Yet Another Newbie!
#1
Posted 03 November 2012 - 05:03 PM
I'm a brand new to the forum and just got our first fish tank second hand 400L.
We have absolutely no idea what we are doing, and of course listened to the (bad) advice from a pet store that said we could put fish in straight away, so we did.
After reading up a bit realised we did the wrong thing and are a stuck doing a fish in cycle. (I am sure you have all heard this story many times before)
Not going so bad, it's been running for a week now and we are trying to keep on top of the ammonia and nitrite levels by doing regular water changes. We're not sure how long it was left empty before we got it, so we are assuming all the good bacteria has long gone so we have to fully cycle the tank again. At the moment there is ammonia and Nitrite present in the water when we test it.
I was just wondering if, when we do the water changes, can we add water straight from the hose rather than via buckets? It would be much much easier if we could just pop the hose and the stress coat in rather than pretreating it in buckets. Is using the hose ok, or should we stick to buckets?
Thanks!
#2
Posted 03 November 2012 - 05:09 PM
#3
Posted 03 November 2012 - 05:18 PM
Thank you!
#4
Posted 03 November 2012 - 05:25 PM
I have about 80 tanks running I would hate to think how long it would take me to do water changes using a bucket!!
Just a word of caution when adding your water conditioner you may need to dose for the whole tank volume rather than just for the water you have added.
Generally the label will tell you.
#5 Guest_Fish-lips_*
Posted 03 November 2012 - 08:59 PM
#6
Posted 03 November 2012 - 09:05 PM
I did the same thing - killed like 10 fish because a chain store employee sold me the tank + fish etc knowing I was new and didn't even mention the fish cycle
Oh well - welcome to the forum and the hobby. Feel free to ask loads of questions as people are always happy to help
#7
Posted 04 November 2012 - 09:06 PM
#8
Posted 04 November 2012 - 09:12 PM
#9
Posted 04 November 2012 - 10:19 PM
I've never done this... woops
#10
Posted 05 November 2012 - 12:55 AM
#11
Posted 05 November 2012 - 06:14 AM
#12
Posted 05 November 2012 - 07:11 AM
Still required?
The way my tank and plumbing is set up, running water for 30 seconds before filling will be a massive inconvenience lol.
Water is first drained using the hose first, on second thought.
Edited by Anka, 05 November 2012 - 07:11 AM.
#13
Posted 09 November 2012 - 07:20 PM
I have about 80 tanks running I would hate to think how long it would take me to do water changes using a bucket!!
Just a word of caution when adding your water conditioner you may need to dose for the whole tank volume rather than just for the water you have added.
Generally the label will tell you.
Thanks for the advice guys
80 tanks!?! I don't think i'd even have the room for that in my house!!!
I think we might have finished the cycle now, No Ammonia or Nitrite in the water when I tested it today!!
So excited.
I am going to test it again tomorrow.
If there is nothing showing tomorrow am I all good to add more fish or should I keep testing for a few more days first?
#14
Posted 09 November 2012 - 10:59 PM
and to defend chain pet store guys. i try to explain the cycle 3 or 4 times a a day. i recommend doing it by chemical ammonia to the point where i have a flyer explaining a couple of ways to do a fishless cycle.
not one person has taken that advice yet. just a constant stream of it'll be ok i'll just grab a bunch of fish now. i'm on the verge of giving up trying to teach people about it.
#15
Posted 10 November 2012 - 01:24 AM
Still required?
The way my tank and plumbing is set up, running water for 30 seconds before filling will be a massive inconvenience lol.
Water is first drained using the hose first, on second thought.
That's okay then, i was referring to a garden hose.
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