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For a 55 gal I would go a cichlid route. As far as sand you can mix som regular gravel with it, fine sand will eventually stop creating dust once you get some bacteria on it. For sure do a fishless cycle and add lots of ammonia so you get a good Bacteria Colony as for cichlids it's best to...

O I just did 50% PWC and added more ammonia, I will test latr tonight, I read somewhere that if your Nitrate is over 80 ppm it can stall your cycle.

Well weird thing is this, My API Drip Test kt reads Nitrite 1 PPM Nitrate 160PPM Ammonia 0 I think I put to much ammonia in the first time so that usually means Nitrite last longer correct? I addded more Ammonia today it is staying at 0 so thats good Test Strips Nitrite off the charts...

What size tank? Cichlids are pretty agressive so if your going to add them it's best to add them all at once and try to get same size.

Doing Fishless Cycle with pure ammonia Adding -5 drops of Ammonia per day I thought I be finished by now, tank started April 4th Right now Ammonia 0 Nitrite 1.0 Nitrate 160 ppm Should I do a water change to lower Nitrate as I heard that can stall the cycle. I have live plants in...

I wouldnt of cycled with food, how come you didnt use 100% clear ammonia? Food can cause phosphates/etc

Eja206 what size tank you have for the goldfish? Goldfish really need 10-20 gallons per goldfish to survive a good life. Sure goldfish can live in a smaller environment but usually will die 1-3 years, if you give them more water/space they can live 20 years or longer. This biggest problem is...

Actually Goldfish need 2 - 3 gallons of water per inch and Oscars need 3 - 5 gallons per inch because there messy fish, Personally I wouldnt put a pleco in a tank less then 55 gallons there messy and get quite large. I agree it's not really a good rule because it has variables to it. I also...

What size tank? Also what test kits you using?

Biomax is ceramic rings never replace these or rinse them off If you upgradethe filter run both filters at the same time for a month so the new filter can get bacteria. I was talking about top fin filters not whispers, whispers are not the greatest though but better then top fin. I...

I heard of people mixing RO with Tap that may help. Peat Moss and Driftwood can lower PH, but really a stable PH is what you try to achieve when you mess with PH is really the problem soif you want to lower PH do it naturally with Driftwood.

Instead of drip method you can do this: Float bag for 20 minutes; test ph in bag and your tank; add 1/4 cup of your tank water to bag every 15 minutes once bag is 3/4 full remove some and repeat process. What your trying to do is match your tank parameters to the bag but even if they match you...

tetras should go in a 20 gallon tank at min, 6 - 10 because they like to be in a group.

also maybe the container was washed with soap and that could of been a problem plus no Air, when you get fish from LFS they either add Air in or bag it so you get 75% air, 25% water. I hope this makes sense

Exactly, as long as ph is stable it's fine just remember to accilimate them properly, best way is to let bag float for 20 minutes then get a bucket/Air Hose with a T connector to control drops and use a drip method 3 drips per second do this for at least half hour depending on your PH, test the...

Try to put cucumber or courgette in

when I was a beginner I had kissing ones before 4 in fact in a 55 gallon tank, I added a swordfish fish jumped out, I tryed another this one was dinner so then I asked and he said kissing ones are very agressive and thats why they actually kiss it's agression and they do get big mine where about...

30 gallon is Min so to be honest it would be better for a 55 gallon tank, in a small tank there is more agression and kissing ones are pretty agressive.

Any small amount of Ammonia/Nitrite is unsafe so you will need to do a pwc, check your source water it's possible it has nitrite.

when you mean small tank what size? This guys need at least a 30 gallon to survive, Kissing ones are pretty agressive, as long as your tank is big enough a pictus catfish is good.

Basically the way to lower PH is to use driftwood, to raise ph you will need crushed coral or Calcium Sand, never use PH up or Down or any buffers this will make PH swing which is far worse. As long as ph is stable it's fine.

It's normal because when you cycle the tank will have excess of ntrients in the water. Yo can cut the light time for now, test your water for Ammonia, No2 and No3, I would suggest using prime with fish cycling. If you see any ammonia or No2 you will need to do a partial water change, fish...

Ok thats what I thought, got to love mother nature.

if you just let it run it would just take longer correct?

Ok so there is 2 cartridges? I thought top fin filters had 1 cartridge which has both carbon and cotton in it. even then though a sponge dont hold as much bacteria surface then a biowheel or Biomax does. The more Biomax the more bacteria and less of a problem with NO3, if you have NO3 problems...