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What are you using to test? Did you shake properly. Are you getting towards end of bottle? Never to much water changes. Just make sure to temp match as much as possible. You could try a significant water change 50% plus.

Things to remember if u don't have a generator. Watch your water temp. Most important during a winter outage but could be of issue in the summer as well. If your stove is gas powered (like mine) putting heating water and putting it in a water bottle and floating it in your tank can help...

At 4-8 ppm I would consider a 90% change or successive 50% changes. I have read that excessive ammonia can also stall a cycle.

Without knowing how quickly your nitrates build it is hard to suggest a schedule every tank and fish is different.

You can get fancy timers but just as effective and much cheaper would be any timer outlet from a hardware store. Plug it in set on off times and leave light switch in on position. Probably cheaper then anything at an lfs

Most filter ratings are done with no media installed. As you add filter media and debris buildup the filter speed will decrease. This depends also on what type of media you use.

Ammo spikes first then trites then trates. When trites drop to zero you are cycled. Goodluck with new tank.

Inline refers to not in the tank. You connect the heater or uv filter to the hose going to or from your filter. It doesn't actually go inside the filter. With a fluval I believe u need to get another set of connectors to adapt the ribbed hose to a standard connection but it all depends on what...

Stir the tanks often. Tank filter media out and floating tank. The bb will die without water. Monitor temperature. If you need to warm it try filling a soda bottle with hot water (if your stove works) and float it in top of water. Hopefully you get power back soon.

I miss aquarium adventure. There was one here I. Long Island. It was huge and they were so knowledgable. It went out of business and was replaced by a general pet store with a decent amount of fish stuff but its not the same.

I just received my order of rocks from Buy Live Bulk Assorted Lace Rock . Just wondering how you guys thought I should treat them before adding them to my tank.

Best idea ever cardex. Also I ran two heaters and was glad I did when I brought the water level too low and one broke. Still need to replace it. Tip I learned since then. Put the heater horizontal at the bottom of tank. Much less fears of taking out to much water. And I think it spreads the...

Also just popped in head. During water changes tht I do clean a sponge or my filter in general I don't not vacuum the substrate. Ill just suck out water. As bacteria can live in your substrate so you do not want to risk over cleaning everything at once.

Can't stress that point enough. Do not change sponges until they are really falling apart. Also don't change two sponges at once. If u replace one don't change the other one for atleast a month. I have two sponges in my filter. I clean one every two months or so and rotate the position. How...

Got mine today as well. Didn't have a chance to try em out because I forgot them in my office. But they looked great. Hopefully will have time for a water test tomorrow. Thanks again.

So sorry to hear about your fish. If you floated the bio filter hopefully they survived although the temperature could have gotten to them as well. I'd doa decent sized water change, and then stock small 2 or 3 fish, check water daily if the ammonia or nitrite spike you know the BB died off...

Good luck I got lucky again. Didn't lose power in sandy or nemo. My luck has to run out eventually. Think in gonna buy a battery operated pump or two just in case. Or maybe one if those computer battery backups. Set it to run one of my filters and the heater. Wonder how long that would last.

I haven't had a power outrage yet but I've read up on things to do. Warm water in bottles is very helpful (thanks gas powered stove). Also use something (gravel vac maybe) to stir water so often. Also I've heard you should take bio part of your filter and float it in tank. So atleast the BB...

I'd be interested in 10 if this is still available. Thanks those api caps leak like crazy.

During a water change (~50%) the other day I started to hear a sizzle coming from my heater. I immediately unplugged my heater (I have 2 in the tank) Since that point i have not seen the heater turn on, I'm not sure if it broken because it could just be that my one heater has been enough...

Hey guys I'm over at Home Depot. Love the AA app. Anyways I'm looking to add some rocks to my tank. Anything to stay away from. And how do you guys clean/treat rocks before adding to tank.

I couldn't agree more Nathan. I ask for advice get 2p different opinions and then try to find what works best for me. Something I've found is no matter how big a water change I do I try to only actively vacuum the substrate for half and then just suck water for the other half if that makes...

Tank is over a year old but I really fell off of my maintenance for a while. Over the last week or so I have been doing five to ten gallons every other day. My substrate was filthy so I really vacuumed a lot. I have a 55 gal tank. Right now I only have two fish ;-( I am on my way to get a new...

Hey just just wondering. When you do a water change do you remove all the water you want to change at a time. Or do you remove some water add some water until youve done however many gallons you want to change.

I appreciate all the help and understand that stocking a tank is an explosive topic. I just want to do what I think is right for my fish. In my current position in life they are the only pets I can have and I do tend to grow attached. I spoke to a lfs (fish only) and they said I can bring him...