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EXCELLENT. Thank you so much! Once I get paid I'll start planning.

The tank was set up SEPTEMBER 10th or so, took about two months to cycle, and I got the betta fish on November 8th. I have the API master test kit for freshwater and check things daily, just not that Kh or Gh test kit. PH is a constant 7.6, since that's what the water here is and it doesn't...

Those are the jenny. The photos suck, and excuse the snail poo, but hopefully you can see on at least one of them that there's this orange tint/spackling to some of the leaves, seen better at the broad points where the bend down. They're quite sad looking. Example of the charlie where they're...

Actually let me do the pictures now.

I'll post pictures tomorrow, if that's OK - desperately need to start studying right now. And sadly I'm not... sure of my levels :\ . I don't have test kits for those, but if you know the names of some good ones that are a bit cost-effective, I appreciate all advice on that! Lighting I DO...

Good news is that there is now a betta fish in the 18 gallon! Bad news is that this week my creeping charlie, golden jenny, and the floating brazillian pennywort all seem to not be doing so hot. The leaves on each have some yellowing, and the golden jenny is now a dark puce color with rust-hued...

Can't help much with most, but I can offer an idea for the glass lids/pieces, if you're only looking for straight glass: Picture frames (as in the glass panel of them). I'm not sure of the depth of your tank, but I'd check out Aaron Brothers (or even Goodwill/thrift stores) or like shops...

So in the next week or so I'll hopefully be adding a few corycats and one betta to my 18 gallon planted tank, which has FINALLY cycled. I've read a lot on which food is supposedly best for each fish, but of course there's always a lot of discrepancy and opinions, and now I'm not really sure...

Hi guys. So I think my fishless nitrogen cycle is almost complete! Which is a relief since this means things didn't totally crash and burn when I moved this past Saturday. This almost means that fish will soon be an actual Thing, and my last (for now) question is: Do I need an air...

Thanks for the tips/advice, guys! I'll keep chugging along and hope things even out. Granted I'll be moving at the end of the month, which may throw some things, but here's hoping it all gains stability before then.

K, I hope so :c Back in September things were going well, and then everything just stopped...moving. Ammonia wasn't lowering like it was, nitrites weren't increasing as they were, same with nitrates, and plant growth really slowed to a crawl. This went on for a week. Posted about it over here...

Hey there. So my 18 gallon, planted tank is in its second month of attempted cycling ( :\ ). On Monday I thought I was about to 'See the Light' as my Nitrites were at .25ppm FINALLY, and after a small water change the nitrates were down to 10ppm. ...And then when I tested everything this...

OK..... How do Nitrite and Nitrate levels go from 0.25ppm and 10ppm, respectively, to 3ppm and 40ppm in a DAY? :| .......Tank, why must you DO THIS UGH.

Okay, I'll keep trucking along. Thank you! Should I be adding 4ppm ammonia a day NOW, or should I wait till nitrites zero out the first time ....?

Hey, guys. Update! So things looked pretty stable, still do I think, though ....I guess the tank's still cycling? The low-down is: In 24 hrs ammonia goes from 2ppm to 0 PH is keeping steady at 7.6 with oyster shell as a buffer Nitrites today are at .5ppm (yay finally?) and the Nitrates are at...