my plants really enjoyed being in the fishless cycle, towards the end. At first, the pure ammonia made it die back, but when I had my big nitrate/nitrite spikes, they started to grow like someone was chasing them. I had Anacharis at the time, nothing else.
I think if I were you, or if I could do it all over again, I'd add the plants after my nitrites spiked.
I think if I were you, or if I could do it all over again, I'd add the plants after my nitrites spiked.
Are you sure the green stuff is sand?
For the filter - When i got my 55G, I had the same problem.
What happened with mine was that the filter cartreges weren't put in correctly. Are you sure yours are? Read the manual that came with it. Its usually different than what you think how its done.
For the filter - When i got my 55G, I had the same problem.
What happened with mine was that the filter cartreges weren't put in correctly. Are you sure yours are? Read the manual that came with it. Its usually different than what you think how its done.
Are you sure the green stuff is sand?
For the filter - When i got my 55G, I had the same problem.
What happened with mine was that the filter cartreges weren't put in correctly. Are you sure yours are? Read the manual that came with it. Its usually different than what you think how its done.
Yea, I'm sure its sound. When I sqeeze the bubles, the sand fell down to the bottom, so that's what it is. I read the manually, and I'm 100% sure that the cartridges are in correct, I'll play with it again now though.
EDIT- one more question...
4. Will an airstone be ok with sand, or will it get blown all over the place.
I know that my sand is very, very light, and even when the tank is full of water, for some reason the filter current pushs the sand around. I don't think an air stone would work very well, but hey, you can always try.
sorry, i can't help you with the sand.
sorry, i can't help you with the sand.
My sand did the same thing w/the floating for about a week, it will eventually stop. You might stir the sand up a little to help get rid of any additional air pockets. The thing I've found with sand is, the finer it is, the more it'll move around your tank. I have chiclids, and since they need to be over filtered, I have two powerful filters (1 HOB & 1 cannister), occasionally they'll suck up some sand (no matter how often I clean it out) and then spit it out. Poor fish, they look like they've been caught in a sand storm. But, they don't seem to mind. They're too busy trying to collapse the rocks, it's fun to watch them spit and flick sand everywhere. Sorry to digress, just trying to say that although it may seem frustrating now, stick with it because the benefits far out weigh the annoyance now.
OK, but is it okay to start up my filter now, even with the sand there? Or should I wait. I kinda want to start it now and get my cycle going. So is it ok to start up the filter now?
^^^Are you saying that you have the air bubbles with the sand connected to it as well? And that will go away on it's own?
^^^Are you saying that you have the air bubbles with the sand connected to it as well? And that will go away on it's own?
modernhamlet
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The air bubbles will eventually pop and the sand will drop back down to the bottom.
Do you know how long that will take. I can't even run my filter with it like this. I'm about to just buy gravel, but I dont have anymore money. And I want to start my fishless cycle soon, but I can't with the filter off. So how long should this take?
EDIT - Called up the lfs, and they said it should take around 48 hours for this to go away. Does this sound right to you guys?
Alright, everything is well in the new tank, im just waiting for some time to pick up some ammonia. But...my LFS said they've never heard of it before, and my dad doesn't want me to do this because "You shouldn't believe something you read on the internet." How can I convince him that it will work. I told him it's the same stuff that fish waste breaks down into, thus building bacteria up, and the LFS hasn't heard of it because it's farily new. He told me that it's man made, and fish waste is natural. But there's no difference between the fish waste ammonia, and man-made ammonia right?
Astually, as sick as it sounds, some people have used urine to cycle a tank. It's ammonia just like fish waste. Another thing that will work but is harder to regulate is fish food. Put it in and let it break down and rot (about a day) and it will produce ammonia. Still, regular ammonia is the best way. I just don't knwo how you can convince your dad. Us dads (me - 53 yrs old with 2 grown kids and 3 grand kids) can be a tad hard-headed at times (did I really admit to that?).
Yea, but IDK what to tell him. I explained everything to him, that it was just like using fish, but you won't harm them, and you can add a full bioload. My dad believes everything the LFS tells him, and nothing else. They said they never heard of it, so he completely rejected it. I'm going to end up doing a fishless cycle anyway, seeing how it's my tank since i payed for it. I want to convince him though.
Oh, and another question. How much ammonia should I add to get the ammonia to 5 or 6 ppm for a 29 gallon tank?
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