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What can I use to eliminate the algae without affecting fish. I heard Algae Fix can make fish crazy.

2wks in Thanks 4 your input. That's a great idea. But I don't have other tanks up and running. My last was a 55 gal. Saltwater but had to shut down due to health issues. Today the new freshwater tank is ripe for some fish. A small schooling fish will be my goal. Once the established fish...

Can you move the power head? Seems easier to me.

Hear ye, hear ye. 2wks. In and my numbers are: Ammomia 0.0... Nitrite 1.0 going down... Nitrate 20.0. I'm fortunate in that I've done this five times and never had a problem. I learned how at this very site... AA. Dose with clear ammonia to 4.0, and leave the tank alone. Nature will take...

Cycle on day 7. From Ammonia 4.0 at start. To 3.0. Now, on day 7 ammonia hanging at 2.0. Nitrites starting at 0.25. Making great progress. Eager to test today. Looks like I'm on schedule. Yahoo!

Always had movers in my saltwater tanks. Now, with a 23 gal. Freshwater, planted, is a water mover a good idea. Please help.

I think you would be overstocking keeping in mind you must consider a fish's adult size. Hope this helps.

My tank is Fluval 23 Vista. 30" wide, 18" high, 12" deep. I've planted and started cycling today. I have time to find the right fishies. I want a species tank with catfish to help out. What suggestions can you AAdvice experts give me? I understand that corys need a few other corys to...

Zebra danios or neons. A couple corys.

Creating planted tank I got lava rocks, gravel substrate in place. Added 3" of water...so far so good. Friday, back to the store for plants. Wish me luck. After planting, nothing exotic, fill up, douse with ammonia, and the cycle begins. Thanks for your interest.

Got my tank today. As I had specific size restrictions I got Fluval 23 Vista. I was happy to see that even in a tank this size there is plenty of room for plants and a few nice size rocks. The tank is very nice and the equipment that came with it is suitable to a tank of this size. I'm very...

ZxC. Thanks for your input about vacuuming a planted substrate. I have to rethink about ... To plant or not to plant. Thanks again.

Good day. If there are mat type plants that, hopefully, will cover the substrate, how does it affect vacuuming the tank? Would I simply move the vacuum across the top of the plants?

Dosing ammonia Hi Kingfisher. Thanks for your help. I can now feel encouraged to cycle once I set a tank up. I've cycled before, my last was a 55 gal. Saltwater but quite a few years ago. I never had a problem. Thanks again.

Plant info Hi goatnad. I was grazing thru threads and found yours, suggesting plants. Your thread was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks. I had a 55 gal. Saltwater tank but had to break it down, illness. Now a 23 Fluval vista will due me just fine filled with fresh water, plants...

I need to know if plants and woody objects are put in the tank before the cycling begins. Next, I will have a 23 gal. Tank, due to dimension issues, and need to know how much ammonia to use. Please use a measurement like - a teaspoon. No ppm. Thank you. Third, if I decide to use bought...