Fishkeeping: Day 31

Today marks the last day of Augusts hobby, Fishkeeping. The last 30 days have been a scramble.

I finally got my bio-wheel filter in and all setup. It's twice as big, and twice as loud, but it takes up 0% of the tank room that the corner filter took. I got the bio-wheel spinning and put the floss filter media from the old filter and put it in the new one. The idea is that the filter has a lot of beneficial bacteria on it and will help stage the bio-wheel.

My favorite part of the new filter besides the room for the fish is that I can finally fill the tank all the way up. No more unsightly water line and now there is even more room for the fish. I just wish Bender was around to enjoy it.

I checked the tank levels like normal, and almost everything checked out normal, except for the Nitrates. For the last 30 days, the Nitrates have been at Zero, but today it actually red above that. Then I noticed that the Ammonia levels were only at 1.0, when they are normally at 2.0. After 30 days, is my tank finally cycling?

Well the big question is whether or not I keep the tank after this month. On one side I have already had 1 fish die, and it has been a complete pain in the butt doing full water changes every day. On the other side, there is the enjoyment I get from feeding them, and DC putting his finger in the tank and laughing as they nibble on his finger.

I think I will wait for the conclusion to unveil my plans for fishkeeping...

(PHOTO'S)

The New Bio-Filter

Bio-Filter in action

The fish have a lot more room and no more water line!