.25 ppm ammo is deadly.
.25 ppm ammo is the first color on the test kit.
.25 ppm ammo means you have not established your media and your tank is not cycled.
"algae eater shrimp" is a joke! either their is an accepted common name, a scientific name, or they have no idea what they're selling... so neither will you and nor can you get proper guidance.
$70 for under-gravel filters on a 10 gal. is a joke. there's no need for that! take that as a clue if you wish what their motives are.
"starter fish" with a promise for store credit later seems like a joke to me too. seems someone's depending on you coming back with dead fish cause you're an easy sale. just a vibe i'm getting from the info you're posting.
<1ppm ammo and trites means you've got a long road ahead of you.
stocking that tank with less bio-load than you'll eventually be stocking it with and then trading them in for your final stock and adding your other fish means your tank will go through a mini-cycle when the final stock is finally added. you are going to still be cycling your tank with your final stock again with this plan. plain and simple.
if your mom wants to keep paying for dead fish then she should probably kill her own dead fish in her own tank. i know she's mom and you have to do what you have to do, but you should have listened and given it a couple more weeks and picked up the stock you need, not more stock that you now have to worry may be carriers of something your actual stock will be susceptible to. i'm trying to keep this as simple as possible for you, but second guessing me and doing things otherwise isn't helping you at all. i have nothing to sell you. what i was going to send you for the price would have merely paid for the box. i spent well over $100 for that stuff and instead of trying to sell it to someone else or being burdened with the space it takes up, it's going in the trash tomorrow morning. my time and effort even would have been free for you. i had nothing to gain. but if you'd rather give your money away to someone who's trying to sell you everything under the sun, that's your prerogative.
mg's message meant get a bunch of neon tetras... strengthen your school... and i agree... if you're going to keep neons in a 10 gallon, a species tank is best. you've been fighting against that, though.
screw $1.40 bio bags... a $5 roll of poly batting will last your for years to come in your tiny tanks.
with that, i believe i'm done. good luck, nerdy... you have all the info you absolutely need throughout the 3 threads i've attempted to help in. choosing to see it is now up to you. good luck, nerdy.
EDIT: p.s. start doing 50% w/c's twice daily. in 2 or three days you may be able to move to once daily. i might consider investing in dr. tims one and only at this point as well.
.25 ppm ammo is the first color on the test kit.
.25 ppm ammo means you have not established your media and your tank is not cycled.
"algae eater shrimp" is a joke! either their is an accepted common name, a scientific name, or they have no idea what they're selling... so neither will you and nor can you get proper guidance.
$70 for under-gravel filters on a 10 gal. is a joke. there's no need for that! take that as a clue if you wish what their motives are.
"starter fish" with a promise for store credit later seems like a joke to me too. seems someone's depending on you coming back with dead fish cause you're an easy sale. just a vibe i'm getting from the info you're posting.
<1ppm ammo and trites means you've got a long road ahead of you.
stocking that tank with less bio-load than you'll eventually be stocking it with and then trading them in for your final stock and adding your other fish means your tank will go through a mini-cycle when the final stock is finally added. you are going to still be cycling your tank with your final stock again with this plan. plain and simple.
if your mom wants to keep paying for dead fish then she should probably kill her own dead fish in her own tank. i know she's mom and you have to do what you have to do, but you should have listened and given it a couple more weeks and picked up the stock you need, not more stock that you now have to worry may be carriers of something your actual stock will be susceptible to. i'm trying to keep this as simple as possible for you, but second guessing me and doing things otherwise isn't helping you at all. i have nothing to sell you. what i was going to send you for the price would have merely paid for the box. i spent well over $100 for that stuff and instead of trying to sell it to someone else or being burdened with the space it takes up, it's going in the trash tomorrow morning. my time and effort even would have been free for you. i had nothing to gain. but if you'd rather give your money away to someone who's trying to sell you everything under the sun, that's your prerogative.
mg's message meant get a bunch of neon tetras... strengthen your school... and i agree... if you're going to keep neons in a 10 gallon, a species tank is best. you've been fighting against that, though.
screw $1.40 bio bags... a $5 roll of poly batting will last your for years to come in your tiny tanks.
with that, i believe i'm done. good luck, nerdy... you have all the info you absolutely need throughout the 3 threads i've attempted to help in. choosing to see it is now up to you. good luck, nerdy.
EDIT: p.s. start doing 50% w/c's twice daily. in 2 or three days you may be able to move to once daily. i might consider investing in dr. tims one and only at this point as well.
