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Hey everyone! Starting up a CO2 system finally for my ADA 17 gallon tank and I've read and heard many things on what to buy for the setup, I just wanted to make sure/double-check that I have everything needed! - GLA GRO CO2 REGULATOR - Not sure if I should get this Nano CO2 drop checker for...

I woke up this morning to see my GBR laying on the bottom of the tank in this position. I've monitored her actions for about 1-2hours and it's still the same! She's been breathing kind of fast and shes looking really pale, but her colors are still bright (the blue parts). She also has this...

Drain my 10g completely? I dont have to use that water in my 20g?

Wouldnt the current of both my filters make a hazzardfor my fish? Esp for my betta. Also i was planning to transfer my filter media to the new filter. Note: im using aquaclwar 30 but bought a aquaclear 50

I recently picked up a 20g long and currently i have a 10g. I picked up a new filter, some new sand substrate, new decorations. Can someone tell me a guide on how to safely transfer everything with out starting a new cycle in my 20g? What do i need to do to keep my fish safe in my 10g while...

Dear Community, Seems like my water sprites and amazon swords are starting to turn brownish. I was wondering what would be a good light source for a 10 gallon tank? I do use root tabs and I do already have a light source, but I'm not sure if it's even good. My light source right now is...

So I don't need to add ammonia and all that other stuff? Like a regular fishless cycle? :O

So I recently got a 1 Gallon Aqueon Mini Bow Tank for a back up/hospital tank. But now I'm starting to lean towards on making it a small RCS community. Does anyone know how to start up a shrimp tank? Does this 1 gallon tank need to be cycled? It comes with a small filter, would it work? Or do...

So I purchased a one gallon tank just incase my betta didn't get along with my community tank. Turns out everything turned fine and my betta (which I named Taro due to his light purple color) is super happy in his new tank. So what can I put in my one gallon tank? I was thinking of making a...

Thanks sooo much! Also quick question to see if i'm doing this right. it says 20% water change in the Aqadvisor with my future stock. So 20% water change = 2 gallons?

wooohoooo!!! So i woke up this morning and tested it, my ammonia was about .25-.50ppm and my nitrites hit 0!! I couldn't believe it! my nitrate is ~10ppm as well. So now I'll dose the ammonia again and wait till tomorrow morning to test it. If its the same results what do I do? 100% water...

Alrighty. Should I dose the ammonia now? Or just in the morning when I wake up/after the water change? Also I checked the ammonia levels in my tap, its ~1.0ppm if that makes any difference with my .25ppm problem? But I also read that Seachem prime could also be a cause of the .25ppm.

Sooo I dosed my ammonia to ~2-4ppm at 2pm today, as I just tested it now (10 hours later) it dropped back to .25ppm again! Tested NitrItes and its above 5.0ppm I'm pretty sure. And my NitrAtes are above 160ppm (super dark red colored). What should I do in the morning? Dose another ammonia to...

Yeah I'm not sure what's going on? Tested just now, ammonia is at .25. I even dosed it last night to like ~2-3ppm heh. So now I just wait for my nitrItes to drop right? Should I keep dosing ammonia?

Really? .25ppm is safe to add fish in? O__O? I've read many articles/post and many people said that 0 is the ideal ammonia to have before putting fish in. Now that makes me think and kinda confused/worried when I put some fish in haha.

Dear Community, So as I'm doing my fishless cycle here are my speccs of the tank. -No plants -10 gallons -Heater at 75-80 degrees -Using API test kit - pH levels are 7.6+ with the basic pH test, ~7.8 with the high pH test. I'm not sure if this is a problem or it's normal, but I've been having...

I thought the nitrAtes eat up the nitrIte production?

Kind of confused on what you stated. I started out with good amount of NitrAtes due to my seeded filter, and now it's pretty much off the charts I believe considering the orange dark colored.

So after a month of struggling with my aquarium, trying to get some nitrites and ammonia down. This week has been a miracle!! As I began this week, my ammonia was dropping very fast to about ~.50 or .25ppm from 4ppm. I had NitrAtes already which was about ~2-5ppm. My Nitrites were at 0, but 2...

Yes, my pH is about ~7.6. I also forgot to mention that I seeded my filter with a used filter pad from my cousin's filter.

Just a quick question, I'm entering my first month of fishless cycle. My ammonia started at around ~4ppm, and now has finally dropped to about ~.50ppm. I tested everyday and no NitrItes at all, but I did just test for NitrAtes and the color is like gold? It's not really at 0 or 5ppm, but maybe...

So I'm about to enter my 4th week of fishless cycling. I have not recieved any NitrIte yet. My ammonia level is about 4-5ppm using the api test kit. My ph is 7.4-7.6. My heater levels is about 85 degrees. I'm using an Aquaclear 50 hob. My question is, I recently bought a hydrosponge 1 filter...

Yes I did, with Seachem Prime

So what should I do? Should I lower the ammonia levels to like .50?

Dear Community, Can someone help me out or throw suggestions? I've been doing a fishless cycle for about 2 weeks now, not using any plants. Ammonia levels are around 2-5ppm. Testing with the API test kit. Ammonia used is the ACE Janitorial Ammonia. I've been testing every single day. Ammonia...