10G Did API testing Am I In Trouble? :(

Tweedybird said:
Ok lets call this day 1 of the Fishy Cycle Saturday Feb 16 2008
I'm taking readings now Of the new 75G
I have the Ehiem 2217 up and running, some old gravel from the 10G by the Intake, and some plants in the tank as of now.

Readings are:

(Getting to be an expert at these tests lately. :headbang2:

Amonia - 0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Nitrate - 10 ppm

Heaters are also in place 2 200watt visi - therms
both set at 78 degrees

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looking much better - the fact that you have nitrates showing (I see your tap shows some but not 10ppm) indicates that both required bacteria are present. If you hold that 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and the nitrate is slowly increasing for a week or 10 days say you have developed enough of a cycle for the fish presently in the tank. You can then add more fish slowly - no more than a couple of medium size, or a few more small fish in a week. This allows the bacterial colonies to catch up with the additional waste products.
 
^ yup absolutely. very handy to have a little quarantine tank handy. what you could do is just run a little hang on the back filter on the 75 just for the 10g so that you will have a 'cycled' filter to use if and when necessary.
 
They don't seem to be liking there new envirnment, the loaches are hiding and the Angels are kinda drifting in one spot.

The only one swimmin around is the Guppy lol
 
they're just settling in - big change to go from the little 10g to the 75. Good idea to leave the lights off for a few hours whenever you add new fish to a tank.
 
yeah I turned them off and the angels started to roam and the loaches came out of hiding. :D its a beauty to see fish happy.
 
Is it normal for Angel fish to swim on an angle? like you know how fish swim usually vertically? The angels have been roaming around the tank with a slight tilt.
 
Heres a shot of Fred and Ethel

Heres a shot of Fred and Ethel :)
And another shot with them and Mario :grinyes:

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