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Hi all - trying to stock my girlfriend's 10 gallon for her. She has kept a variety of fish in there over time, without a lot of luck. Last set was some angelfish she was keeping... didn't go so well. One killed the other two off and then a while later died himself. So, I've promised her I...

I've actually already got nitrate production. It's slow, and nitrite production is still outpacing it, but things are moving. I haven't added any more ammonia yet because it was still up around 3.5 to 4 ppm. Might ought to top it off I guess, but I don't want to overdo it either. Hopefully...

Ah, the Kuhli Loach. :) I used to have one of those guys. He would disappear for weeks and/or months on end, and then suddenly reappear out of nowhere, fat and happy. Almost died a couple times in mass tank die-off events. Was even floating on the top. And then he snapped out of it and...

Cool. That gave me a rough idea of what to go for. .34 mL * 2 = .7 mL. .7 * 5 = 3.5 mL to get to 5ppm. I previously had my betta in here - thought he'd be able to tough out a fishy cycle. But then nitrite started spiking, and he was getting kind of lethargic. Wasn't looking so hot, so I...

Hi all. I'm in the process of setting up a new 20L aquarium, and I need some help with this fishless cycle thing. Tank's all set up, and ready for cycling. I bought some janitorial strength, pure ammonia over at Ace Hardware yesterday, but I have no idea how much I should be adding. I know I...