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I started up a 75-gallon tank a week ago and thought I had done enough research. I bought a bottle of ammonia to cycle it, but the bottle (LAs Totally Awesome Pure Ammonia) didn't have any ingredients labeled. I did the shake test, but apparently, I didn't shake it enough.
My problem is my...
Thank you, the trick is getting him into the bucket. He does indeed have some pretty nasty spines I don't to get in my hand. I might be able to get him into a pitcher or towel momentarily and then into the bucket
Hi everyone,
I'm in need of some ideas. I'm setting up a cichlid tank to put my common Pleco into. It doesn't fit into any pitchers or bowls around the house anymore so I'm not sure how to move it to the new 75 gallon tank. Any ideas or advice would greatly be appreciated.
Hi everybody, I am new to this website and to setting up aquariums and I need some help. I'm currently setting up my first 75 gallon tank that I will be putting a blood parrot cichlid, a golden Severum and a couple other cichlids into. I don't have any fish in it right now because I'm using pure...
Finally when stocking, stick to the one inch of fully grown fish to one gallon of water rule. If you overstock it will cause a lot more problems. There's also a surface area rule that can be found at howmanyfish.com which is very specific about how much fish you can have.
Your ammonia levels seem to be spiking so those should drop off soon. After that the nitrites will spike but that is just how to the cycle goes. Your ph is all good. Be aware however if your KH is low, you're ph could drop quickly. It drops slowly naturally. If that becomes the case and you're...