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Hi all and happy new Year. Tis been a long time since I've posted last. I got a new tank for christmas and it is cycling now and hopefully will be ready in a week or 2 (which is cool because i'm broke now). Anywho, the first question I have is about my cycle (wow that sounds weird) . My ammo...

I just started this hobby back in August and once I got my tank up and running well, I wanted another one. My second tank is where I decided to take the Nestea plunge (am i dating myself or what) and go planted. I admit I was scared to death because I didn't want to 'mess up'. After doing some...

I thought I found a great non-franchised fish store, Congressional Aquarium, to give my business to. It's an hours drive from my house but it's always been well worth it because of the selection and what nots. However, I took my 14yo daughter out there this weekend to get some fish for her new...

Cycling a tank for my daughter and we just started getting trItes real good. Got an near-zero ammo reading with good -trites so we need to redose ammo. Decide to do so before leaving the house for an event so we are kind rushing a bit. Pour the liquid into the dosing cup and into the tank it...

Ello all I did a 50% wc yesterday and , well, had the urge to test my water this morning. My ammo and -trites were both 0 but my -trates were way up there at 40+. I did another pwc tonight and retested the water. maybe it was my light but i swear my reading was actually worse after the wc. I...

the lower leaves on my wisterias are all slightly curled and brown just on the edges. However, my uppermost leaves/ newer growth are all pleastely green with now "crisping" of the edges. Is this normal? I've searched thru the forums here and on other sites and cannot really nail down an answer...

Yes, I made that word up to garner interest:cool: I am cycling my 2nd tank and everything is going well. As I've mentioned before, i'm doing live plants (low light, low maintenance). But I have a question about bubbles and oxygenation. One of the steps in doing a fish-less cycle is the...

I'm about to take the leap into the world of a planted aquarium. I just got a 29G tank and all of the stuffings. I bought an Aqueon T5 Dual lamp fixture, It has 2 different bulbs in it. And an Aqueon 200w heater and a glass top. I bought a piece of driftwood ( i was going to go find my own...

My water parameters are spot on perfect yet there is a, well my water looks dingy or a tad less than the preferred "crystal" clear. I haven't done anything other than a couple of pwc's since I added fish. I am presently running an Aquaclear 50 with 2 sponges and 1 bag of rings and a TopFin 40...

My tank cycled a couple weeks ago and I and finally fully stocked. I got a dwarf flame and a blue dwarf gourami. The blue one is the bully but the red one has started to nip back...good for him. I got 6 diamond tetras and 3 spotted corys. I bought some ghost shrimp for clean up duty but they...

Herman, the blue knight, Elvis the blue (bully)gourami, 2 of the 6 Degrees of Separation Diamond Tetras. Not seen the 3 (spotted cory) amigos and Red, the flame gourami http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/members/44521-albums2396-picture15600.jpg

But it demands a buttload of patience. In this instant gratification world we reside, we naturally want it now.

Morning everyone Just wanted to share my journey so far (plus, who doesn't like a good "atta boy" every now and again) The good news is that my ammo is dropping from 2ppm to 0 with about 12 hours so I'm redosing back to 2ppm twice a day. pH is holding steady at 7.5. My NO2 and NO3 are both...

I got a couple three of em: 1) what is the difference between a regular tank and one labeled as a breeder? Petco is still running the $1 per gallon tank sale. I'm looking at scooping up a couple just because. 2) let me get this straight; i should use filter floss in my Aquaclear50 in place...

Hi all I'm doing, ok trying to do, a fishless cycle using the guide. Been going at it pretty good for about 3 weeks now. I dose in ammonia (Blue Ribbon) to 2ppm and check on it every morning. My ammonia reading every morning, without fail is less than .25ppm. Yet, my nitrItes remain 5ppm or...

Hi, i'm not really new to aquariums but it's been a long time since I had one. I'm 41 now and I last had a tank when i was 15 or 16. i had 3 piranhas; i wanted to see fish eat fish...i was too young and stupid to know how young and stupid i was) :facepalm: I never ever heard anything before...