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Thanks! I'll definitely try it. Bought a few plants today. Wisteria, java fern, and hornwort. Not so crazy about how they look in the tank, though. Probably gonna end up putting them out in the goldfish pond eventually. How long do I need to leave them in the tank if they're helping it...

How long should a tank be cycled before I can borrow media from it to kick start another cycling tank? My 5 gallon is finally cycled but the 10 gallon is lagging behind and I'm thinking of pulling gravel or something out to kick start it. Concerned, though that I'll mess up the 5 gallon if I...

If I decide to try it, I may try half rain and half tap. Our water comes from the Missouri river and 2 aquifers. I'm south of Kansas City and I'm not sure of air quality. We don't have smog or anything really that I know of. All I ever hear about are high pollen and some ozone alerts.

Probably a stupid question but here goes... My husband asked me a couple days ago whether it was possible to use rain water from our rain catchers for pwc's. I didn't think it sounded like too hot of a plan and told him so (pollutants, etc.). Now I'm curious, though. Any one know if this...

Thanks! Prime has been added to my shopping list. Also thinking about picking up a couple live plants. Figure it can't hurt. :)

Thanks. I did buy the api test kit and have used it daily since and I have also been doing pwc's like crazy. It's wearing me out but I'm not gonna give up. I think I'm making progress. The 5 gallon and the pond have 0 ammonia and and high nitrites and nitrates (in spite yesterday's water...

Hello there. My family and I have recently gotten interested in aquariums. It started a few months ago with our crowntail betta, Tricksy Fish (hence my name) who lives in a 1 gallon filtered tank on the kitchen counter. Everyone fell in love with it so I told my husband I wanted a larger...