Change 40% water after 2 weeks of cycling

[arcanehacker]

errm.. no.. after you cycling phase.. the least you can do is check up on Nitrate once in a while.

[Qxnviolet]

I'm new too. Can we don't check on the water except salt level...

Negative...regular water parameter checks are recommanded and if you are lazy, at least every fortnight. Even during the cycling stage, u'll need to test for 3 parameters, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Have to admit im lazy, but i'll still do the basic checks, checks like PH, KH, Nitrate and calcium. Its troublesome but at least you'll know your LS is in a safe enviroment.

[jervismun]

Negative...regular water parameter checks are recommanded and if you are lazy, at least every fortnight. Even during the cycling stage, u'll need to test for 3 parameters, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Have to admit im lazy, but i'll still do the basic checks, checks like PH, KH, Nitrate and calcium. Its troublesome but at least you'll know your LS is in a safe enviroment.

I agree... trust me, you'll feel a lot better once you know your water parameter... without them, you will always gamble with the lifes of your LS. In the long run, I think the perished LS will cost more than the test kits. I bought a fish for $25.00 the other day and that's only the beginning... so please do not skimp on test kits.

I did came across someone selling used kits. Check those closing down sale / giving up sale. They usually sell test kits too, some selling for a couple of bucks. Just make sure the expiry date is not near. Good luck and don't gamble

[FionaFiona]

$30 plus lehz...expensive...

any lobang? i been to many LFS liaoz....ard the same price...

In the first place, if you can't afford even the basic test kits, you SHOULD NOT be even starting on this hobby. Those are lives in your captivity, and you are responsible for their life and death! You are gonna learn this lesson the hard way.

When you first joined this forum, you have already recieved numerous advise on starting up ur tank and the cycling. And PATIENCE is the moral of most of the advices reefers in here gave you. Having so many livestock in ur tank DURING cycling is a definate NO NO.

Dun whine about Test Kits being expensive, these are things that are necessary and worth the investment. Buy the best and the most accurate brand! Dumping the fishes in ur tank to "test water" is a very irreponsible thing to do! Shame on you!

I can imagine the day u go into an operation threatre and while on the operation table, the doctor tells u that their hospital cannot afford blood-pressure test equipment, and oxygen-level monitoring system...

- Cyanide poaching is a method of capturing marine livestock thru cyanide poisoning. Cheap and efficient method. Methods of knowing whether your fish is caught via cyanide poaching is to either ask the LFS (like as if they'll tell or they care enuf to know), or to monitor with ur eyes. Cyanide caught fishes have very deep colors (for e.g. nemo, its suppose to be orange, but a cyanide caught one will look reddish-orange), and their poo poo is whitish...

Bro Alantis: NO, your should at the very least test ur ANN components during and after cycling (i suggest after the 2nd week and the 3rd week). Testing only Salinity / Specific Gravity is NOT suficient.