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+1 on the above!

Hello, I had a quick question on my proposed stocking for my 60 gallon freshwater. I recently found the website www.aqadvisor.com and was wondering if anyone else had used this or had any insight as to how accurate it is? I put in all the fish I want and it says my stocking level is 91% which is...

Thats what I thought, just wanted to make sure I did not forget anything! Now just to get mine established. Thank you! I have not added ammonia but have read multiple articles now on fishless cycling and plan on starting that as soon as I get home from vacation. It will postpone getting some...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I don't understand what you mean by filter media:facepalm:. I installed the regular blue filter trays into the filter when I set my tank up. Did I need something else?? As for the ammonia, I am going to try finding some to do the fishless cycle. I don't want...

Thanks for the responses, I'm going to look into making a trap for those snails. As for the chemicals, I forgot to mention that I put in a bacteria supplement when I initially set up the tank and again after the water change I mentioned in the first post. For the pH booster; I only added it once...

Hello, I am brand new to the hobby but am very excited to get going! I set up my 60 gallon about 3 weeks ago now with play sand, filter, heater, 2 plants, and have been cycling ever since (Fishless). All levels were good except pH(Slightly low) initially, so I added a pH booster then did a 25%...

Thank you very much! My wife and I are both trying to be cautious with this as it is a new hobby for us as well as a gift for or kids. We were thinking of using a couple Molly's for our cycling process since we heard they are also pretty hardy!

Hello, I recently purchased a 60 gallon tank and got all the sand, water, and chemicals put in. I tested the water about a week after set up and the pH and alkalinity were both a little low; nothing major. I added a pH booster and it helped balance that, but my alkalinity is still a little low...