Woolie Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Hello, I'm located in Edmonton. I'm new to this forum. I first started out with a little 10G Tank and never really paid that much attention as I only had a 3 or 4 fish which where just really a hand me down and I didn't want to see em die because they didn't want to take care of them. I've always liked angel fish and tried to buy a few of them at my lfs but they never lasted more than a week. Although I never knew what cycling was at that point I've already had the tank setup quite some time before adding the angels in, so looking back I don't really know why the water quality was so bad but knew I had to change 25% of the water weekly. Well anyways fast forwarding in time; I have a 90G FW setup with a 30ish Gallon sump under the tank in the stand. I'm about 4weeks in to this tank and I'm finally out of the ammonia stage of my cycle and well into the nitrite stage. So tidious changing the water 2 - 3 times a day but its a labor of love for my fish. I currently have 6 various molly's, 7 pink neon tetra, 9 Koi / Marble angel fish, 3 clown loach's 10 Tiger / Green Barbs, 1 pleco, 1 columbian catfish, and a halfmoon betta. Oh and a new addition fry that I found one day in my sump of all places we'll see what it tuns into when she get a little bigger. Despite cycling I've lost really 3 fish, all of which where really was a combination of new tank stress and most likely the cycling but all died within 2 days of placing in the tank, and I haven't lost any since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautilus Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Good job!! Try adding some "Stability" into the tank and it will cycle faster. Remember to add water conditioner to your tap water. Also look at the thread on fishless cycling. Welcome aboard!! Edited April 22, 2011 by nautilus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sprucegruve Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Welcome to Alberta aquatica, sounds like a nice tank you have going. If you have any questions everyone will be really helpful. Goodluck Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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