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O.k., I finally have Nitrates! Hurray! I have an 18 gal. tank. My water is fairly hard. I plan on using about 50% R/O water and 50% tap water. I have a Rena XP1 cannister filter (it's awesome so far!). In the tank currently, I cycled with 2 red belly platies and 2 mickey mouse platies...

O.k.., when I first started 2 years ago, I just used tap water. It's free (relatively), throw in some dechlorinator and you're good to go. My water is pretty hard around here and after a few months, I had lots of algae - lots and lots of algae. The LFS said go with R/O. I tried that and my...

O.k., this is my first time with a Rena XP1 and I'm just sort of looking for some validation here. It does not have a lot of room for more media (and frankly, the XP2 and XP3 would have been too much filtration for my 18 gal. (would have been like an ocean)). I have from bottom to top: black...

O.k., I've started over (long story how). I have an 18 gal. tall (with a 10 gal. footprint) and have filled the tank with R/O water. I have 3 really small platies in the tank and they have been in there since 6/7. My readings are as follows: Ammonia Nitrite...

Hello all. I've been reading and searching and reading the forum with great interest. I thought I should introduce myself. About two years ago, my mom brought home a feeder gold fish that she got for free from the pet shot and put it in a small glass bowl (like a flower vase, I think). My...