How long do u let water filter befor putting new fish in?
Luke H asked:
I am tryint step by step to set up my aquarium 30 gallon tank and i want to do it right for the first time so i am askin a lot of questions and one of them is how long shud i let the water filter for with the water purifacation stuff because i obviously dont want the fish dying from chemicals in our tap water
Michael
I am tryint step by step to set up my aquarium 30 gallon tank and i want to do it right for the first time so i am askin a lot of questions and one of them is how long shud i let the water filter for with the water purifacation stuff because i obviously dont want the fish dying from chemicals in our tap water
Michael
November 5, 2008 - 1:12 PM
ZooTycoonMaster
November 5, 2008 | 7:21 PMFirst you should set up anything in your tank. Gravel, filter, heater, etc. Then you run everything for 24 hours to make sure it works. After doing this, you should begin to cycle your tank. Make sure you do this, unless you want your future fish to die. You can cycle your tank fishless:
Or with fish:
Cycling a tank will take about 6-8 weeks (approx. 2 months). After the cycling process is done, you can begin to stock your tank.
E-mail me for any questions!
ZTM
fivespeed302
November 8, 2008 | 6:58 AMYou need to use dechlorinator. It works immediately. I recommend that you do a fishless cycle to prevent any issues with ammonia and nitrite poisoning. The nitrogen cycle takes about 6 weeks, but can be sped up a little if you do it fishless. Email me if you have any questions.
the dumb kid
November 10, 2008 | 4:42 AMput water in the tank (tap) and run filter and heater for 48 hours before getting fish
Stillwaters
November 12, 2008 | 7:53 PMIf you want to do things right for the 1st time from the start, you need to cycle your tank. There are plenty of Q&A on this forum on this subject, search for nitrogen cycle, setting up fish tank, cycling tank etc. An example is as follows
Don’t get any ideas that you can add fish the next day or within a few days of setting up a new tank, you’ll almost certainly kill your fish. Even any fish who survive will be weakened and stressed & thus susceptible to infections & diseases. There is no point rushing things, especially if you genuinely have the welfare of your fish at heart.
As for treating tap water, use a water conditioner that removes chlorine & chloramine. Actually it just ‘deactivates’ the chemicals so they don’t harm the fish, it takes time for such chemicals to be removed especially chloramine. You can also let water sit for at least a few days (this is called aging the water), the chlorine will dissapate as it’s a gas & you can help by agitating the water; but aging will not remove chloramine. Even with water conditioners, wait for at least 10-15 mins before using the water.