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Seeing improvement! Last night I did a 90% water change, but refilled only halfway, took it down again, the refilled. I was at .5-1 ppm following that. I just did a 90% water change, and am now reading about .25 ppm. Getting there! Thanks to all of you who were willing to take time out of...

This is so frustrating! I "thought" I had done enough researching prior starting this project, but I was sadly mistaken. So many products declare it "safe" to add fish immediately, even in a new tank, etc, etc, which is apparently b/s. Not to mention the pet store folks who haven't exactly...

I'm going to do another water change now, and hopefully get some waste/excess food out of the gravel as well. I'm relieved to know that I can do this daily without screwing up the cycle. I just feel terrible knowing the fish are in there with the ammonia so high. I bought the API Ammonia test...

...The reason we actually purchased more, after the original 3 gold barbs (which are <1 in, very small) was that the pet store people told me I didn't have "enough" fish to create enough waste, in order to get the cycle going... What is the standard I should go by? I believe they told me 1-1.5...

Hi! My name is Jennifer. I have a problem, and I'm hoping someone here will offer me good advise. :) I purchased a 20 gallon freshwater aquarium start-up kit for my daughter's birthday. Top Fin® 20 Gallon Starter Kit - Gift Shop - Fish - PetSmart We thought everything was going well, but...