what should i do first?

[JIFFY]

i just set up a super basic fish tank, around 3 gallons. filled it with water plus conditioner and salt, as per advised by the lfs. led light and a basic filter pump is also installed.

currently inside, there is two kinds of live plants ( dun know what kind is it, sorry i'm such a noob) bought at the same lfs store.

i am planning to put my betta in its bigger home, i just want it to be safe first.

what should i do first? pls advise


thanks in advance.

[thebaldingaquarist]

You should wait for your filter media to be "mature" first.

Search this forum for cycling of tanks.

Cycling will take about 1 week given your tank size of 3 gallons. If you have betta, the waste water you extract can be put into the new tank (once will do) to help cycle the tank during this one week period.

Use this time to also observe whether the plants are doing ok in the new set up.

alternatively, you may want to take a picture of the plants, tank and put it into the posting for forum-ers to advise.
You will also need to put in specifications like LED wattage/brand and what filter/ filter media is used. Also how many hours a day the LED is on and whether the tank is near the window.

[JIFFY]

hey there.. thanks for the advice..

been researching for info for cycling of new tanks, guess i'll give it a try..
guess i need test strips for the ph level, ammonia nitrites and nitrates..

currently, the two plants in my tank are malayan aqua fern and anubias nana ( dwarf anubias)
the wattage of my led is 20w and i leave it on for 10 hours just now during the day,
and its placed in my balcony.

i can't confirm the wattage of my filter but i guess its a pretty basic one as the lfs lady advised that
i can't install a bigger one due to the size constraint of my tank..

i hope that these info is enough and i will research more in depth as i go along but any further
advice would be a great help too...

thanks..

[ConcaveLiNkiN]

Since you already have LED lights, please remove it from the balcony unless you are looking at algae to grow in the tank. A picture of your tank would still be nice, as a picture tells a thousand words. It is rather difficult visualise the looks of your tank.

Bettas are pretty hardy. My wife's got 2 of them, she does water change for them every week, she just leave the water overnight and before she actually does water change, she just add blackish water conditioner and off it goes.


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[Urban Aquaria]

20 watts of LED for 10 hours a day in a 3 gallon tank is a really high amount of light for that tank size, especially when you only have aqua fern and anubias in it. Those type of plants don't require that much light.

Perhaps consider reducing the light intensity or at least shortening the light period, as chances are you'll be growing lots of algae instead.