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I just did a 70% water change and the only thing I did different was i forgot to use Prime as I was refilling. I let for about 10 after finished, and when i came back, all my fish are laying on the bottom of the tank breathing heavily????? I quickly added a double dose of Prime, and 10 min...

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here, it's been a excellent source of information and everyone has been very helpful. I finished cycling my tank after almost 8 weeks and have it stock as of this weekend. Here is a video, and again, thanks...

My tank finally cycled:dance: My readings are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 20 nitrates after the final 95% waterchange. My concern is that I put some Buffer Max into my tank to raise the PH to correct level for Mbuna's. I followed all the directions about how much to add and after letting in mix...

I currently have: 60 Gallon tank 2 Marineland 200B Penguin Filters 1 Top Fin 300w heater It's cycling now, going on week 6 :whistle: and I plan on adding Mbuna's, about 20 of them. My question is I wanted to get a canister filer, and was looking at either the Fluval 405 or the Fx5. Is the Fx5...

I'm on week 6 and it seems my NitrItes will never go away, here are my reading after doing my 4th 90% water change: NitrItes: 5.0+ VERY purple NitrAtes: 20ppm Ammonia:2.0-3.0ppm PH:7.8 I have to add ammonia daily to keep it in the 2-4 range, otherwise it goes to 0 in 24 hours. I have my temp...

'm currently cycling my 60 gallon tank, the setup is as follows: 60 Gallon tank 2 Marineland 200B Penguin Filters 1 Top Fin 300w heater My question is I plan have a cichlid tank and I want to get my fish from Bluegrass Aquatics and according to their site they recommend 20 to 30 fish. That...

Well I'm into my 4th week of cycling and the wait is killing me!!! My ammonia JUST started to get below the 4ppm rating and I added more, here are my readings as of now: Ammonia 2-4 ppm more on the 4 side NitrIte: off the chart, and has been for about 10 days now NitrAte: Just hit 5ppm...

I had to do a partial water change because I added too much ammonia, I did about 50%. Will that affect my nitrItes? I just stated to get them really going in my cycling. So I guess my question is, are the nitrItes in the water, or are they in my filter/sand/plants? Thanks!

I'm setting up a 60 gallon tank (fishless cycling now) and I'm having the toughest time trying to decide what rocks to use. I really want a darker rock and I've looked at river stones, slate, lava rock and wood. Is there a benefit to having say river rock over lava rock, or is is just a personal...