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yes but i am not seeing any increase of ammonia after 2 weeks of adding it which means something is up and i want to know what so i can resolve it. Thanks for your advice though.

OK today i tested again and ammonia and nitrite were at 0ppm and nitrates still at 10ppm after adding a total of 3 shrimps now and transferring over filter media from 2 well established tanks at the start of this week. any suggestions? or am I just being too impatient

this is a fw tank im keeping mbuna like. So far ive sqeezed the filter emdia and added a shrimp if i can find unused pantyhose sinc ei don't own any my self lol ill put soem sand in but i can transwer rocks over and filter media....man its been awhile since i last set up a tank.thanks for all...

I think i may add one more shrimp and maybe try seeding my tank a b it more with sand from other tanks and rocks etc.

in the past week i have added 2 dead shrimp into the tank(frozen shrimp) and Im starting to tthink it isnt cycled either because this has never happened before im just wondering where the nitrates are coming from.

Nitrites are at 0ppm as well as ammonia and nitrates are at 10ppm, as stated earlier my tap water is 0ppm nitrates so i guess its cycled? would you guys agree? The only seeding i did was squeezing the filter media from my other tank into the water

ok so i set up my 55gallon a couple months ago but hadnt added any ammonia or food/dead shrimp to it untill a week ago and i could never get any ammonia readings on my test so i decided to test for nitrates today and got a reading of 10 ppm lol so i guess it cycled without me knowing any input...

well im going to keep my 55 mbuna and im starting the cycle for it today, im going to get my 10 gallon planted and am buying a 5lb co2 tank inb a month, reason being is i don't have enough room for a 29 gallon lol so im stuck with the 10 which is ok i sort of know how to work with it as ive...

hey figi what part of Canada did you go to? I don't think I have ever heard that happen to someone before.

well ill see what my money permits if i cant purchase the 29gal and set it up ill just work on my 10g i guess.

well sratch the paintball tank idea im going to be purchasing the 5lb from aquariumplants in about a month as i found out you can do money orders:) after that i just need my plants:) im so happy now:) onc ei get everything started ill make a thread on my progress.

well im going to look at a paintball place or walmart which sells a 24oz which is atound 1 1/2 lbs which is alright i guess the only problem is around here no one is selling C02 tanks and if they are its really prixey. Bigals is charging $180 for a 5lb and aquariumplants.com is charging around...

well im still goign to check it might not be milwakee the regulator looks like it might fit perfectly ill find out soon.wish me luck because i cant find them anywhere else.

um im not totally sure what system i have i believe it is a milwakee of some sort i bought it of sherry on here a year ago. as for the paintball tanks ill have to check if they fit my regulator maybe ill bring it into a shop to see if it fits the paintball tanks.

o man i wish i was close to you ive been looking for a tank everywhere but i cant pick up:(

its the only tank thats reasonablly priced there 5lb tanks are $130 Can and all other local welding shops dont sell tanks. Anyone have other suggestions of where to buy a tank from?

would this be a good C02 tank for a 10 gallon im not sure if it will last long enough. http://www.bigalsonline.ca/BigAlsCA/ctl3664/cp18056/si2746124/cl0/hydorco2greennrgdisposableco2cartridges740gr it says last 260 days and produces 1million bubbles but i have no idea if it would last it looks...

well if i get a 20 gallon i wont have to upgrade my filter or lights just get more plants and substrate which i needed to do anyways.

Well i got to thinking last night that i might buy a 20 or 29 gallon to replace the 10gallon so i have more room for plants and transfer everything over its only an idea i may just stick with the 10 and see what i can do before going to a big size.

Well seeing as pool filter sand is alright for plants i only need to change lights,buy a co2 tank and plants since i have all the other co2 equipment and tank equipment. Although ive also been thinking of buying a 29 gallon long or 20g long and making that planted and transfering my fish from...

I have been thinking about changing my 55 gallon mbuna tank before i put the fish in, into a planted aquarium this would of course mean i need to upgrade my lights and substrate as i currently am using pool filter sand not sure if i can use that and will need to get a co2 tank any suggestiosn...

Looking great Glen, it makes me want to transfer my 55 gallon mbuna tank to a planted before i get it started up, ive always wanted to do a larger scale planted tank and you might just be the inspiration.

Well after my 10 gallon was let go it went crazy and most of my plants died sadly and i got a lot of algea growth which im fighting against. i was just wondering if anyone had extra plants or trimmings they would be willing to give or sell to me in a couple weeks when i have everything running...

Thanks guys and yes i will need some plants glenc all ive managed to keep alive are my anubius and crypts lol, thanks for the offer:)

I don't know if any of you remember me but i use to be on here quite a alot but got busy doing other things for awhile and just didnt have time to come on the site but now im back and trying to get my tanks on track again. good to see everyone again.