# aquarium question **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 12, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964 "2010-12-12T14:41:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/81 "2010-12-14T19:44:23Z")
> [@TW/FS/FT: 2004 STi Aspen White](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tw-fs-ft-2004-sti-aspen-white/38046/10): > > usually about 5 if you dont have live plants. I did buy a couple. So something inbetween? I keep finding conflicting info online. ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/82 "2010-12-14T19:51:50Z")
> [@best bar(s) in rochester on a Friday night? this friday](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-bar-s-in-rochester-on-a-friday-night-this-friday/37984/19): > > I did buy a couple. So something inbetween? I keep finding conflicting info online. yea then do like 5-8 hours. If its gonna be a crazy planted tank do 10 . But usually if you dont do alot of plants and just fish the light should be on 5-8 . Anything more you can get ALOT of algae issues… Cloudy water,green gravel,green water,glass algae,high nitrates …blah blah ---
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/83 "2010-12-14T20:03:10Z")
> [@TW/FS/FT: 2004 STi Aspen White](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tw-fs-ft-2004-sti-aspen-white/38046/17): > > yea then do like 5-8 hours. If its gonna be a crazy planted tank do 10 . But usually if you dont do alot of plants and just fish the light should be on 5-8 . Anything more you can get ALOT of algae issues… Cloudy water,green gravel,green water,glass algae,high nitrates …blah blah I bought 3 small ones at petsmart just to see how they do. I would like to get more, but the one goldfish already seems to be trying to eat the plants. I convinced the wife to get a 20 gallon for the 2 goldfish so hopefully they will have their own home again by the end of the week. ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/84 "2010-12-14T20:17:01Z")
> [@The AUTOMOTIVE Winter Project Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-automotive-winter-project-thread/37948/98): > > how many hours a day are u suppose to have the lights on? I though it was suppose to be about 12 hours on and 12 off??? I keep mine off all day until I get home from work (around 5) and shut them off when I go to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/85 "2010-12-14T20:19:46Z")
> [@Long range directional wifi solutions](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/long-range-directional-wifi-solutions/38055/9): > > I keep mine off all day until I get home from work (around 5) and shut them off when I go to sleep. kool brah ! ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/86 "2010-12-15T00:27:40Z")
Yeah I turn mine on when i get home from school (3pm-ish) and shut em off when I go to bed, has been working good. The 55 stays so clean its not even funny! ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/87 "2010-12-15T19:19:01Z")
Smokin, I may take that 125G setup soon… Does it come with cover/light? Also, do you have a stand for it, I know the new ones are pricey as shit… ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/88 "2010-12-15T19:40:42Z")
> [@94Gt5.0"](#): > > Smokin, I may take that 125G setup soon… Does it come with cover/light? Also, do you have a stand for it, I know the new ones are pricey as shit… no stand, comes with the lid…I would need to let you know about the lights. and I cant sell it until I get another tank for obvious reasons. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/89 "2010-12-15T19:56:04Z")
I thought you already purchased the 180? ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/90 "2010-12-15T20:04:12Z")
> [@FS/WTT:car audio for cash or trade for turbo parts](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-wtt-car-audio-for-cash-or-trade-for-turbo-parts/29839/31): > > I thought you already purchased the 180? na. I havent even been able to find one forsale yet. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/91 "2010-12-15T20:10:08Z")
Oh phail! ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/92 "2010-12-15T20:17:25Z")
plus you need a fork lift if you want to get this thing out of my apartment. Me and my dad have never carried anything so heavy in our lives and we have carried Iron furnace’s into basements and shit. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/93 "2010-12-15T20:24:26Z")
2 of us will get it out of there when the water is all out of it just fine! lol. Dukey said the 55G was heavy as fuck too, but it really wasnt that bad. ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/94 "2010-12-15T20:25:41Z")
> [@WTB: SOME CHEAP JEEP RIMS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-some-cheap-jeep-rims/38026/13): > > 2 of us will get it out of there when the water is all out of it just fine! lol. Dukey said the 55G was heavy as fuck too, but it really wasnt that bad. lol you dont understand haha the 55 gallon weighs nothing. This tank weighs 30 of them. Not kidding. Its around 500lbs bare. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/95 "2010-12-15T20:38:12Z")
What?!? How? I dont get it lol ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/96 "2010-12-15T20:45:48Z")
> [@Officially a home owner!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/officially-a-home-owner/38082/4): > > What?!? How? I dont get it lol well, take a tank that has 3/4" thick glass, that has the dimensions of 6 feet x 24" x 18". ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/97 "2010-12-15T20:50:49Z")
Ahh its 3/4’’? That makes more sense now… ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/98 "2010-12-15T20:51:34Z")
> [@Officially a home owner!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/officially-a-home-owner/38082/8): > > Ahh its 3/4’'? That makes more sense now… yah haha. Shit is THICK ---
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/99 "2010-12-19T19:40:43Z")
at what point should I start to worry about the amonia concentration in the tank. I measured ammonia, nitrite and nitrate Friday and the ammonia was about 1.5 ppm. nitrite was very low and no trace of nitrates yet. I changed about 9 gallons of water yesterday with a vaccum siphon. I’m going to test the tank again tomorrow. I know that ideally there should be 0 ammonia once the bacteria gets established and the tank is fully cycled, but at what point do I need to start doing partial water changes every other day. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964/100 "2010-12-21T19:16:04Z")
Took the pics today, just gotta find the cable to upload em. Smokin, picked up an arowana today…lol [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aquarium-question/255964.md?page=6)