My first tank

[Tomminator855]

Originally Posted by AlvinBrockway

you may want to go pick up some amquel, or prime, some type of water conditioner that removed nitrates,nitrites and ammonia. your fish, and any uneaten food will start to build toxins, which turn to bacteria which release toxins which turn to bacteria which makes it all safe, called the "cycling process" having only run your tank for a couple of days before adding fish is going to cause more waste than the bacteria can keep up with, thus causing problems for your fish. also a test kit so you can see what the levels are at, i suggest getting a master test kit which includes all nessessary tests, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, ph, kh,gh. be prepared to lose a fish or 2, as your tank is essentially cycling with your fish in it now, keep water levels in check and you can reduce the chance of loosing a fish during this process, hopefully you dont lose any, and thats a very nice looking tank, welcome to the cichness.

thank you so much for a great tip . thanks for the comment

[AlvinBrockway]

let us know how it all turned out, what size tank is that anyhow?