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Thanks for the answers to my questions. From what you said, I think I am going to stick to Java moss and water sprite...maybe with one other routed plant. Right now, it seems a bit difficult for me, as I don't have much experience with fish tanks in general. To cycle it -- and maybe I used...

I have recently purchased a 10gal. tank and have allowed it to cycle for almost 3 weeks now. I had a family friend test the water, and he said its good to go, as far as fish are concerned. But I am not ready for that just yet. I want to add plants and am mightily confused, even after reading...

Thanks for all of the replies. I will keep them all in mind!

Okay, sounds good. I have heart the Penguin Bio-Wheel is the best filter out there, but I wanted to make sure. The pet store actually had fish swimming in the tank with this background. I thought it was quite odd. In fact, I commented to my girlfriend about it and she just shrugged her...

Okay, so now that I have my 10 gal. tank filled with water/dechlorinated, my next step is getting a filter, heater and hood. Keep in mind that the reason I am doing this in pieces is the money factor. I'm just getting what I can, when I can. So anyway, I went to the local stores and did some...

1. Okay, so I read the cycle article and I am still a bit foggy on the timeframe this will take. Is this something that has a standard amount of time, or is it recommended that I buy a kit that can identify ammonia, nitrobacter, etc. levels? - And, can I add gravel, a filter, a hood, a...

Alright, so I am a 22 year old born-again fish addict. I used to have two 10gal tanks and, I admit, I had no idea what I was doing. I randomly decorated the tank and dropped in any colorful fish I could find. That was 10 years ago when I wanted what I wanted and when I wanted it. Now, I am...