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I have a new 55 gallon tank that has been cycling for about 2 weeks now (with fish). I plan on having it become an African cichlid tank and want to add them at the beginning of March (another 2 weeks). http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2292/photo14pe6.jpg I have been trying to do as much...

So I just set up my first 55 gal tank (the sheer volume of water in my home is slightly intimidating). Well I decided I wanted to do a sand substrate but now the water is slightly milky. I rinsed the sand over and over and over before I added and didn't add it to the tank until the water would...

Thanks for the input...what are your thoughts on this? 55 gallon tank WITH EVERYTHING Has been up on CL for a while, slowly getting cheaper. I would have to drive about an hour out of the city to even take a look at it. That filter seems pretty intense... Is new filter media going to be a...

I am currently wanting to upgrade to a larger tank and was thinking about getting a 55 gallon kit. I have read all of the problems with the equipment that comes with these kits but hear me out and tell me what you think... I currently have a 29 gallon FW set-up with a Penguin 350 dual biowheel...

I have 3 female mollies, 2 of which I am almost positive were or are pregnant. I wasn't planning on separating them out for the birth cause I have plenty of plants and hiding spots in my tank. A few days ago they were so plump in the belly it looked like they were going to burst but now they are...

Well the gourami didn't make it, but I am continuing the maracyn for a few more days just in case for my other fish even though they seem healthy and lively. I didn't get a chance to test the water this morning before heading off to work but I will let you know specific levels when i get home. I...

So overnight one of my gouramis got popeye. I didn't have enough time to go buy meds for it and lost it. I changed a lot of the water and in the process I think scare another one of my gouramis to death, literally. Now my last gourami has popeye, I have been treating with Maracyn 2 for the last...

is adding fish at the same time as driftwood a bad idea?

cloudiness dissappeared today...what next?

because there are plants in the tank...will it be hard for me to test for nitrates, or is plant uptake pretty slow. Also, how long should I see this bloom if I continue to add ammonia.

thanks. the cloudiness is increasing by the hour so i hope you are right.

So I just set up my new tank. It has a Penguin 330 filter. I used a water conditioner and let the filter just run for a few days with just gravel. Next, I added some plants from a friends tank (trusted) to hopefully gain some beneficial bacteria. In following with many non-fish cycling faqs i...