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No PWC's, I just topped up the water after it evaporated alot Just did my tests again: Ammonia - 0.5 Nitrite - 0 ! Nitrate - 5 Does this make any sense? Does it mean the cycle is done?

yes I added dechlorinator a while ago after I filled up the tank

I've come to accept that my fishless cycle has stopped and I need some serious help. I have been cycling since january already and I cannot get my nitrites to decrease. I have been doing everything just like the guide said.Right now my ammonia is at 0.5 and nitrites between 2-5. The readings...

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hey guys Ive had no improvement with this stupid cycle since I last posted my ammonia goes from 0 to 1 once in a while, my nitrite hovers around 0.5-5 although its hard to tell with the colours I am adding a teaspoon of ammonia on the days that its at 0, the heat is at 80 and my filtration is...

I replaced the impeller shaft and it fixed the problem

I have been running my Eheim 2213 filter for about 2 months now and it just started making nose. Before it used to be almost silent but now its making a sort of crackling or grinding noise. Anyone have the same problem with their filter? Do you know how to fix it?

thanks for the responses, i am using liquid test kits, just tested the water again today, my ammonia has dropped to about 0.5, the nitrite is a little hard to tell, its either dropped to 0.5 or is very high, looks more like 0.5 though and my nitrate is about 5 so am i doing ok?

so its been 3 days since i added too much ammonia i just did my tests and ammonia is still at 2-3 and nitrites at about 4 i really dont know what to do, should change some water to lower ammonia or just let it go down by itself please help, i am getting sick of waiting

everything was going fine until my nitrite spiked, the problem is that it hasnt gone down for about two weeks i have been adding a teaspoon of ammonia every day and my ammonia reading has been 0 yesterday i added a little too much ammonia and it went up to about 2-3 my nitrite is till about 3-4...

what is the proper sequence i am supposed to do when reconecting my eheim filter every time i turn it of or reconnect it i get air bubbles or it doesnt pump the water at all how do i properly turn it back on

i just started up a used aquaclear 50 heater i got, its making a clicking or ticking sound while its operating anyone know whats causing it and how to stop it?

I just bought some pool filter sand for my new aquarium today, the problem is that it looks nice and white when its dry but when i rinsed it it turned gray is it going to look like its original colour when I fill the tank with water or will it stay like this? I want it to look nice and white...

thank, any more ideas on how to get a cheap media setup?

i am starting a new tank, my first one actually, i don't have any other filters or any other tanks thanks for the help guys, still looking for more ideas for cheap media to use

oh, i am starting a new aquarium, but going to use a used filter that i just bought, no fish yet, thats why i dont know if i should risk using the old media

its an eheim 2213 so i can get some generic filter pads at big als, how about the carbon, where can i get that

the reason i wanted to switch the media is because the previous owners' fish died so i dont want a possible disease contaminating my tank - do you think this is a reasonable concern or should i just reuse the media

this is a FW tank, the media in the filter already is the standard media thats recommended in the manual - a mix of substrat and different filter pads the filter is one year old

i purchased a used eheim 2213 canister filter and i need to replace the media, the replacement media is pretty expensive and will come out to over $50, i am on a budget so is there any ideas on how i can get it for cheaper? can i just wash some of the old media to disinfect it and reuse it, or...

thanks guys, another question, what is an air pump? do i need to buy one? any other recommendations for equipment to buy? im going shopping today and i am getting some rocks, fake plants, and a test kit, anything else i should get? maybe some cleaning or maintenance equipment? also i heard...

thanks guys thats some good help i have another question, about the light, do i need to keep it running all the time? because i dont really want to keep it running all night, also does the filter need to be on 24/7 too?

im going to have a non-planted tank, thanks for the replies, any ideas on how i should clean the tank? it has some white dried stuff on it as well as on the filter tubes, the previous owners fish died so they might have been diseased also, should i use some of the old gravel and filter media...

so I am about to start my very first tank, and I have some questions I bought a used 33 gallon tank with a heater, light, and eheim canister filter. What else do I need to purchase besides fish to start the tank? Also, the tank still has some water left over in the gravel and it has not been...

thanks, i already found a stand I'm also getting a heater, light and gravel with the tank, what other equipment do I need to buy to start my new freshwater setup?