Recent content by JKStripe

sent pm for 3 snails & pennywort.

It's been over a month with no update. So, after cycling the tank (the first time) life happened. Long story short I had to do a mini-cycle (Still fishless) this one took 15 days. My stocking plan has changed some. Mainly because getting fish has been difficult. But here are things as...

Thanks! That's exactly what I needed to know.

HOB filter, how long should you wait to start rinsing the sponge and ceramic media during water changes?

I forgot to mention this earlier. Temperature was kept around 82ºF during the cycle. I have it down to 79º now. Need to drop it another couple degrees. The adjustment on my heater is a pain to get it where I want it. And if anyone wants to use the Dr. Tim's Ammonia Cloride. In order to get...

22-March Ammonia 0 N-ITE 0 ppm N-ATE >160 pH 7.8 I'm calling it cycled. I added 1ppm ammonia tonight to keep the BB from starving. Going to the fish shop to get more plants tomorrow. It will be an easy time to plant them when I'm doing the massive water change to get the Nitrate down. Then...

Awesome! Im glad you finally got there. Enjoy your new tank.

21-March Ammonia 0 ( gone in 12 hours) N-ITE 2 ppm at 12 hours N-ITE .25 at 20 hours N-ITE 0 at 24 hours N-ATE >80 pH 7.8 Redosed ammonia to 4 ppm If all is gone again tomorrow, time for water changes and fish this weekend.

19 & 20-March Ammonia 0 N-ITE 2 ppm on 19th and .25 ppm on 20th N-ATE >80 pH 7.8 Redosed ammonia to 3 ppm

I have the same ones you asked about in my filters, the ones without holes, and it works just fine. As everyone has said, Fear not.

I was at the store last night looking at filter media and I noticed there were two Aquaclear boxes on the shelf. One with the hole in the middle (Donuts) and one the ones that were the solid pellets (no hole). The box said the Donuts was "Pre-Filter" and no hole was was "Biomax". I'm guessing...

How are things coming along? Did you ever test your water source for nitrites?

Thanks for the tips. Do you think the two pearl gourami will be okay? I know gourami have a reputation of being aggressive. I should add the tank is planted with lowlight plants.

Added 3 plants tonight. Brazillian Pennywort {Hydrocotyle leucocephala} Red Wendtii {Cryptocoryne wendtii "Red"} 4-Leaf Clover {Marsilea quadrifolia} Also scrubbed fungus off driftwood.

18-March Ammonia 0 N-ITE .25 ppm N-ATE >80 pH 7.8 Redosed ammonia to 4 ppm Any day now. I forgot to mention that it should take a few extra days to finish. I backed the ammonia off to 2ppm when I geot the nitrite spike. No need to keep building the nitrite levels until the BB can catch up...