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I have a 40g breeder tank that I got about mid october. I fishless cycled the tank so that I had (at least what I thought) was 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and about 10-20 nitrates. Did a 24 hour test and saw the conversion happen from the pure ammonia to nitrites, to nitrates. I then did a large...

Hi, so currently I have pretty moderate light level (138w cfl) and no co2 in my 40g tank. My ph is about 8.3 and I have no rocks or anything in there that would be raising it to take out. From most of the things I have read online it says plants typically like ph lower (max about 7.8). Would...

So, right now I am in the middle of my fishless cycle (week after nitrites appeared, still waiting for nitrates), and I can't decide on what I should stock in my tank once I can actually put fish in. Tank is a 40g breeder, and I have a penguin 350b for my filter. Ph is 8.4 out of my tap. I...

Hello all, I'm both new to this forum and to owning fish, but about a month ago I decided that I wanted an aquarium. I got a 40b and started the arduous task of learning all that goes into keeping fish. ( I felt overwhelmed before I even looked at fish... I lost more than a few hours reading...