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I have a 45g tank and completed a fish-less cycle last week. I went out and bought some swordtails. I started with 10, which overstocked my tank a little when you consider adult sizes. I bought fish on Sunday. All was great the next few days and my fish were active and eating fine. Then I...

So one of my swordtails Is missing. I had 2 fatalities this morning of other swordtails from unknown cause which I'm currently investigating. My main concern right now is I am missing one of my fish. It definitely did not jump out of the tank as I have searched the floor. I also checked in and...

So I'm in the middle of cycling my first tank which is a 45 gallon and there are a few things going on in my tank and need some guidance on as my thread title stated. 1. My cycle has stalled in converting ammonia to nitrogen, The bacteria is still processing the ammonia but at a much slower...

How much chlorine would warrant a double dose of de-chlorinator? I have a gut feeling my tap water is very, very high in Chlorines. I checked online and found a water quality test for my city from 2010, which is the latest I could find readily available. It appears my city's...

Fellow AA members with experience in fish-less cycling, I am currently in the midst of cycling my first tank (45gal) and am awaiting the growth of bb in my fish-less cycle. In my research, I had read that without filter media from an already established tank, I am basically waiting for the...

Hello ladies and gentle-fish, I stumbled upon this site while researching fish-less cycling on my first tank a month ago and it was so darn full of information I bookmarked it. I planned on joining once my tank was up and running so I'd have something to show off and discuss, but, I ran into a...