Okay I have the tank filled with everything (soil/gravel/crushed coral/and water), and I have the filter running to get any debris out of the water, I netted as much as I could though. How fast will worm castings break down and put out nitrogen? Does anyone know?
Amber
Lenny V. aka GoldLenny wrote: > […]
I was just browsing the June 2009 issue of TFH (Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine) and in the Q & A section, someone asked about the “Cockatoo Cichlid”. TFH included a nice picture of a male and it was a really nice looking fish so I was curious why there’s not much talk about them […]
It has worm castings in the soil, they are slow release nitrogen, not sure if that has something to do with it? I will get the tank set up today and start the tests this week to see how the water is.
Amber
Lenny V. aka GoldLenny wrote: > > > OK. .05% nitrogen is […]
Well, it looks like you have plenty of cycled filters to get live bacteria from. You never needed Dr. Tim’s stuff to begin with. So with ample media from previously cycled tanks, you could add fish and if Dr. Tim’s was a good bottle, you just went into over kill. If it […]
The black gold bag says .05% nitrogen, that’s it, nothing else added. It does have perlite in it, but I can scoop it out when it floats up to the surface. I went to the forum to look over instructions again, some people don’t wait it just depends on what fertilizers […]
On a side note, I think I have stimulated my cory’s into spawning mode with all the cleaning’s I’ve done the last couple of days, they got 2 PWC’s yesterday (with gravel vac), and today their filter was cleaned so therefor the tank was refilled afterwards, lots of fresh water going in […]
Okay I didn’t use the sock, I used the giant filter bag instead that I got yesterday from marine depot. Wasn’t sure where it would work best in the filter so it’s at the top (last thing the water filters through). I will check the GH and KH tonight when I get […]
I have some information and links to several good articles about UGF filters on my article on “Filter Cleaning and Maintenance” on my blog.
Depending on your plans for the tank, UGF filters are still viable but they should probably be supplemented with other filtration and ALSO USE either powerheads or the intake tube from an […]
Would thin cotton socks work to put the crushed coral in? They are brand new just pulled out of the bag… I didn’t like the style and never wore them. I can use a zip tie to tie them shut.
Amber
Amber Berglund wrote: > > > Okay I will put some in one of […]