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

Hmm, I can tell you that you do not want Chinese Algae eaters, they get mean when they are adults. The True Siamese Algae eaters http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/algae-control/siamese.php
Are wonderful but I didn't find them to eat hair algae at all. Or really even work on the glass.

I do a modified Wiki way when I cycle tanks. http://theaquariumwiki.com/Beginning_Fishkeeping
Basically the same but with out the added bacteria and water changes to keep levels around 1 but not over 2 ppms.

Donna

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> From: Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net>
>\ Connie's 29 gallon Tank 9-25-12 and Questions
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>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. : )
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>Thanks,
>Connie
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>-------Original Message-------
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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
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>http://www.aquaticscape.com/articles/algae.htm#types
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>Check this link, I'd guess you have diatom algae it will go away on its
>own when your cycle is over and stable.
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>I like the mag floats they work well. Make sure to buy the one for your
>tank size.
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>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.
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>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.
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>>7AM - Water before PWC.
>>PH - 8 GH - 7 KH - 8
>>Ammonia - .50
>>Nitrite - .25
>>Nitrate - 30
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>>8 Gallon PWC with Prime @ 7:30AM
>>Tank temperature: 77 degrees F.
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>>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)
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>>All fish are fine: 2 Guppies, 2 Cory Cats, 4 Neons, 1 platy.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>)
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>>Thanks everyone for all your help!
>>Connie
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