Advice... Needed!!

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 12:15 PM

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DO U HAVE TO HAVE REAL PLANTS FOR YOUR TROPICAL FISH.... AND ND I JUST STARTED UP MY NEW TANK 84LITERS :d WHY ARE THEY SOO MANY TINY BUBBLES..

flamingo · 02-24-2007, 12:55 PM

No you don't have to have plants.

The bubbles are always in there when you add new water. It's from the water pressure and the air escaping.

Please don't use caps

. About 99 percent of people won't answer.

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 12:58 PM

ok im sorry

, so how long will it take, its already been just ova a day, its a new tank and whole fresh water.. dont worry i already put the conditioner..

flamingo · 02-24-2007, 01:08 PM

It usually takes about a week to go away... but just swish the water up a bit, and take the bubbles off. They usually don't last long.

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 01:11 PM

oh yeah, but i dont really wanna put my hands in the water, as i just added the water conditioner, shall i just wait for it to go away?

**Damon** · 02-24-2007, 01:17 PM

Water conditioner will not hurt your hands. Just rinse them before and after putting them in the tank. Do not use soap on your hands before putting them in the tank.

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 01:21 PM

but coz i have the conditioner in da water, wont it spoil it, nd spoil the water
?

**Baby_Baby** · 02-24-2007, 01:26 PM

No. As long as you dont swim around in chlorine water and make a random decision to clean your tank, you'll be fine doing that.

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 01:29 PM

ok i will do that now nd telll you how it went

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 01:43 PM

k thanks, ive done wat i can, theres still a bit left, but will that go eventually, and plus i still gota put stress zyme in2days, then it sud b ready soon rite?

**Scuba Kid** · 02-24-2007, 02:17 PM

No. You will need to cycle your tank before adding fish. Read up on the nitrogen cycle, there is a sticky about it somewhere. You can do a fish or fishless cycle, but it is reccomended that you do fishless. If you are impatient, like me, you can buy bio-spira the same time you buy fish and add it to the tank for a quicker cycle. That is basically adding the bacteria needed to keep your ammonia and nitrite levels down.

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 02:20 PM

yeah but after i add ztress zyme dnt i wait like a week or 2 to cycle it around? coz i was told to put stress coat den stress zyme 2dayz later den wait 7 - 10 dayz nd it will b ok?

**Scuba Kid** · 02-24-2007, 02:45 PM

No, those will not cycle your tank faster, not like biospira. If you got this advice from a fish store, don't listen. Most pet stores are only there to make money and either don't know what they're talking about or are just trying to sell you something.

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 02:54 PM

then how do i go bout doing this? nd wat do i do wid it?

**Scuba Kid** · 02-24-2007, 03:44 PM

Have you read about the nitrogen cycle yet?

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 03:50 PM

yeah, i have an externinl filter, wid bio max.. will dat help?

**Scuba Kid** · 02-24-2007, 03:55 PM

No.......Read about the nitrogen cycle.

dangerk · 02-24-2007, 04:03 PM

ok den.. i will do that

girth vader · 02-24-2007, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dangerk

yeah but after i add ztress zyme dnt i wait like a week or 2 to cycle it around? coz i was told to put stress coat den stress zyme 2dayz later den wait 7 - 10 dayz nd it will b ok?

ok. if you want a response from any of the senior members on this forum, take the time to type/ speak properly. You're not hangin with your homies on a corner. You are in a forum where proper english is used, much the same as if you were asking your boss a question. you wouldn't be talking slang to them either. try it and you may find you get better answers and more responces.

**TheOldSalt** · 02-25-2007, 09:32 AM

Thank you, Girth. I was wondering how long people were going to let this go unmentioned.

02-24-2007, 12:15 PM	#1
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	Advice... Needed!! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DO U HAVE TO HAVE REAL PLANTS FOR YOUR TROPICAL FISH.... AND ND I JUST STARTED UP MY NEW TANK 84LITERS :d WHY ARE THEY SOO MANY TINY BUBBLES..

02-24-2007, 12:55 PM	#2
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,897	No you don't have to have plants. The bubbles are always in there when you add new water. It's from the water pressure and the air escaping. Please don't use caps . About 99 percent of people won't answer. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

02-24-2007, 01:08 PM	#4
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,897	It usually takes about a week to go away... but just swish the water up a bit, and take the bubbles off. They usually don't last long. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

02-24-2007, 01:17 PM	#6
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Water conditioner will not hurt your hands. Just rinse them before and after putting them in the tank. Do not use soap on your hands before putting them in the tank. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

02-24-2007, 01:26 PM	#8
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,606	No. As long as you dont swim around in chlorine water and make a random decision to clean your tank, you'll be fine doing that. __________________ *Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?*

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02-24-2007, 12:58 PM	#3
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	ok im sorry , so how long will it take, its already been just ova a day, its a new tank and whole fresh water.. dont worry i already put the conditioner..

02-24-2007, 01:11 PM	#5
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	oh yeah, but i dont really wanna put my hands in the water, as i just added the water conditioner, shall i just wait for it to go away?

02-24-2007, 01:21 PM	#7
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	but coz i have the conditioner in da water, wont it spoil it, nd spoil the water ?

02-24-2007, 01:29 PM	#9
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	ok i will do that now nd telll you how it went

02-24-2007, 01:43 PM	#10
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	k thanks, ive done wat i can, theres still a bit left, but will that go eventually, and plus i still gota put stress zyme in2days, then it sud b ready soon rite?

02-24-2007, 02:17 PM	#11
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,161	No. You will need to cycle your tank before adding fish. Read up on the nitrogen cycle, there is a sticky about it somewhere. You can do a fish or fishless cycle, but it is reccomended that you do fishless. If you are impatient, like me, you can buy bio-spira the same time you buy fish and add it to the tank for a quicker cycle. That is basically adding the bacteria needed to keep your ammonia and nitrite levels down. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

02-24-2007, 02:20 PM	#12
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	yeah but after i add ztress zyme dnt i wait like a week or 2 to cycle it around? coz i was told to put stress coat den stress zyme 2dayz later den wait 7 - 10 dayz nd it will b ok? __________________ 94 liters: 2 angle fish (dnt knw sex) 3 safin mollies 2 ballon mollies 3 sliver marble mollies 2 black mollies 3 Placs 2 fiting fish and a toad

02-24-2007, 02:45 PM	#13
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,161	No, those will not cycle your tank faster, not like biospira. If you got this advice from a fish store, don't listen. Most pet stores are only there to make money and either don't know what they're talking about or are just trying to sell you something. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

02-24-2007, 02:54 PM	#14
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	then how do i go bout doing this? nd wat do i do wid it? __________________ 94 liters: 2 angle fish (dnt knw sex) 3 safin mollies 2 ballon mollies 3 sliver marble mollies 2 black mollies 3 Placs 2 fiting fish and a toad

02-24-2007, 03:44 PM	#15
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,161	Have you read about the nitrogen cycle yet? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

02-24-2007, 03:50 PM	#16
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	yeah, i have an externinl filter, wid bio max.. will dat help? __________________ 94 liters: 2 angle fish (dnt knw sex) 3 safin mollies 2 ballon mollies 3 sliver marble mollies 2 black mollies 3 Placs 2 fiting fish and a toad

02-24-2007, 03:55 PM	#17
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,161	No.......Read about the nitrogen cycle. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

02-24-2007, 04:03 PM	#18
dangerk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 36	ok den.. i will do that __________________ 94 liters: 2 angle fish (dnt knw sex) 3 safin mollies 2 ballon mollies 3 sliver marble mollies 2 black mollies 3 Placs 2 fiting fish and a toad

02-25-2007, 09:32 AM	#20
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,252	Thank you, Girth. I was wondering how long people were going to let this go unmentioned.

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