Freshwater trouble

Oh, okay. I'm almost at the end of my cycle, so hopefully it'll even itself out.

However, when I test the water tonight, I will find out what's what and how I can fix it...

Thanks for all your help!

_Chi_

 

sorry could not be more help

 

what does your test read? drift wood will lower your pH and release tanins. All the carbon will do is remove odors and coloration fro the water. The discoloration you are seeing is most likely from the driftwood.

 

All my tests read that my Ph is around 8.5! I do have drift wood, but I'm wondering if the extra carbon would affect the ph levels...

_chi_

 

don't buy turbo snails they are saltwater animals

you can only have certain temperate water plecos, most have a tempature requirement of 76-78 degrees.
going on that, goldfish need colder water 60-70 is recommended. you can keep them in higher temperatures but theres less oxygen so if you tank has to many fish they may suffocate.

for plecos and goldfish they will live in any ph basically i wouldn't worry about unless the pleco is special

 

Ahh! Mistake! I didn't mean turbo snails...I forgot the other type of snail that I was looking at the other day. How embarrassing!

I have bubble disks in my tank if that makes a difference. Two medium ones around the middle of the tank, and 2 bubble stones in each corner. That should help, right?

I've read in various books that fancy goldfish's ideal temp is 75 F.

Thank you for all your help!

_chi_

 

fancy do need the temp a little higher but
thats actually the high end of what is considered acceptable temperature. there metabolism at its max(so be prepared to feed more). but if you not worried about growth i would have it around 70

lowest acceptable is 55 for commons or comets, for fancy is 65.
at these temps the fish will become almost comatose and slugish.

 

Yeah. I've heard that also. I'm not worried about growth at all. I'll only be where I am living for another half a year...to a year I believe. Then I'll have a 50/90G bow front tank for my FW tank, and my 36G corner will be saltwater. I won't overstock my tank at all, I know it'll be hard NOT to, but I'll be careful. I'll also have a small power head in there to make sure that nothing settles on the bottom part of the tank. Plus, my tank is really tall rather than wide, so the power head will help with the circulation.

Thanks again!!!

_chi_