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I would be wary of adding clown loaches to the tank. Rainbow sharks can be territorial and reside in the same area where your loaches will be residing and if you're adding your shark first he will already be established. Also keep in mind that clown loaches should always be kept in groups of at...

I'm new myself, but have been doing quite a bit of research lately while I'm on my fishless cycle. It looks like you would be okay as far as not being "overstocked" if you're aiming in the 50-60g range. If you're thinking about an African Leaf Fish those are often mislabeled and are actually...

Thanks! I hadn't come across that site. I plugged it in and it seemed okay. Seems I'd be a little overstocked (130%) with 2BPs and 1 EBJD so may cut it down to 1 BP and 1 EBJD or just the 2 BPs or 2 EBJDs as my "big" fish. Only other worries were my barbs and corys coexisting with the EBJD...

No advice? :/

Did my 50% pwc yesterday and checked my params today. Have had my ammonia reading at 0 the past two days after dosing it up to 4ppm both times, just waiting on my Nitrites to drop! The Nitrites and NitrAtes are still very high so hopefully soon I'll get my 0 Nitrites and add my first fish.

I'm still in my fishless cycle, but it's progressing fast and (hopefully) soon I'll be adding in my first fish! That being said I'm in the midst of research and I'm up to my eyeballs in it currently :lol: I'm attempting to keep some robust plants in the tank also and currently I have...

Very excited! It's day 9 of my fishless cycle and today when I went to test my levels my ammonia had dropped to about 1.5 ppm or so (between 1 and 2) and my Nitrite level had risen from 0 to 3.5 ppm and my NitrAtes have shown themselves at 10 ppm :D

Tested ammonia levels as I wait for my fishless cycle to complete. Also did some hardcore cleaning on some river rocks we're going to be adding for a hardscape, they're currently soaking now :)

Thanks, I'll make sure to test that also. I wasn't sure if that was something that would show up in tap water so I'll make sure to record that.

Today officially marks day one of my first fishless cycle. My wife bought me a 55 gallon tank and stand as an early Christmas gift. It was pretty rough when we brought it home, I've since sanded down the trim and the stand, cleaned the heck out of it, primed and painted the stand, and installed...

Hello! I will soon be starting my first fish tank. I have been thinking of starting one for about 2 years or so and my wife surprised me with a 55 gallon and stand that she bought from craigslist. Everything checks out with it, holds water (no cracks or leaks). It did have an old oak finish on...