Recent content by Enco

Oh wow, that's a perfect idea! I hadn't even thought of that. Makes so much sense. It should definitely work because the Betta likes to sleep in a corner behind a plant, probably won't even notice the food. Thanks guys! I'm so happy that the solution could be this simple and I won't have to...

Hi! I set up a 10 gallon tank and planned to stock it with a shoal of cories and a male betta fish. The cories went in first, and were the only ones in the tank for about a week. I then added the Betta. Things went perfectly well, the Betta acted interested in the cories but that was it. The...

[So, I just recently found out that my Nitrate bottles were expired. The Nitrate readings are invalid up to yesterday. However, the Ammonia and Nitrite bottles were not expired, so their results are still valid for the whole cycle. Still, today I just bought a whole new master test kit to be...

I had Nitrite on the second day and Nitrate on the third day. I posted somewhere in this thread that I did test my tap water and got zero for all three parameters. Right now my cycle seems to be in a stand-still, I'm getting the same readings every day. So it seems as though things got started...

Absolutely. I'll definitely keep a close monitor just to make sure.

Haha no dead bugs. The tank is clean and the water is crystal clear. And I don't have city water. This is relieving to hear! I love the fact that my tank is cycling quickly, but it did worry me that something wasn't right. I guess I'll just monitor everything and at the end of the day if the...

Tested again today and my Ammonia and Nitrite are the same (2ppm and 1ppm). Tested for Nitrates today and it was at 5ppm! So to recap, this is how the cycle has been going... DAY 1: Ammonia 3ppm DAY 2: Ammonia 2ppm, Nitrite 1ppm DAY 3: Ammonia 2ppm, Nitrite 1ppm, Nitrate 5ppm The results are a...

Thanks for the reply! I added regular ol' API Water Dechlorinator and this "BioClear" liquid packet that came with my sand, but all it says it does is to insure that the new sand doesn't cloud the water. The tank itself, the filter, the sand substrate, and all of the decorations were bought at...

Hello! I am trying to do a fishless cycle on my new tank. On Sunday I set up a brand new 5.5 gallon tank. Everything in it is also new. I had nothing from an established tank to seed this new tank. On Monday I added pure Ammonia to bring the levels up to 3ppm. 24 hours later I tested and the...

Thank you everyone for the replies! I found all of your advice to be very helpful. I feel more confident about tank mates now. Thanks again.

Hello, I am planning on getting a betta fish and was thinking of some possible tank mates, mainly being a shoal of cories. I've often heard that many tank mate options are always going to be a gamble because it depends on the particular fish's personality. Well, before I go out and buy an...

Thanks for the info! That's seems very easy to do if I find that the flow is too strong when my tank arrives.

Hi! :) I recently ordered a 5.5 gallon tank to house a betta. It comes with a filter. While reading the reviews (on various sites), many people said that the filter (which apparently is a Top Fin 10) produces a current that is much too strong and their bettas have trouble swimming against it. In...