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as longs as it holds water and theres no cracks, i dont see why it wouldnt be okay

i think its better to do an 100% water change anyways, cause in my 29gal i couldn’t get them to drop below 40ppm even with an 85% water change test (you put 15% of tank water in the API tube and 85% source water in the tube, thatll give you an idea of what the outcome will be)

i give it probably 1-2 weeks before completely cycled maybe quicker but i doubt longer. just make sure you keep dosing ammonia! and once the cycle is complete since your nitrates are also maxed out probably id recommend doing a 100% water change the day of or the day before you get fish.

how long have you had high nitrites?

i just finished a fishless cycle, and i did one water change and it didnt do much, the nitrites eventually lowered themselves after about 1-2 weeks

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-Bd4-dSe8WZc61HKFN62PPQ9SamAvYKs this is the best i could get.

so in my tank it looks like theres millions of micro particles and i thought they were tiny bubbles but im not so sure. theyre so small they dont look like anything, ill try and get a picture but im not sure if ill be able to. im running a aquaclear 20 and a tetra whisper 10i, the tetra is...

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-Bd4-dSe8WZc61HKFN62PPQ9SamAvYKs this is what i got from the test. (all the same test, just different angles) it looks orangeish to me but the second i cover up the colors on the sheet the yellow (0) completely disappears. (also sorry for the link but its hit...

or at least thats what it looks like^ i dont know how else to explain it

i also should note, theres a crap ton of air in my tank, a million tiny bubbles that are so abundant it makes the water look cloudy

i have daylight (5500k) bulbs in my room, its white light, would that be good for comparison?

i didnt know how to describe the temp situation so i just gave a broad range, i apologize. it stays warmer during the day then slowly cools off at night because my heater is messed up and i have to keep an eye on it.

the temp mainly stays from 80-85° i just had it at 75 for awhile until yesterday when i added a heater. i have not heard that about the NO3 readings so i will give that a shot right now. and i know it takes longer, but i would think that i should be building up at least the smallest amount of...

basically after a month of cycling i still have no nitrates or nitrites. i do 25-50% water changes whenever the water gets 1-2ppm of ammonia. yesterday i noticed that even after a 50% water changed theres no ammonia change really. im also doing a fish in cycle with 3 neon tetras in a 10gal tank...

so i discovered something else kinda odd. even after a 50% water change the ammonia didnt go down at all. maybe i should let the water cycle throw the filter n mix a bit more but right after the water change there was no difference

i added the heater and its around 85° now but i have to keep a constant watch because the heater doesnt have a working internal thermostat. but its holding the temp pretty well (a few hours without deviation) so we shall see how it does.

i think the temp is stuck at 80° if i remember correctly. also another question, i have a couple of large freshwater clam shells from a river that u was in after cleaning them do you think i could put them in the tank?

ill have to somehow get money to get a heater. currently im just using my room temp (75-80° on average) its just been warmer today thats why the temps are higher. i have a heater but i think it may be broken. it has a temp thing at the top but it wont move off of one temp, but it does turn on...

this is what ive been using with every water change

typically its more around 75° though.

tank temp is like 78° i think? (im bad at reading the thermometer)

.2-.5ppm i change it once it gets 1ppm

i know its enough! im running both of them cause i just got the aquaclean a few days ago and i didnt wanna mess up whatever cycling i do have! i wanted the aquaclean cause it has media that i can transfer to cycle other tanks because i plan on getting a 29gal and a 3gal

also just checked, its not expired. doesnt expire til 2023

i don’t remember what kind of rock, i bought it from petco. ill test it later!