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I have had fish in my new tank for exactly a week now. I did a proper fishless cycle, and up until today I have had no issues. As of last night my water was perfectly clear. When i got home this evening, I noticed the water was slightly cloudy. I added zucchini pieces last night for the first...

I was pretty skeptical at first when I decided to do live plants, but now I have gotten really into it. When bought my first batch of plants, I thought the wisteria plant doomed from the start. It got healthy and is growing like crazy now. It's the one to the back right that looks like death...

I think my fish less cycle is almost complete. My nitrite tests having been showing the light blue (0ppm) for several days now after adding ammonia less than 24 hours before. When I test my nitrites, the tube is a dark purple after the initial shake, and during the 5 minute waiting period I can...

I'd tried searching, and the only thing I found was either calcium or worms, mainly in stocked salt water. I have a tank still in the fishless cycle process. Every few days I pull anywhere from 3-6 of these out.

I'm probably 75% through my fishless tank cycle. I have had plants in it for a week or so now. I want to get them growing a bit before I stock the tank. Right now I'm pumping my tank full of Co2. I made a powerful DYI system, and the diffuser is having 75+ bubbles enter it a minute. If pump in...

Hey folks. I began my fishless cycle of my new 25 gallon tank on Sept 21. The cycling has been going to plan until last night. Sept-22 -4:00pm Nitrates > 4ppm Nitrites = 0 Nitrates - didn't take a reading (probably should have) Sept 26 - 3:30pm Ammonia < 1 Nitrites > 5 Nitrates >20/<40 I...

So last night I bought a nano co2 diffuser off ebay. Today I am shopping around for a check valve. I know what to look for, but don't know where to get one. I tried ebay, and anything I can find is overseas. I don't feel like waiting 3 weeks to get a $5 item. Are there any sites within the US...

I've had water cycling in my new live tank for almost 24 hours now. My pH level is around 8, that's expected with my tap water. My ammonia level is still at 0. Is this possible? I put in a handful of plants last night if that matters. All I have for testing now is one of those things that sticks...

I started my first live tank yesterday. The lady at the pet store recommended me a good substrate. I guess it had a bunch of stuff in it that promotes good plant growth, I think it was called Super Naturals Premium Substrate. This was the stuff: On my artificial tanks, I would take the...

Hey everyone. Some of you might remember my first build thread ( http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f70/my-pandora-under-the-sea-140935.html ) . Well, today I started a new tank. I've wanted to do a live tank for a while, and I finally gave in. I'll add a back drop once I finish everything...

I have a new theme tank in mind for another build. It will only be a ten gallon. I would really like to have live plants in this one, seeing as my first was as artificial as you could get. (http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f70/my-pandora-under-the-sea-140935.html) I have seen some really...

Hey everyone, new guy here. I'm Brian, I 'm 22, and I live in CT. I got into aquariums a few months ago after an accident I had that left me stuck in the house for two months. Building a tank has been on my to do list for a few years now but never got around to it. I bought a 10 gallon starter...

Hey everyone, I'm new here. I'm Brian and I live in CT. I got into aquariums while looking for a way to change my room up a bit. What was suppose to be a small project turned into an obsession. Enjoy. *upgraded*