New tank

Byron

If you only have chlorine in your tap water, then it will have dissipated out by now. However, many municipalities are also using chloramine which does not out-gas so if it is present you need a water conditioner than detoxifies chlorine and chloramine.

If you change or add any water, regardless of fish, from now on use a conditioner. Chlorine (and chloramine obviously) will kill any bacteria now established, and there is bound to be some.

DRAGON

yea i usually do that but thought as i wasnt adding fish for a few weeks ... But yea at the time i forgot about the friendly bacteria

good tips ;;; thanks

DRAGON

Im gonna put fish in my new jewel vision 180 l tank tonight
the amonia spike is ove and so is the nitrie and i changes 50 l of water last night ... Whats the deal with peat moss .. I read tetras like it ??

Byron

Peat moss is placed in the filter (in a mesh bag) and it adds tannins to the water which will increase acidity and thus lower the pH. This is often used to create "blackwater." As many (but not all) tetra come from such water, this is one way to meintain them and usually will encourage them to spawn. Some use this for Discus and other similar fish. The peat obviously wears off, depending upon the initial hardness and pH of the water, as it becomes exhausted. It has to be replaced regularly. It also tends to stain the water a bit, yellowish/brownish, much like wood initially does.

DRAGON

thank you