Hey Skater, we sometimes forget that some posters are a little younger than us. Glad to see you are so interested in the hobby! Adding established media just means adding things with already established beneficial bacteria to your tank. You can do this by getting a used filter cratridge from a friend with a more mature tank and putting it in your filter or taking a couple handfuls of gravel from someone else's tank and putting it in a nylon stocking (cut the top off and tie it in a knot) and let it sit in your tank for a few weeks or even just taking someone's filter cartridge or filter floss and squeezing the water out of it and into your tank. The most improtant thing to remember is to NOT let whatever you use dry out as you transport it from one tank to another. Use water from the original tank to keep it wet. Also, do NOT rinse it before you add it to your tank.
As you test, make sure you follow directions exactly. Make sure you shake the bottles and vials as directed. It is always better to correct water problems by making water changes as necessary, not by adding chemicals(except Prime to take out harmful chlorine).
Did you get your tank for Christmas?
As you test, make sure you follow directions exactly. Make sure you shake the bottles and vials as directed. It is always better to correct water problems by making water changes as necessary, not by adding chemicals(except Prime to take out harmful chlorine).
Did you get your tank for Christmas?
