Got the fish tank!

"i've never heard of this. once a tank is cycled... (the bacteria usually live in the gravel and inside the filter as well as on the plants and lastly some in the water (although only minor amounts are actually in the water). In a new tank... brand new or a completely cleaned tank (gravel washed etc) then a cycle takes approx 6 weeks to complete depending on the amount of fish you have to cycle your tank."


Yep! Agreed! :P What I was trying to get across is that when you stir up old substrate that has not been maintained properly w/ water changes etc... you can release nitrate? pockets.... So, what I was getting at was that because everything was mixed up during the move, and receiving such a large amount of new water, etc... that the tank is going to haft to restabilize.... At least that's what I always understood!?!? :confused::oops::confused:

Very nice.


Keep an eye on those paradise fish. They can be agressive little buggers.

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Originally Posted by Laooda

Yep! Agreed! :P What I was trying to get across is that when you stir up old substrate that has not been maintained properly w/ water changes etc... you can release nitrate? pockets.... So, what I was getting at was that because everything was mixed up during the move, and receiving such a large amount of new water, etc... that the tank is going to haft to restabilize.... At least that's what I always understood!?!? :confused::oops::confused:

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well when we moved my daughter's tank... which was NOT clean when she moved out she had no problems with adding all new water to the tank.

when we moved our 90 gallon well maintained tank to my girlfriend's place... she didn't loose a single fish (over the next weeks) and completely filled that with clean water and we went out and picked up fish the next day. (as we were all too tired that day to go out and get some) the tank has been running for a year now... and she's only ever lost a few fish so far. ;) the tank was running here for around 4 years before that.

so... although i do agree with what you are saying in theory, it has not been my experience.

but... i am gifted when it comes to tanks... i have the touch :8:

"but... i am gifted when it comes to tanks... i have the touch :8:"


This I believe! :P I moved a 75 once, and my levels went WHACK!!! :oops: The fish store I consulted told me that some will do that when things get all mixed up... But that doesn't mean poo!!!! lmao ! Ive seriously got the itch to set it back up again!!! Do you have pix of all your tanks!?! I'd love to see them!!!! :sunny::sunny::sunny:

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Originally Posted by SPJ

Very nice.


Keep an eye on those paradise fish. They can be agressive little buggers.

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Well one of them is acting pretty good, like its trying to be part of the group. The other one always hides in the top corner in a floating plant, except for feeding time, then hes everywhere. He was getting chased around alot be the bigger gouramis so we think he may be hiding form them:).


Ive been thinking about the other 20 gallon tank, anyone know anything about freshwater fiddler crabs?;) I would like to get a setup for them.