Thank you for sliding in a new video! I love your content. I have the BiOrb 30L and I eagerly await everything you post. I love mine and I’m thinking about getting another one. Keep up the great work!!!
Many thanks Tracy and I really do appreciate the very positive feedback you have given. Yet another new video will be out shortly possibly tomorrow or Saturday (- i just need to finish off the video editing, processing and then the lengthy uploading onto UA-cam) So, look out for it (or turn on your Subscriber notifications). Another biOrb? Yes, just do it! Lol. Best wishes, Mark
Great timing! Just added the first fish (3 longfin zebra danios) to our 30L. Feeding on a regular schedule will be next after cycling completes! Looking forward to your complete and proper instruction to pass to the toddler who is obsessed with caring for the water and tank. She was playing "water testing" in the bath tub last night. 🤣 Great content as always
That's so great Becky. Good choice of fish for cycling! Hopefully your tank will go through the process of cycling and you will start to see a rise, first in nitrite, and then in nitrates. Normally takes 5+ days (but depends on various things) Let me know how things progress and if you need any advice. Yes, get that toddler of yours fully trained! Lol. Sounds like a new "water keeper" for the future! Thanks, as always, for the support with my Channel. Best wishes to you, and yours, and your new danios! M
Hi Mark, Yes l only feed once a day usually after l have had my tea. I occasionally put in an algee wafer where they use up lots of energy to break it up to eat and its fun to see them feeding in one spot. Great video as usual, see you on the next.
Many thanks... and thanks, as always, for watching. Yes, the one feed a day route is the way to go. I like your idea with the occasional algae wafer! Nice one! Best wishes, Mark
Hi Mark. Many thanks for posting these videos. I've owned my Biorb Halo (60l) for just under a year, and made several changes based on your advice. These include introducing real plants and 'moss' balls, improved water changes and better water quality monitoring. My tank is well stocked, possibly slightly overstocked: 7 Zebra Danios, 7 Neon Tetras and a Platy. For the last week or so, I've switched to one (morning) feed per day, partly as a couple of my Danios were on the plump side (and not pregnant!). Also, the Danios tend to dominate two smaller feeds, with their greater size and speed. This said, the majority of advice I've read online (care sheets etc) is that my community fish in the wild are used to eating small amounts more than once a day, and it's better to reproduce this in captivity. By getting closer to natural feeding patterns with two small feeds per day, the inference is that you have 'happier' less stressed fish? Interested to hear your view on this. Thanks, Sean
Hi Sean. Thanks for watching and great to hear from you. My view.... I would agree that in the wild that would certainly be the case (very small amounts through the day). But for the largest part we own fish that are captive bred which have bred for many generations. Captive bred fish can't always be fairly/equally compared to the wild (for example, many captive bred fish can happily tolerate aquarium conditions, such as pH range, that their wild counterparts would really struggle with (e.g. dwarf gourami). Captive bred fish have probably been subject to timed feedings. My guidance in the video is far more about making sure that people avoid any hint of over feeding as this will certainly have detrimental impacts on the fish themselves and the conditions that build up in the tank's water. Overfeeding fish is probably the most common mistake that owners make. The once a day, and small amount, generally deals with that issue. I find that it encourages the fish to go around clearing up any waste food during the remainder of the day (similar to the wild scenario). Over fed fish tend to instead to just wait around for their next food ration (from you) rather than working harder to find leftover bits. As long as the correct daily amount can be proportioned-out for smaller regular small feeds during the day, that would also work great (as long as the amounts fed each time do not slowly begin to creep up) and that you also have the time during the day to apply this approach. As most aquarium fish are omnivores, it is also beneficial to add a small amount of cucumber etc to the tank, again this would then provide an all day food source which the the fish can peck at during the day. Overfed fish have a tendency to think food only comes out of a pot rather than from a piece of cucumber.! I think the main thing is limiting the quantity of commercial feed given each day rather than how often that same quantity of food can be spread out through the day. The other thing is to vary the type (product) of feed given and to feed the fish in a way that works for you. :-) Anyway, thats just my view! LOL. Best wishes, Mark
@@StepbyStep-biOrb Thanks Mark, that's a great reply. I'm going to stick to one feed a day, mainly to help avoid overfeeding. At the moment it's either TetraMin flakes or Micro Crisps. Both of these give the fish plenty of time, rather than heading fast for the substrate! I also occasionally feed defrosted blood worms as a treat. That's an additional question actually. Would you recommend frozen foods for Biorbs? I add the blood worms gradually to avoid waste and use half a cube at most. I haven't yet tried other frozen foods to see if they're more Biorb friendly? I like the cucumber idea and will give that another go. I did catch the Danios nibbling on it occasionally last time. Last question, how long would you leave blanched cucumber in the tank before removing or swapping it over? All best, Sean
No problem. Yes, do the one a day (feed in the morning leaving them the rest of the day to go round looking for the odd bit left). Flakes are great as you can manipulate how/where you feed in the tank (as shown in my vid). I also feed vegetable flakes once a week and all my fish really do like them: amzn.to/3L3foWK. Frozen foods are great (but live is far better - frozen are probably second best but much better than the preserved sachet types!). I would feed them gradually so they all get cleared up before they fall down amongst the ceramic media. I tend to drop a piece of cucumber in the tank in the morning after I've fed them and then take it out later on the same the day. Now the weather has picked-up I'm supplementing the feeding my fish with live mosquito larvae normally twice a week. The fish go totally mad when I drop those in the tank! Best, Mark
Thanks Mark, great video as always. My local store advised “Algae wafers” for my Pygmy’s but in reality the Mollys dive to the bottom and eat it even after flake food. Having said that they still are alive so they must be getting some. Look forward to your next videos.
Thanks Mark. And thanks for the support. Lol... Yes, Mollys will often be boisterous when it comes to food and feeding. The pygmy cory are tiny and will probably be picking up tiny bits of food crumbs, that the Mollys will probably ignore, through the day. I'm sure they are still getting their fair share (for their size). I hope all is well. Best wishes, Mark
Hi Mark, another great vídeo with good advices. I feed my fishes once a day and skip a day per week, and never had problems. By the way, i already bought a biorb tank, and it looks amazing. Keep up with the good vídeos. Regards from Portugal!
Hi Goncalo. Yes, the 'skip a day' method is a good one and many people do this. It helps with the fishes' digestive system. Another good thing to do, on the day of skipping, is to add a very small chunk of cucumber or one or two shelled peas. Again, these help to support a healthy digestive system. Great to hear about the biOrb too. What did you get? Best wishes, Mark
My fish 🐟 get fed once a day and usually around 5:30 in the evening towards my dinner time , and sometimes I even skip a day on purpose to make sure they clean up everything I'm kinda thinking of getting a couple of Amano shrimp as well but not sure when.. because I just added two green cory catfish a week ago.. so I'm probably going to wait awhile. Anyways fabulous important information as always Mark* Your always 💯%✌ Awesome 🐠🐡🐠🐟🐡🐠🥳🎶
Hey my friend. Thanks for watching. The once a day is the way to go and is always best if the feed time is about the same time each day. Many people skip a day feeding and i think it is another good way to get the fish to work a bit for their food (force them to pick up bits) but is also really good for completely clearing out their digestive system. Thanks as always. Always great to hear from you. Best wishes to you, Mark
Thank you Mark for another great video, I totally agree with feeding once a day, less is more and the 'eye ball' rule for nano fish is a good visual guide. I do find that once the food sinks it does get sucked up by the filter quickly, so I tend to put the food in tiny amounts, I was thinking of using a shrimp feeder or petri dish to put food on but not sure if it would work in a Biorb. Looking forward to your next video. On another note what heater do you have in the 60l classic?
Thanks as always Pam. The heater in my 60 Classic is the biOrb Intelligent Heater. These are a really great little and discrete heater with fine white cabling. Unfortunately biOrb stopped making them some time back now and they are like hen's teeth to find! See you in the next vid. :) x
Hi Pam. Just to let you know that biOrb Intelligent heaters seem to be available again! If you are still interested in one (brand new) they are available here: amzn.to/3n3vhTv
Brilliant video yet again. Thanks Mark. You may recall I’m getting cold water White Cloud Mountain Minnow. I’ve asked a few owners of these fish and most feed them with tropical flakes which throws me a bit! I think I’ll ask the shop where I get the fish. Any information you have would be great too 👍🏻
Hi Victoria. Yes, flakes are great for WCMM. A video that I will be releasing soon will describe the additional benefits of using flakes... so get them! Your fish are omnivores (they will eat anything!) so go for a "general" tropical food to give them all they need (this will include both meat and vegetable protein). Go for products such as TetraMin flakes: amzn.to/3vmGnZ1. Just get the small size of container, regardless of the feed you prefer! Also, try adding a small chunk of vegetable to the tank too... perhaps a small piece of cucumber with skin removed! See if they nibble on this. As these fish are generally small in size, you will need to crush the flakes a bit before feeding them. Always aim to feed a size of food (flake) that is the right size for the mouth size of your fish. I hope that helps. Please shout if not! Best wishes, Mark.
Hi Mark, I have got 4 guppies, 2 Tetras and 2 cat fish in my tank (plus a couple of shrimp) I understand the principle of feeding small amounts, however how do I make sure the catfish are getting enough to eat as bottom dwellers?
Yes, I have them in two tanks and have had the species for around 2-years. I don't specifically provide food for them. They are omnivores (each most things), and are happy also clear up algae etc. They are mid water to bottom feeders and are not restricted to bottom feeding. All of mine tend to feed at different heights in the aquarium, rather than the bottom, and will occasional dart to the surface if they they want to take advantage of surface feed. Much of the time they will go around clearing up small particles of food etc off plant leaves etc. You can certainly get sinking food if you want to specifically feed them on the bottom, although ceramic media doesn't lend itself well to this type of feeding approach and trapped food may result in small fish getting stuck in the media. It is certainly worth getting vegetable flake food and feed this once or twice a week. All my species of my fish really love this one for some reason: amzn.to/3RXwBFY. If you apply the feeding technique that I show in the following video (with flake food) to allow feeding at different heights it works very well for ensuring food drops lower down in the tank: ua-cam.com/video/GQorNUwfCEw/v-deo.html. KRs, Mark
@@StepbyStep-biOrb Thank you Mark., as always great advice! I put the fish in on Saturday and gave them a very light feed as you advised.. when can I start feeding them? I have been testing my water every day and the results are very good with the PH being 7.6.
Not a problem. :) So, the reason not to feed fish during cycling is to limit any increases in the tank's ammonia level. Ammonia can be toxic to fish. More food = more ammonia. Fish can go for a week without food. As I always say, better to have hungry fish than dead ones! The key tests you need to be doing during cycling are ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. There is not really an urgent need to test for pH, I would expect, with your baseline water quality, that this would be fairly stable. It will normally take 3-4 days before ammonia starts to drops to a level that you may consider lightly feeding again. To feed before you see such a drop will result in an increase in tank ammonia which could trigger dangerous tank ammonia levels. Ammonia should decrease at the same time that nitrite rises. In terms of your ammonia tests... What was your ammonia test yesterday and what is today's ammonia level? You will need to test for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate tomorrow. Please let me know your results so that I can advise. Best, Mark
Hi Mark, going off topic here, but I have a biorb halo, the air filter is so loud, humming from the pump itself and the tank. I’ve made sure the air pump is cushioned so it’s not vibrating off anything, but the noise from the tank it also loud that I can hear it over the TV. I’ve watched all your videos and all your biorb tanks seem so quiet compared to mine. Any tips please?
Hey. Nice to hear from you. Off topic is fine here. Lol :). Numerous questions from me I'm afraid... how big is the Halo you have? Is the tank positioned on a hard table and therefore causing the tank to resonate? Is it placed on a furniture unit, such as placed over a drawer, which might be acting as a "sound box"? Of the noise you have, which is worst - the air pump or the tank base? Is the airflow though the tank's air bubble tube high? Have you checked that the air line (air tube) isn't in contact with anything that might also be causing vibration? Let me know and i will see what I can suggest. BTW I will shortly doing a video on this very subject and will also be testing numerous air pump brands.... so you've beaten me to it! Best, Mark
I have the same issue with my biorb halo 30 litre! I contacted oase uk and they told me «Sometimes water or debris can get into the connections in the base of the biOrb which can make it noisy. This can be cleared by forcing a high pressure of air through the airline by using a bicycle pump or blowing hard into the airline.» do you have any experience with this Mark? I tried blowing into it, it didnt work at all 😂 next is trying a bicycle pump 😂
Hi Jomah. It can be caused by a number of things, including the base the tank is standing. on. If sound is coming from the base of the tank (normal as a resulting of vibration/resonation then this can be a result of debri or as a result of a small valve at the base of the tank being inverted. The hard blow method, and if not that using a bicycle pump is the normal thing to try and will fix it if that is the cause. It is often as a result of the air flow being too high into the base of the tank. If blow/cycle pump doesn't work my normal suggestion is for people to try a cheap air regulator, as adjusting one of these can often make a difference to resonation at the base of the tank. See my video about Too Many Bubbles. One of the above should work, but drop me a line if not. Fingers crossed! Best wishes, Mark
@@StepbyStep-biOrb thanks for replying :) i have tried several different approaches to get the noise from the biorb to lessen - reducing air flow with a valve, placing the biorb on thin foam plate, buying and changing the airstone and filter regularly, placing the aquarium in different places and so on, but it is still very noisy. I figured it probably is just a noisy aquarium but i have just purchased a biorb life 15 litre which is super quiet making me believe my halo 30 litre should also be as quiet? The noise is only coming from the biorb halos base not the pump. What do you mean with inverted valve? :)
Thank you for sliding in a new video! I love your content. I have the BiOrb 30L and I eagerly await everything you post. I love mine and I’m thinking about getting another one. Keep up the great work!!!
Many thanks Tracy and I really do appreciate the very positive feedback you have given. Yet another new video will be out shortly possibly tomorrow or Saturday (- i just need to finish off the video editing, processing and then the lengthy uploading onto UA-cam) So, look out for it (or turn on your Subscriber notifications). Another biOrb? Yes, just do it! Lol. Best wishes, Mark
Great timing! Just added the first fish (3 longfin zebra danios) to our 30L. Feeding on a regular schedule will be next after cycling completes! Looking forward to your complete and proper instruction to pass to the toddler who is obsessed with caring for the water and tank. She was playing "water testing" in the bath tub last night. 🤣 Great content as always
That's so great Becky. Good choice of fish for cycling! Hopefully your tank will go through the process of cycling and you will start to see a rise, first in nitrite, and then in nitrates. Normally takes 5+ days (but depends on various things) Let me know how things progress and if you need any advice. Yes, get that toddler of yours fully trained! Lol. Sounds like a new "water keeper" for the future! Thanks, as always, for the support with my Channel. Best wishes to you, and yours, and your new danios! M
Hello friend. lots of great advice for a healthy fish. Thank you
Thank you my friend.
Hi Mark,
Yes l only feed once a day usually after l have had my tea.
I occasionally put in an algee wafer where they use up lots of energy to break it up to eat and its fun to see them feeding in one spot.
Great video as usual, see you on the next.
Many thanks... and thanks, as always, for watching. Yes, the one feed a day route is the way to go. I like your idea with the occasional algae wafer! Nice one! Best wishes, Mark
Hi Mark. Many thanks for posting these videos. I've owned my Biorb Halo (60l) for just under a year, and made several changes based on your advice. These include introducing real plants and 'moss' balls, improved water changes and better water quality monitoring. My tank is well stocked, possibly slightly overstocked: 7 Zebra Danios, 7 Neon Tetras and a Platy. For the last week or so, I've switched to one (morning) feed per day, partly as a couple of my Danios were on the plump side (and not pregnant!). Also, the Danios tend to dominate two smaller feeds, with their greater size and speed. This said, the majority of advice I've read online (care sheets etc) is that my community fish in the wild are used to eating small amounts more than once a day, and it's better to reproduce this in captivity. By getting closer to natural feeding patterns with two small feeds per day, the inference is that you have 'happier' less stressed fish? Interested to hear your view on this. Thanks, Sean
Hi Sean. Thanks for watching and great to hear from you. My view.... I would agree that in the wild that would certainly be the case (very small amounts through the day). But for the largest part we own fish that are captive bred which have bred for many generations. Captive bred fish can't always be fairly/equally compared to the wild (for example, many captive bred fish can happily tolerate aquarium conditions, such as pH range, that their wild counterparts would really struggle with (e.g. dwarf gourami). Captive bred fish have probably been subject to timed feedings. My guidance in the video is far more about making sure that people avoid any hint of over feeding as this will certainly have detrimental impacts on the fish themselves and the conditions that build up in the tank's water. Overfeeding fish is probably the most common mistake that owners make. The once a day, and small amount, generally deals with that issue. I find that it encourages the fish to go around clearing up any waste food during the remainder of the day (similar to the wild scenario). Over fed fish tend to instead to just wait around for their next food ration (from you) rather than working harder to find leftover bits. As long as the correct daily amount can be proportioned-out for smaller regular small feeds during the day, that would also work great (as long as the amounts fed each time do not slowly begin to creep up) and that you also have the time during the day to apply this approach. As most aquarium fish are omnivores, it is also beneficial to add a small amount of cucumber etc to the tank, again this would then provide an all day food source which the the fish can peck at during the day. Overfed fish have a tendency to think food only comes out of a pot rather than from a piece of cucumber.! I think the main thing is limiting the quantity of commercial feed given each day rather than how often that same quantity of food can be spread out through the day. The other thing is to vary the type (product) of feed given and to feed the fish in a way that works for you. :-) Anyway, thats just my view! LOL. Best wishes, Mark
@@StepbyStep-biOrb Thanks Mark, that's a great reply. I'm going to stick to one feed a day, mainly to help avoid overfeeding. At the moment it's either TetraMin flakes or Micro Crisps. Both of these give the fish plenty of time, rather than heading fast for the substrate! I also occasionally feed defrosted blood worms as a treat. That's an additional question actually. Would you recommend frozen foods for Biorbs? I add the blood worms gradually to avoid waste and use half a cube at most. I haven't yet tried other frozen foods to see if they're more Biorb friendly? I like the cucumber idea and will give that another go. I did catch the Danios nibbling on it occasionally last time. Last question, how long would you leave blanched cucumber in the tank before removing or swapping it over? All best, Sean
No problem. Yes, do the one a day (feed in the morning leaving them the rest of the day to go round looking for the odd bit left). Flakes are great as you can manipulate how/where you feed in the tank (as shown in my vid). I also feed vegetable flakes once a week and all my fish really do like them: amzn.to/3L3foWK.
Frozen foods are great (but live is far better - frozen are probably second best but much better than the preserved sachet types!). I would feed them gradually so they all get cleared up before they fall down amongst the ceramic media. I tend to drop a piece of cucumber in the tank in the morning after I've fed them and then take it out later on the same the day. Now the weather has picked-up I'm supplementing the feeding my fish with live mosquito larvae normally twice a week. The fish go totally mad when I drop those in the tank! Best, Mark
@@StepbyStep-biOrb Thanks Mark. Excellent advice, much appreciated.
Thanks Mark, great video as always.
My local store advised “Algae wafers” for my Pygmy’s but in reality the Mollys dive to the bottom and eat it even after flake food. Having said that they still are alive so they must be getting some. Look forward to your next videos.
Thanks Mark. And thanks for the support. Lol... Yes, Mollys will often be boisterous when it comes to food and feeding. The pygmy cory are tiny and will probably be picking up tiny bits of food crumbs, that the Mollys will probably ignore, through the day. I'm sure they are still getting their fair share (for their size). I hope all is well. Best wishes, Mark
Hi Mark, another great vídeo with good advices. I feed my fishes once a day and skip a day per week, and never had problems. By the way, i already bought a biorb tank, and it looks amazing. Keep up with the good vídeos. Regards from Portugal!
Hi Goncalo. Yes, the 'skip a day' method is a good one and many people do this. It helps with the fishes' digestive system. Another good thing to do, on the day of skipping, is to add a very small chunk of cucumber or one or two shelled peas. Again, these help to support a healthy digestive system. Great to hear about the biOrb too. What did you get? Best wishes, Mark
I get a second hand Biorb life 30. 😀
Nice one! :-)
Here’s my aquarium 😀 ua-cam.com/users/shorts2g6N3TTCAzk?feature=share
My fish 🐟 get fed once a day and usually around 5:30 in the evening towards my dinner time , and sometimes I even skip a day on purpose to make sure they clean up everything I'm kinda thinking of getting a couple of Amano shrimp as well but not sure when.. because I just added two green cory catfish a week ago.. so I'm probably going to wait awhile. Anyways fabulous important information as always Mark* Your always 💯%✌ Awesome 🐠🐡🐠🐟🐡🐠🥳🎶
Hey my friend. Thanks for watching. The once a day is the way to go and is always best if the feed time is about the same time each day. Many people skip a day feeding and i think it is another good way to get the fish to work a bit for their food (force them to pick up bits) but is also really good for completely clearing out their digestive system. Thanks as always. Always great to hear from you. Best wishes to you, Mark
Your ✌ The Best !
Thank you Mark for another great video, I totally agree with feeding once a day, less is more and the 'eye ball' rule for nano fish is a good visual guide. I do find that once the food sinks it does get sucked up by the filter quickly, so I tend to put the food in tiny amounts, I was thinking of using a shrimp feeder or petri dish to put food on but not sure if it would work in a Biorb. Looking forward to your next video. On another note what heater do you have in the 60l classic?
Thanks as always Pam. The heater in my 60 Classic is the biOrb Intelligent Heater. These are a really great little and discrete heater with fine white cabling. Unfortunately biOrb stopped making them some time back now and they are like hen's teeth to find! See you in the next vid. :) x
Hi Pam. Just to let you know that biOrb Intelligent heaters seem to be available again! If you are still interested in one (brand new) they are available here: amzn.to/3n3vhTv
@@StepbyStep-biOrb yes thank you.
They are still very expensive.... but they are really great for using in a biOrb!
Brilliant video yet again. Thanks Mark. You may recall I’m getting cold water White Cloud Mountain Minnow. I’ve asked a few owners of these fish and most feed them with tropical flakes which throws me a bit! I think I’ll ask the shop where I get the fish. Any information you have would be great too 👍🏻
Hi Victoria. Yes, flakes are great for WCMM. A video that I will be releasing soon will describe the additional benefits of using flakes... so get them! Your fish are omnivores (they will eat anything!) so go for a "general" tropical food to give them all they need (this will include both meat and vegetable protein). Go for products such as TetraMin flakes: amzn.to/3vmGnZ1. Just get the small size of container, regardless of the feed you prefer! Also, try adding a small chunk of vegetable to the tank too... perhaps a small piece of cucumber with skin removed! See if they nibble on this. As these fish are generally small in size, you will need to crush the flakes a bit before feeding them. Always aim to feed a size of food (flake) that is the right size for the mouth size of your fish. I hope that helps. Please shout if not! Best wishes, Mark.
And... A really big thanks for all your supporting comments. Thank you! They keep me going! M x
Thanks Mark. That’s really helpful. I’m going to let you know when I’m up and running 👍🏻😁
Hi Mark, I have got 4 guppies, 2 Tetras and 2 cat fish in my tank (plus a couple of shrimp) I understand the principle of feeding small amounts, however how do I make sure the catfish are getting enough to eat as bottom dwellers?
Hi Patti. In terms of the catfish - are they pygmy cory?
@@StepbyStep-biOrb They are Cory Doras (albino)
Yes, I have them in two tanks and have had the species for around 2-years. I don't specifically provide food for them. They are omnivores (each most things), and are happy also clear up algae etc. They are mid water to bottom feeders and are not restricted to bottom feeding. All of mine tend to feed at different heights in the aquarium, rather than the bottom, and will occasional dart to the surface if they they want to take advantage of surface feed. Much of the time they will go around clearing up small particles of food etc off plant leaves etc. You can certainly get sinking food if you want to specifically feed them on the bottom, although ceramic media doesn't lend itself well to this type of feeding approach and trapped food may result in small fish getting stuck in the media. It is certainly worth getting vegetable flake food and feed this once or twice a week. All my species of my fish really love this one for some reason: amzn.to/3RXwBFY. If you apply the feeding technique that I show in the following video (with flake food) to allow feeding at different heights it works very well for ensuring food drops lower down in the tank: ua-cam.com/video/GQorNUwfCEw/v-deo.html. KRs, Mark
@@StepbyStep-biOrb Thank you Mark., as always great advice! I put the fish in on Saturday and gave them a very light feed as you advised.. when can I start feeding them? I have been testing my water every day and the results are very good with the PH being 7.6.
Not a problem. :)
So, the reason not to feed fish during cycling is to limit any increases in the tank's ammonia level. Ammonia can be toxic to fish. More food = more ammonia.
Fish can go for a week without food. As I always say, better to have hungry fish than dead ones!
The key tests you need to be doing during cycling are ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. There is not really an urgent need to test for pH, I would expect, with your baseline water quality, that this would be fairly stable.
It will normally take 3-4 days before ammonia starts to drops to a level that you may consider lightly feeding again. To feed before you see such a drop will result in an increase in tank ammonia which could trigger dangerous tank ammonia levels.
Ammonia should decrease at the same time that nitrite rises.
In terms of your ammonia tests... What was your ammonia test yesterday and what is today's ammonia level? You will need to test for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate tomorrow.
Please let me know your results so that I can advise.
Best, Mark
Hi Mark, going off topic here, but I have a biorb halo, the air filter is so loud, humming from the pump itself and the tank. I’ve made sure the air pump is cushioned so it’s not vibrating off anything, but the noise from the tank it also loud that I can hear it over the TV. I’ve watched all your videos and all your biorb tanks seem so quiet compared to mine. Any tips please?
Hey. Nice to hear from you. Off topic is fine here. Lol :). Numerous questions from me I'm afraid... how big is the Halo you have? Is the tank positioned on a hard table and therefore causing the tank to resonate? Is it placed on a furniture unit, such as placed over a drawer, which might be acting as a "sound box"? Of the noise you have, which is worst - the air pump or the tank base? Is the airflow though the tank's air bubble tube high? Have you checked that the air line (air tube) isn't in contact with anything that might also be causing vibration? Let me know and i will see what I can suggest. BTW I will shortly doing a video on this very subject and will also be testing numerous air pump brands.... so you've beaten me to it! Best, Mark
Hi. Any news on this? Very happy to try to help. Best wishes, Mark
I have the same issue with my biorb halo 30 litre! I contacted oase uk and they told me «Sometimes water or debris can get into the connections in the base of the biOrb which can make it noisy. This can be cleared by forcing a high pressure of air through the airline by using a bicycle pump or blowing hard into the airline.» do you have any experience with this Mark? I tried blowing into it, it didnt work at all 😂 next is trying a bicycle pump 😂
Hi Jomah. It can be caused by a number of things, including the base the tank is standing. on. If sound is coming from the base of the tank (normal as a resulting of vibration/resonation then this can be a result of debri or as a result of a small valve at the base of the tank being inverted. The hard blow method, and if not that using a bicycle pump is the normal thing to try and will fix it if that is the cause. It is often as a result of the air flow being too high into the base of the tank. If blow/cycle pump doesn't work my normal suggestion is for people to try a cheap air regulator, as adjusting one of these can often make a difference to resonation at the base of the tank. See my video about Too Many Bubbles. One of the above should work, but drop me a line if not. Fingers crossed! Best wishes, Mark
@@StepbyStep-biOrb thanks for replying :) i have tried several different approaches to get the noise from the biorb to lessen - reducing air flow with a valve, placing the biorb on thin foam plate, buying and changing the airstone and filter regularly, placing the aquarium in different places and so on, but it is still very noisy. I figured it probably is just a noisy aquarium but i have just purchased a biorb life 15 litre which is super quiet making me believe my halo 30 litre should also be as quiet? The noise is only coming from the biorb halos base not the pump. What do you mean with inverted valve? :)