cycling

Yse Liz....I put the rocks from my 5 gallon into my 10 gallon :0)
 
Yeah, I was just making sure. This confused me a little
Kasakato said:
Sounds like the 5g is cycled. What you want to do is get the gravel and filter media (sponges) and put it in the 10g.
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So it sounds like you've pretty much got a good start, if you've already got the gravel in.
 
well...the carbon that is in there right now is in like a sac or whatever and welll...it's all black now....is that bad???? and the sponge...well I tried just cleaning it and then putting it back in..but it have a funky smell and I can't get the black spots out of the middle of it....so I am just going to buy another one....
what should I do about the carbon ??? it was white when I started...and now it is completely black......
 
just making sure you guys know that I already have my fish in the tank.....
 
I paid C$26.99 (on sale) at PetsMart for the AP Freshwater Master Test Kit. Big Al's carries it for $35 (they have a Canadian website as well). And I find the LFSs around here carry it for around $35 as well. It's not hard to find...just got to shop around for the best price.

mishi8
 
I'm not sure I can explain what it smells like but it is pretty nasty.....are you sure about getting rid of the carbon...because I thought you needed it in there all the time.... !!?!?
and I dont want to lose my fish.....and the water is still...well it looks like there is smoke floating around in in....like as in when someone smokes a cig and you can see all the smoke in the room....that is what it looks like in my tank.....
 
alergic__1 said:
well...the carbon that is in there right now is in like a sac or whatever and welll...it's all black now....is that bad???? and the sponge...well I tried just cleaning it and then putting it back in..but it have a funky smell and I can't get the black spots out of the middle of it....so I am just going to buy another one....
what should I do about the carbon ??? it was white when I started...and now it is completely black......
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The carbon is always black, not an issue. If you choose to get rid of it as Kasakato suggests, replace it with another filter media, like another sponge. I don't think it's imperative that you take the carbon out right now though...it will quickly become ineffective for removing toxins, but bacteria will grow on it too.

mishi8
 
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