Tank advice?

Question

My tank has been cycling for 2 weeks, though I added too much fish food and it went green, so I did a 30% water change and it's slightly better. There is however a couple of bits of floaty decaying stuff. I've decided I want to change my ornaments, so I'll take them out and clean them, put the new ones in etc, so this will get rid of any decaying stuff that's on the ornaments (currently a large chunk of bogwood and a normal log shaped store bought one) I will add my plants too.

Once this is done, even though my water is still slightly yellow, is it safe to add a few hardy fish (ie mollies)?

Does this seem like a good idea? Any advice would be appreciated :)

Why do people ignore your questions and answer something you DIDN'T ASK. I know how to cycle a fish tank, I know to only add a few at a time...hence me SAYING IT IN MY QUESTION.

If you aren't going to answer what I asked in the first place, please don't waste your time.

PeeTee:

I'm asking the wrong questions? Haha, you're such an idiot. How can I ask 'the wrong' questions?

Just go away, loser :)!

Answer 1

Personally, I wouldn't add any fish to it yet, because it's just an extra new waste your filter will need to deal with

Yes you can, but you would need to watch your ammonia very closely as you know already and it might also take a bit longer to finish cycling because you will have to do more partial waterchanges to keep your fish alive

But you can however put live plants into your tank (referring to the second Q you asked)



Hope that helps
Good luck



EB

Answer 2

If the water is green, its phosphates, get a phosphate remover such as: Clariety, and probably shouldn't add fish until the water clears. Too much lighting can contribute to the green, and if you have real bogwood in there watch your ammonia levels it may need to be removed. Certain types of driftwood are not good for aquariums.

Answer 3

Have you been watching the nitrogen cycle of the water? As these rise and fall is a better determination of when it is safe than a set time. Your first spike is Ammonia (NH4), then Nitrite (NO2), then Nitrate (NO3). As the ammonia comes down the nitrite rises. As the nitrite comes down, the nitrate rises. Once the nitrite comes down and the nitrate starts to raise it's safe to start adding fish slowly to your tank. Every fish you add will add an ammonia source from the waste so it can start a mini-cycle again so you don't want to add a lot of fish at once.

Good luck and enjoy your new tank.

Answer 4

Maybe it's because you are asking the wrong questions!