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Thank you all for the suggestions. It turns out I had a case of green water and purchased a UV filter. 4 days later and the tank is Crystal clear!

You're right. I figured the cycle was complete since everything was going fine. Didn't realize we started over when we replaced the filters. I'll get a kit and start figuring things out. I might be on here more frequently with questions about levels and the right steps to take. Thanks for the...

About two weeks ago, we replaced the cartridges in our filter. I'm getting we shouldn't have done that. I will start washing, but not replacing our cartridges. We cycled our tank for a while before adding fish, but have yet to test our water. I've been hesitant to test it but I guess I need to...

Hello all, It's been a month since we've got our tank situated and a school of Tetras swimming around. We also have some silver sucker fish dude that sucks on everything. My wife got him for algae control. Everything was fine and dandy, but now our water has become cloudy and I can't figure out...

My tetras only seem to like the flakes and a weekend treat of brine shrimp! Spoiled brats.

Greetings all, Week 1 of the new tank has claimed many lives. From 4 glowies and 2 guppies down to a single guppy. The first guppy died while getting stuck in a silk plant. I never really liked silk plants, but my wife insisted. I'm leaning towards getting some real plants, but we have rock as...

Our two guppies have amazingly survived a few days with us in a new tank and my wife and I want to be sure our fishy friends get the right food. My wife wants me to buy fish pellets, whereas I'm content with the tropical flakes that came with the tank kit. What do you folks think? Any specific...

Thank you for putting my mind at ease. I'm such a noob.

Why, after two days, is my tank cloudy? I don't feel I'm overfeeding, the fish eat what is given. The filter has been running constantly. Where have I failed my fish?

I might pick some of that up. Thank you!

Will be getting a testing kit tomorrow. What about a cleaning vacuum? Any recommendations?

It's an Aqueon 30 that doesn't have any sort of insert. Will put the 30 back on tomorrow, or is it best to wait a bit?

Currently running an Aqueon 16. Have been running it since the beginning

I've read the article on cycling, but I want to be clear on a plan of action. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong here. 1. Let my two guppies poop. A lot. 2. Buy the tester kit. 3. Keep Ammonia or Nitrite equal to or less than .25 PPM 4. Keep Nitrate under 20 PPM 5. Test daily for those...

We did a little research on cycling the tank, but apparently we weren't given the best instruction (thanks, Petco). Just so I'm clear, is this the test you recommend?

Thank you!

Greetings everyone, My wife and I are new to aquariums, so please forgive us if these questions sound silly and noobish (they will be). On Saturday, we went down to Petco and purchased a 16 gallon aquarium, rocks, silk plants, a 30-gallon filter, conditioner, heater, and a few decorations. We...

Howdy, My name is Tim, and my wife and I have just started to dabble in the world of aquariums. Partly out of curiosity, and part as it being a family project with our daughter. We are certainly feeling our way along the walls and I will be posting our first concerns on this forum shortly. I...