Recent content by emmagrace777

Your article says about adding fish Unlike traditional cycling where a small amount of hearty fish are introduced into a tank, and slowly additional fish are added, fishless cycling (when properly performed) allows for a complete stocking of the tank at once. but you just wrote to me...

Nielanh-- I read 2 of your articles; nitrogen and fish cycling wow,, I am slowly understanding the Whys--- i just wish i could read the bacteria level, but i guess the other levels will tell me when its ready= I have had the shrimp in a wk now so wont use the amonia way will raise the temp...

my temp is 78 the shrimp is raw I had the water tested again== 8.2 PH Ammonia .25 Nitrite .25 nitrate 5.0 the pet store said leave the tank to cycle and dont do any water changes at all or otherwise the tank will have to cycle again again,, very confused who do I listen to...

Wow,, I am thrilled with all the replies,, and help :) I will get my own test kit hope I didnt mess up my tank, as I put a raw ( not cooked :( shrimp in a few days ago... guess I will take it out (turned pink right away,, looks like cooked, maybe because temp is 80%?? will ad 2 cooked ones now...

Ever one I call or pet store I go into,, incl youtube advice, is very diff from each other when to ad live rock when to ad fish I am so confused.. :( I bought a 55 gal, with supposidly live rock and live sand,, NOT all dead didnt know till after I set it up and got started- Tank is running...