75 gallon Planted Office Tank Journal
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I am a little bored today regarding the tank, I have nothing new to take pics of, and nothing is coming in fedex/ups until Monday.
I do need to test water parameters today, so I guess I can post that, but that's no fun for all my adoring fans here!
The fish look happy, 75G is a huge space for 7 cherry barbs and 1 mystery fish (I got bait-and-switched on 1 of the barbs, LOL). Maybe not big compared to nature, but certainly bigger than the 40gallon breeder they came out of with 50+ more cherry barbs.
There is a little bit of an oily slick on the top of the water, but with the eheim there is almost NO surface water movement, so I guess maybe it's okay, and I just never noticed before with tanks that have HOB (and thius alot of surface water movement)?
Dont get too freaked out, the oilyness is barely there, but I can see it at the right angle, in the right light.
I do need to test water parameters today, so I guess I can post that, but that's no fun for all my adoring fans here!
The fish look happy, 75G is a huge space for 7 cherry barbs and 1 mystery fish (I got bait-and-switched on 1 of the barbs, LOL). Maybe not big compared to nature, but certainly bigger than the 40gallon breeder they came out of with 50+ more cherry barbs.
There is a little bit of an oily slick on the top of the water, but with the eheim there is almost NO surface water movement, so I guess maybe it's okay, and I just never noticed before with tanks that have HOB (and thius alot of surface water movement)?
Dont get too freaked out, the oilyness is barely there, but I can see it at the right angle, in the right light.
According to API, my tank is:
PH: 7.2-7.4
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Hmm, that is either really good or really bad, LOL.
Do you think having only 8 little fish, and the canister fitler seeded from my other (overstocked) tank, my cycle could be over?
PH: 7.2-7.4
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Hmm, that is either really good or really bad, LOL.
Do you think having only 8 little fish, and the canister fitler seeded from my other (overstocked) tank, my cycle could be over?
How long has the tank been running and how long has the cannister been connected to your new tank? Zero ammonia and nitrite is a good thing, indicating that the cycle is complete, unless it hasn't even started. Typically you should see some nitrates though, so I'm not too sure. Do you have plants in the tank? They may have already absorbed all the nitrates available.
Derrr, I should have taken the time to look back at previous posts. So this tank has only been set up for a day, correct? Most likely there hasn't been enough time for waste to break down and decompose to create ammonia and start the cycle, so you may not see any readings for a few days, but then again I've never started a tank with seeded media. Once you start getting nitrates you'll know that the cycle has gone full swing.
I am going to test again today. I did have the filter on for about 4 days, and I would consider my kids tank overstocked, so I am hoping that the canister filter was full of those wonderful beneficial bacteria, and that is the reason for all the zero readings. We'll see. :uhoh:
Light will be here today, so i will have a FTS (full tank shot). Granted, the tank is practically empty, so dont expect much.
Also, I was talking with a local high end marine store (no freshwater), and the nice woman who owns the store said I could order specialty freshwater fish through her as part of her normal weekly order. This way I can deal with someone local, and NOT pay shipping. Very cool. I am going to get here a hit-list of rainbow species I want, and then we'll check prices and availability. If that falls through, I got some good quotes through aquabid. It will still be weeks before I get any "real" fish in this tank IMHO.
Also, I was talking with a local high end marine store (no freshwater), and the nice woman who owns the store said I could order specialty freshwater fish through her as part of her normal weekly order. This way I can deal with someone local, and NOT pay shipping. Very cool. I am going to get here a hit-list of rainbow species I want, and then we'll check prices and availability. If that falls through, I got some good quotes through aquabid. It will still be weeks before I get any "real" fish in this tank IMHO.
Yes, that powerhead will do fine and has some advantages over others...
I'd wait until you have enough plant mass that the 2217 isn't circulating the water well, then put the PH in an inconspicuous spot where it can augment water flow. You will also want it to be located in a position where it won't be trying to block itself by sucking in leaves etc.
The advantages are 1) magnetic mount (it looked like that was the one you got) - so when it does clog, you can slide it up to the surface to clear it. 2) decent surface area on the input side (more conventional power heads use a tube/basket - more easily clogged).
I'd wait until you have enough plant mass that the 2217 isn't circulating the water well, then put the PH in an inconspicuous spot where it can augment water flow. You will also want it to be located in a position where it won't be trying to block itself by sucking in leaves etc.
The advantages are 1) magnetic mount (it looked like that was the one you got) - so when it does clog, you can slide it up to the surface to clear it. 2) decent surface area on the input side (more conventional power heads use a tube/basket - more easily clogged).
