Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Connie's 29 gallon Tank 9-25-12 and Questions

Thanks for the link and info, Donna!
I just sent through an email about the tanks Ammonia and Nitrite
levels....whether or not they were allowed to get high enough to cycle the
tank.
Good to know about the Prime....I ordered the Free ammonia test kit
and I should get it in the next couple of days.
BTW, my tank is all plastic plants. I wish I could grow live plants,
but I tried that once and the plants always died. So I stick to just fish
now. : )

Thanks,
Connie

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From: Donna King
Date: 9/26/2012 11:53:14 AM
To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] Connie's 29 gallon Tank 9-25-12 and
Questions

http://www.aquaticscape.com/articles/algae.htm#types

Check this link, I'd guess you have diatom algae it will go away on its
own when your cycle is over and stable.

I like the mag floats they work well. Make sure to buy the one for your
tank size.

For me when I'm using Prime or Amquel Plus I let the ammonia, and nitrites
stay around 1 ppm, its not toxic since the Prime has done its job I add it
every other day when I am still reading any ammonia, and or nitrite.

Your tank is planted with live plants so you could get 3 or 4 otto cats, but
let the tank finish cycling first.
Donna

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> From: Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net>
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>Subject: [tropical fish club] Connie's 29 gallon Tank 9-25-12 and Questions
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>Sorry, should have written this yesterday, but got a migraine....
>Tank set up 8-29-12
>Haven't tested the water this morning yet but wanted to let you know
>how the tank was as of yesterday.
>
>7AM - Water before PWC.
>PH - 8 GH - 7 KH - 8
>Ammonia - .50
>Nitrite - .25
>Nitrate - 30
>
>8 Gallon PWC with Prime @ 7:30AM
>Tank temperature: 77 degrees F.
>
>Water test at 1PM
>PH - 8.0 GH - 7 KH - 8
>Ammonia between .25 and .50
>Nitrite - 0
>Nitrate - between 30 and 35 (my best guess)
>
>All fish are fine: 2 Guppies, 2 Cory Cats, 4 Neons, 1 platy.
>
>Concerns and Questions:
>1. I opened a photo album in the Photos section of the group.
>I noticed some algae is beginning to form on the top leaves of one of the
>plants
>that is located right under the LED lights. It appears brown to me.
>Please look at the photo of it in my album: Connie's Tank
>Is this a danger sign or normal? I thought brown algae formed because
>of not enough light. But this is right under the light in the tank. One of
>the guppies
>is eating it and seems to like it.
>
>2. Also, what is the best way to scrap down/clean the inside of the front
of
>the tank?
>I bought a long handled scraper when I got the tank, but when I looked at
it
>the blade is not a razor...it is just a piece of metal. Is this going to
>work?
>I have never tried those magnetic scrapers. Do they work? When I had
>tanks before I just bought a razor blade hand held scraper and scraped it
>down at
>the PWCs by hand.
>And I assume the stuff you scrap off that ends up floating in the water you
>try to
>get out with the gravel vacuum. I remember after scraping having such a lot
>of algae floating in the
>water years ago that I used the fish net and would slowly swish it back and
>forth catching
>the "floaties" to help clean the water. That tank had both undergravel
>filter and HOB filter back then.
>I just remember the tank water was so "dirty" looking until the filters had
>a chance to clean up the water.
>
>3. I would like to eventually get an algae eater. Is there a good choice
for
>my water and a community tank?
>I understand the plecos grow really big. I also have read the Chinese Algae
>eaters only eat algae as a young
>fish and eventually stop eating algae. Also that they might try to eat the
>slime on some fish. So was just wondering
>if there was a good choice for my community tank for an algae eater. I know
>an algae eater will not "solve" the algae problems in a tank, but if I am
>going to have algae, it would be nice to have a fish that likes to eat it.
:
>)
>
>Thanks everyone for all your help!
>Connie
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