Time To Buy New Gfs Options

[jowy_ham]

After absorbing all the advice from fellow forum-ers, I managed to cycle my tub liao ( no dead fishes for abt a week liao, I use guppies to cycle my tank coz they are more hardy )

Time to buy new GFs liao so happy .

I understand for newbie, shouldn't get too x one cos it still will die easily if not taken care off properly, so wat will be the price range / size of GFs that I should be looking at ?

I live in the NE, any good place to get some healthy GFs ?

Few Q again :
1. The GH & KH of my water is dropping, what should I do ? I read something on coral chips, any idea where to get that ?

2. I also read something on buffering water ( using baking soda ) any idea on that as well ?

3. I also read something on Activated Carbon to remove the smell from the water, is it true ? coz my wife complaining the water smell ( fishy smell ) although I dont think so

Thanks in advance

This post has been edited by jowy_ham: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 10:48 am

[Seacucumber]

Hi Bro East_Ozeki, Thanks for the kind advise.



wao lau, Bro LASERGUY, u sounds fierce and un-frenly, hope i didn't cause u too much trouble.

Anyway I have taken some water readings of my tub ( pH at 7.6 - 8 ), Ammonia level is 0, Nitrite level is also 0, Nitrate level is at 10.

Then U tell me how to know when the tub is properly cycled lah, I newbie mah, dun expect too high lah, even i read all the posting here I may also have problems understanding mah.

Hello, give me a chance lah.

U really sounds un-frenly

ham,
laser is not fierce lah.....its just the time of the month

actually all the questions you had posted can be found by just doing a simple search on this forum....

btw, if your water is cycled, there shouldn't be any sort of umpleasant smell coming from your tank/tub. try to avoid using chemical filtration such as carbon, zeolites etc....as you wouldn't know when they will lose their effectiveness....

increase your filter media so that u can cultivate more BB.....
and also, do not overstock....
if you overstock, water quality will deteriorate and fish cant develope well too....