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I am currently dosing the tank daily with the required amount of ammonia to reach a 5ppm reading.

I set up my new 55 g freshwater community tank last week but haven't added any fish yet while I'm waiting for it to cycle. I ordered a bottle of SafeStart off Amazon (great pricing btw!) and the directions say add fish immediately. Somehow this doesn't seem right. My ammonia and nitrite...

How do you feel about charcoal in a canister? Is it a bad idea unless the tank has been recently medicated?

Thanks for the info....I was thinking of doing something like that but with the ceramic media instead of bio rings....glad to know my theory is sound!

I was never really a fish person but was given a very small aquarium last year so my cats would be able to enjoy some "aquatic entertainment". I did my research, set it up and fell in love with the peaceful joy of watching the fish...as did the cats! I also find the science behind establishing...

I have a new 55 g freshwater tank that I'm currently setting up and an established biorb life 30 tank. I purchased a Cascade 1000 canister for my new tank and am trying to decide what kind of media to use. I'd like to use some of the ceramic media from my established biorb as a bio filter in 1...