Recent content by Sarx

I appreciate the advice, will pick up the kit soon. What should I do about the live plants? I read one bit of advice to get rid of them as soon as there is any sign of decay, but I'm not sure if that's necessary here.

Temp is 77%, Ammonia is at about 1.5ppm (darker than 1, lighter than 2 on an API liquid test kit), pH is about 7.2, Nitrate and Nitrite are 0, hardness is about 50 ppm , buffering capacity looks low, a bit less than the 80 ppm minimum on the chart (I only have strips for testing the pH and others).

Hello, My name is Brian. I live in the western United States. I'm getting back into fish keeping after many years away. I came here looking for advice starting my fishless cycle in a 10 gallon tank. I posted a more detailed thread in the Freshwater/brackish - getting started section, but...

Hello, I haven't had the chance to introduce myself yet. I've kept fish tanks in the past (5, 10, and 20 gallon), but it's been a few years. I am setting up a 10 gallon tank, wanting to do a fishless cylce for the first time. I've set everything up in terms of heater, filter, gravel, and...