New 29 Gallon!

**fishmommie** · 12-05-2012, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by sweeneyc

Also I do have a heater in their but not an bubbler. Should I ?

A bubbler would also help, yes

**Sandz** · 12-05-2012, 07:56 PM

you could just lower the water level a bit and make sure the filter has more splash to it... same effect.

**fishmommie** · 12-05-2012, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Sandz

you could just lower the water level a bit and make sure the filter has more splash to it... same effect.

Good point...I think I did that as well to help speed things along.

**sweeneyc** · 12-07-2012, 02:11 AM

So I am worried about something. My ammonia was almost gone today but there were no nitrites in the tank. But that bugger is GREEN and I mean scary monster green. You can hardly see through it. But I have my reef light system on the top of the tank so I imagine that is not help the situation. I was planning on swapping it for my 30inch two bulb t5 fixture instead, to cut back on the wattage of the lights. Should I not put a light on at all, to cut back on algae taking over the supply of Ammonia?

**Sandz** · 12-07-2012, 03:28 PM

Woah, actinic bulbs? Yeah get 6500k bulbs for plants if you are looking at a planted tank... those SW bulbs arent meant for the fw aquarium. Dose more ammonia to keep feeding the BB. And once the tank is cycled, something I have found that helps is Hornwart for a new tank... eats trates like candy.

**sweeneyc** · 12-07-2012, 05:09 PM

It was the only bulbs I had around so I just put them on to watch the tank until I needed to get new bulbs haha. So until I get new bulbs, leave the others off?

**Sandz** · 12-07-2012, 05:33 PM

Yeah, no one in that tank will ever need the lights, just the owner and plants when you have them.

**sweeneyc** · 12-08-2012, 02:48 PM

Well should I take the light off or no? I have no nitrites yet but my ammonia has gone to zero twice now in two days. I wonder if we can move this thread to the cycling subforum...