clownishfish
New Member
when will i start to see the brown algae and i have two mollies in the tank to help cycle it about how long wiill it take???
cycling for a week
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deejeff442
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what is a mollie?
deejeff442
Active Member
isnt that freshwater?
deejeff442
Active Member
i never had a freshwater tank so ...........
looks like a boring freshwater fish to me.i was at a lfs a few weeks back and looked at all the freshwaterfish packed into their tanks.i didnt see even one fish that was interesting
looks like a boring freshwater fish to me.i was at a lfs a few weeks back and looked at all the freshwaterfish packed into their tanks.i didnt see even one fish that was interesting
clownishfish
New Member
its a saltwater tank and the guy at my lfs said they would help the cycle and what r parameters?i'll do some reasearch myself to ty for the inputs not much help though
deejeff442
Active Member
parameters are your water readings ammonia,nitrites,nitrates and ph to start
the lfs guy is an ass you dont cycle a tank with fish these days.
the lfs guy is an ass you dont cycle a tank with fish these days.
andrewjardin
Member
Mollies cannot survive in saltwater, unless you have bee slowly drip acclimating them over a period of months, if you have a freshwater aquarium put them in it now rather then leaving them to die of stress from the saltwater overload. And parameters are what you need to test, your readings ( the numbers or colours that show up on your test kits ) when you are testing for things such as ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, SG, etc. . . The guy at your lfs only wanted to make a quick dollar and really didn't know what he was talking about AT ALL if he sold you a freshwater fish for a saltwater aquarium.
clownishfish
New Member
thats weird bcause last night i was looking at them and the black ones belly fins are like decaying and like slowly falling off nasty,and no i dont have a fw tank going so dnt know what to do,and i have to test for all that crap just to have clowns?
mkroher
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Originally Posted by clownishfish http:///forum/thread/384236/cycling-for-a-week#post_3365397
thats weird bcause last night i was looking at them and the black ones belly fins are like decaying and like slowly falling off nasty,and no i dont have a fw tank going so dnt know what to do,and i have to test for all that crap just to have clowns?
Return them to the store. They will probably die anyways.
Yes. you have to test.
Originally Posted by clownishfish http:///forum/thread/384236/cycling-for-a-week#post_3365397
thats weird bcause last night i was looking at them and the black ones belly fins are like decaying and like slowly falling off nasty,and no i dont have a fw tank going so dnt know what to do,and i have to test for all that crap just to have clowns?
Return them to the store. They will probably die anyways.
Yes. you have to test.
deejeff442
Active Member
fill up a container with tap water and add a pump.at least the fish will have a chance to live
florida joe
Well-Known Member
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Originally Posted by deejeff442 http:///forum/thread/384236/cycling-for-a-week#post_3365310
isnt that freshwater?
the salt type
Originally Posted by deejeff442 http:///forum/thread/384236/cycling-for-a-week#post_3365310
isnt that freshwater?
the salt type
btldreef
Moderator
Start with these threads. Your LFS is not giving you good advice at all. After you read through some threads, post up an questions you might have.
And get rid of the mollies. There is no need to cycle a tank with fish these days, it's an antiquated practice that is just plain cruel, especially with freshwater fish.
Start with this one:
Cycling:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/116184/saltwater-aquariums-101-the-cycle
And get rid of the mollies. There is no need to cycle a tank with fish these days, it's an antiquated practice that is just plain cruel, especially with freshwater fish.
Start with this one:
Cycling:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/116184/saltwater-aquariums-101-the-cycle
spanko
Active Member
clownishfish
Yesterday at 1:44 pm
just started this today read alot about your inputs and i have a few ?'s my 10 gal tank has been cycleing for a week today my friend said it will eventually fill with green algae how long until that happends and all i have is a hydrometer right now what else will i need? ty
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spanko
Yesterday at 1:53 pm
If the hydrometer is the plastic kind with the swing arm be aware that you must keep it spotlessly clean and when you use it to take a reading you need to make sure there are no bubbles on the arm itself as that would cause a false reading. If you have a glass one they are a bit more accurate. The best piece of equipment is a temperature compensating hydrometer.
About the algae well that depends on your tank as to how much you will get. Do you have live rock that came with algae on it? There are many types of algae and they will all have a chance to grow if the conditions are right for them. To keep algae out you need to keep the fertilizer that they grow from practically non-existent.
Do you have test kits for ammonia - nitrite - and nitrates? These are the basic kits needed to do the initial cycling, the build up of a colony of nitrifying bacteria.
Have you gone to the new hobbyists section and read these posts yet?
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/301033/101-tips-to-beginning-and-maintaining-a-saltwater-aquarium
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https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/264597/a-list-of-extremely-helpful-threads-for-all-hobbyists
Do you have a tank thread started so you can show how you are progressing along and ask pertinent questions along the way?
clownishfish
Yesterday at 2:22 pm
dont have any test kits my friend told me i could wait a few wks and then buy some test strips and i dont even know what a thread is ok this is what i did last monday went out and bought 109$ wrth of stuff filter,salt 9 lbs live rock,black live sand and its been cycling for a week now i check the salinity every day it stays around 124-125 and yes it is a corallife plastic one so am i in the right tract yea or nea? and there are a few pods that come out of the live rock and i was told that is a goood sign?
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spanko
Yesterday at 2:32 pm
To start a thread on your tank go to the new hobbyists section, click on Start A New Thread. Give it a title then introduce yourself, tell about your tank, equipment, what you have done so far etc. etc. Then you can keep going back to your thread to ask questions, get answers, post pictures of your tank and so on.
Pods are good. Again I don't trust the swing arms because they are so sensitive to things that will give you a false read.
I don't agree with your friend about testing but if you trust him who am I to say anything.
I would not buy test strips, spend a little more and get yourself an API Saltwater Master test kit, around $20.
Pods are good!!!!
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I guess one other thing here, you know that water evaporates, as it does from your tank it leaves the salt behind. This will raise you Sg above the levels you want to keep. To avoid this you need to test and replace evaporated water with fresh RODI or distilled water NOT saltwater.