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O.k., MY TANK IS FINALLY CYCLED!!! It sure took awhile, but it happened. Just wanted to let everyone know my good news!. Nitrites are zero, nitrates are almost 20. ph is 7.2. The only thing that is not totally zero is ammonia. It is in between .25 to zero. Can't seem to get it lower. Even after...

Hi, beacious. Bio spira is live benificial bacteria. When you cycle a tank, you end up with bacteria that keeps your water parameters in check. I suggest to you that you read up on cycling in the articles section, it explains is really well. Sorry if you know all about cycling already, but if...

Aquarian, just saw your post on your topic. Congrads on it working. Looks like it took three days or so, so maybe mine will be showing something tomorrow or the next...will be crossing my fingers lol. So there is hope still! :)

No, unfortunatly, not yet. :( It seems like I should be seeing something by now. The ammonia is almost zero though, but the nitrites are sky high. Athough I am showing some small nitrate. I was wondering if someone knows the answer to this, can I do a water change. I don't want to take out any...

Aquarian, well, not yet so far. :( But it has not been 24 hours yet. I checked this early afternoon, and everything same. Tankgirl said that it might take a few days for it to work being there are fish in there and only partially cycled. So I will give it two days. I have a lot of hope this...

Well, aquarian, according to the guy at my lfs, they are illegal here in oregon since some time in the late 90s. He said its because they are a cold water fish, and I guess there were reports of people letting there fish go in lakes and streams here in Oregon, and since they are a cold water...

hehe, definatly not raining on the parade! Like aquarian says, theres fishies in there. My tank is a 46 gal bowfront. I have 4 zebra danios, four mollies, one chinese algea eater, and three minute ghost shrimp that my daughter thought just had to be in there. By the way aquarian, where do you...

Hey, just wanted to say that I finally found some bio spira!! I am so happy for my fishies! I found a store up in Portland, Or. A place called 'The Wet Place'. I found it today, and as soon as my daughter got out of school, ZOOM, I was up there :P Just wanted to let everyone know about it. So...

Thanks for the replies, I did get an air stone, two infact, to add oxegen in the water. It looks nice also. I guess I do need to research my fish choices more. I picked up a fish book, its 'a simple guide to Freshwater Aquariums' by David Boruchowitz. It seems like a really good book, what do...

O.k. I have a few questions. First off, I have been reading some old posts, and I am realizing cycle is not what everyone is talking about when you say 'bio spira' I guess I assumed that it was. This is what I originally put in my tank at first. (46gal bowfront, about one week set up with some...

Oh, I am SO embarassed! I ment "Hi Natterjak, not cunch, I must have not had the page up far enough....sorry about that.

Hi Cunch, I am very new here, and I am currently cycling my new 46 gal. I put in four danios and they seem to like the top to the middle. They are very neat fish, very active. They chase one another around the tank. Fun to watch! I am not sure what amount you have to have to have them 'school'...

I am going to put in danios tomorrow. But it will be later in the evening. I don't have a car till then. I am getting my car fixed this sat. so that wont be a problem for much longer..YEAH! Should I take two neons or guppies out of my ten gallon and put in there? Although the temp right now is...

Oh, another question. Do I need to start doing tests now, or when I put the two danios in tomorrow? I am thinking of maybe getting a master test kit. Right now all I have is the quick strip test for amonia, just got that yesterday, and jungle five in one test strips. Are they accurate to use, or...

thanks for the excellent plant suggestions! I will be lookig into them this weekend. Well, I have my tank now. It is a 44gal bow front. I got a TV stand, short one, that should hold at least a 35in tv set. I hope this is ok. I have spent alot of $ on the tank and accesories. But anyways, I got...