guys, i need advise..

[mrquad]

well, this is about my water.. i stocked up my 55G with water on it.. and it's more than a week now and decided to use the 55G..

is the water still good to use? again guys, the water been there for more than a week now.. there is no movement that is going on.. no airstone, filter etc. or should i just replace it with new water?

thanks guys!

 

[sostoudt]

its fine as long as it doesnt smell stagnant. i would just add airation

 

[peewee]

it's been stagnant for one week. just give it some movement first. switch on your filter and airpump. much like cycling.

 

[bgcoop8784]

should be fine to use after your filter is on for a little while, or airstones.

 

[Poklei]

uhhh you shuld put feeder goldfish and cycle it for a about 2 weeks with a filter then u can put fish in as long as all the goldfish dont die by that time. i say you prolly need like 30 goldfish for a 55gal

 

[kdrun76]

I can't even imagine what Poklei is making that suggestion for. It will result in a tank full of toxic water and dead gold fish. I suspect he has a very misinformed understanding of tank cycling and basic biology.


Stir the water up, give it a good sniff and it should be fine.

 

[bgcoop8784]

uhhh you shuld put feeder goldfish and cycle it for a about 2 weeks with a filter then u can put fish in as long as all the goldfish dont die by that time. i say you prolly need like 30 goldfish for a 55gal

please don't do this