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Ouch !! thanks for the guidance, I thought a week or so. But with the chance of infecting and causing distress to the fishes in the main tanks I guess better safe than sorry. Thanks to you both. Art.

Hi all, quick question, I got placed 4 fishes in my quarantine tank at 7pm on Tuesday, 4/11. They were 2 female guppies and 2 Tetra white skirt. Question, how long should they remain in there. They all seem in excellent health, eating okay, swimming around fine. Would another couple days be...

Hi Jabba, the $1 per gal deal is at Petco.....I believe it's national.....I picked up a 29gal for $29 yesterday, 4/3. I'm in SE Fla. Dunno if your cloudy water issue has been resolved, it's said it usually does clear up by itself. But as a newbie, I've found adding a another filter, even a...

Hi TMaier, sorry took couple days to respond. Like you suggest, i did think about removing the river pea, got 'em in 2 tanks. thing is i am probably going to do the aquaponics thing, and i do have a lot of the pea. actually they're surprisingly smooth, especially with the bacteria build up in...

Hi Jabba, as far as i know, the $1 per gal sale @ PC starts today, 4/2. Just thought i'd mention. best of luck.......enjoy the hobby. Art.

Thanks all, i think i'm there. an hour and a half ago if i read correctly tank was at 0 ammonia, o nitrIte and 40 nitrAte. Did a 40-45% partial water change and, fingers crossed, should be good to go in the next 12 hours or so. i understand that the popular national pet store will have their...

Hi all, I have the small river pea gravel I got at HD. Did wash it super clean as is suggested and it's my aquarium base. Thing is I wanted to add a few Cory cats and some ghost shrimps to do a clean up job on the base strata. Trouble is I think in all my reading, I saw it suggested that all...

Thanks Untimely. I've added a dose of ammonia, will see what happens tomorrow, Sat. Been cycling 2 tanks for about 5 weeks now, raring to get some fishies swimming around. Art.

hi all, in my 20g, been cycling since Feb 23 or so, used crushed fish food, then ammonia, [the good stuff,] as i became more knowledgeable, and some TSS. Yesterday i had .25 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and 80+ nitrAte. did a 80% water change, added stress coat as usual, plus 5ml of TSS an hour or so...

Hi all, just came aboard. been acquiring hardware, 20, 10, & 5.5 for a while + filters etc. Started fishless cycle on two tanks since Feb 23. Been a journey, more than a few mistakes, but this site + others kept me on track. My 20 gal is now cycled i think, so LFS tomorrow. Thanks to all who...