Posts filed under 'Setting up'
Cycling a fish tank
The waste from the fish will turn into ammonia what will make a fish very sick and poorly. So friendly bacteria eats the ammonia and turns it to nitrite and more friendly bacteria it turns it into nitrate.
The bacteria lives in the filter but when the fish tank is new there isn’t any. It builds up naturally so that there is enough for the amount of fish you have in the tank.
Panda Cory
You get rid of the nitrates by changing the water.
You can also get algae in the water but you can get fish that will eat it. Suckermouths and Corydoras will eat algae and scavenge, helping to clean the tank.
3 comments July 9, 2008
Setting Up Your Fish Tank
Depth of gravel
After you get a fish tank then get the gravel and put it in the bottom of the tank. You then get the water and add chemicals to it to remove the fluoride. You can then fill the tank the quarters full and then add your plants. You can also decorate it for your fishes with supplies from the fish shop.
Next you fill the tank up the rest of the way and turn on the heater and pump. But you have to wait for a day before adding any fishes.
Add comment July 6, 2008
