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All are doing really. My pleco was covered at one point.. he looks great now. I haven't had any losses and everyone is handling the heat. We still have another week to go. I'm doing thorough vacuuming of my substrate. I have learned a valuable lesson. Qt Qt Qt before I put anything into my tank...
More questions: so far everyone is hanging in there. I'm feeding light. All are active and hungry though. This is good. :) I've read to keep lights off. But I also have read that they need a certain amount of light. Any suggestions? Also, when we overcome this nasty hurdle.. should I change my...
Edit: my previous comment was a little conflicting. I definitely have ich. What I meant was I dont think I ever dealt with it before... soo.. am I doing this right? Feel free to jump in. Helppp!! ;-) I'm pleased to announce I don't know nearly as much as I would like to
I have increased my heat gradually. Added an airstone and removed a little water to add a little more aeration from my filter. I cant do salt because of my pleco.. so straight heat? I am not new to the hobby, just picked it back up after years away. I don't think I ever had ich. Unfortunately I...
Just spotted ick in my tank. I'm doing the heat method to treat. Once I get it up to the proper temp if my memory serves me correctly, I leave it up for 10 days? Ughhh I forgot about all this fun. Wish me luck.
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I suppose now that my 50 gallon is cycled I have access to well established filter media. I've had the 50 up and running for about 3 months.
I have been away from the hobby for a while. It's rather contagious. You find yourself wanting more.
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Questions about cycling. .
I have been reading all of your posts and you guys are awesome. I'm cycling a smaller 20gal tank. I recently cycled a 50 gallon tank with substrate in a nylon that I got from a friends established tank. Couldnt I just use that same substrate to cycle the smaller tank...