khynes1
New Member
alright everybody, a lot has happened in the past few days so I wanted to update everyone on here and get some more great advice on my next moves !
So I moved the tank from my moms to my new place finally, last night...I was able to set everything up last night, get my two fish back in there and after a lot of rearranging of rocks, the water looks nice and clear this morning. I did a water change last week, changed 10g of water using RODI and already noticed a huge difference in clarity and my cyano. during the water change I cleaned my canister filter for the,first time in a long time (way way wayyyy over due.) my fluval HOB doesn't seem to be working properly, so IM currently just running a fluval 405 canister, which is still plenty of filtration for my size tank so I'll worry about that in a couple days ..
I did another water change on Tuesday, and another test, water quality is even better. Nitrates have come down more, and I am definitely begninning to notice a difference in my nitrates.
Big news! (At least for me!) I went out and purchased a 4 bulb, T5HO fixture, and 4 ATI bulbs (2 white, 2 Actinic ) two nights ago, and I absolutely LOVE my decision. I spent a bit more than I expected, but I am so happy that it doesn't even matter at this point. My tank is doing great since the water changes and my nitrates are much lower than they were, I am going to do another change on Monday, along with another test. Anyone have any input on approximately how far out I am from possibly adding my next fish? Any other suggestions or anything at all I am forgetting or should be checking? Thanks!
Questions,suggestions, input,advice please! Thanks guys!!
So I moved the tank from my moms to my new place finally, last night...I was able to set everything up last night, get my two fish back in there and after a lot of rearranging of rocks, the water looks nice and clear this morning. I did a water change last week, changed 10g of water using RODI and already noticed a huge difference in clarity and my cyano. during the water change I cleaned my canister filter for the,first time in a long time (way way wayyyy over due.) my fluval HOB doesn't seem to be working properly, so IM currently just running a fluval 405 canister, which is still plenty of filtration for my size tank so I'll worry about that in a couple days ..
I did another water change on Tuesday, and another test, water quality is even better. Nitrates have come down more, and I am definitely begninning to notice a difference in my nitrates.
Big news! (At least for me!) I went out and purchased a 4 bulb, T5HO fixture, and 4 ATI bulbs (2 white, 2 Actinic ) two nights ago, and I absolutely LOVE my decision. I spent a bit more than I expected, but I am so happy that it doesn't even matter at this point. My tank is doing great since the water changes and my nitrates are much lower than they were, I am going to do another change on Monday, along with another test. Anyone have any input on approximately how far out I am from possibly adding my next fish? Any other suggestions or anything at all I am forgetting or should be checking? Thanks!
Questions,suggestions, input,advice please! Thanks guys!!