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i got a peacock eel and was wondering if it will eat the same nfs food i feed my cichlids.

my lab dominates my tank.

yea, it was funny I knew it was going down but the test was still getting over 5 ppm, it was just taking 2 minutes instead of 2 seconds to turn the dark purple :)

Great news! Over the last 2 days my nitrite has hit 0. I have perfect water parameters, and will be getting some cichlids today! Thanks for every ones help, a mix of patience and water changes did the trick...

yea i think that is wrong

yea, my tap has no nitrites. Will it be safe to just put bio spira in this tank, or are the nitrites too high for it?

one test had my nitrates at 50 ppm, but I was told that high nitirites can screw with nitrates, so i thought it was inaccurate. On average there were probably 30 ppm in the last week...

smells fine to me. I just did a 35% water change, and the nitrates are now close to 0 and the nitrites are still off the charts.

Can't be a bad test kit, considering one of the lfs had the same kit and got the same result. I can do a water change, but I dont know if that will do anything since I have already dilluted it in my tap water and the results were still horrible. I have no idea if those chemicals are in my...

yea I did, with no nitrites. This is so weird. On the positive side, I have 3 fish (not two sorry I told you wrong) alive that seem to be doing well and one lfs tested the water and said it was fine. One the other hand the AP test kit says its off the charts and having nitrites 4 weeks into...

I diluted my water to see how far over 5 ppm of nitrite my tank was. I took my water to two lfs. The first tested it with an uknown kit and my water was perfect. The second lfs used the same ap kit i have, and it was off the charts. What is going on?

i meant 45. I dilluted the tank water with my tap water about one part tank water to eight parts tap water. Even then it took about 15 seconds to turn a deep purple... I will check out the lfs and see what is up...

Ok, i am on week two of my nirtite spike (my ammonia stage lasted 2 weeks). I am using the ap master kit, which only measures nitrites up to 5 ppm. I easily hit that, and i roughly put one part tank tank water to 4 parts water and it was still at least 5 ppm. My nitrates are at about 7 ppm...

yea, i will ease up and see what happens. My tap had zero nitrites and nitrates...

i am not guessing 55 ppm, that is what the kit said... what I am guessing is that the Nirtrites are way above 5 ppm

Ok, i am on week 4 of cycling and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Ammonia is gone every 24 hours, and Nitrates are now high (at least 55 ppm). However, my chart (ap master test kit) for Nitrites only goes up to 5, and its easliy at 5ppm. Should I stop putting in Ammonia to try and...

Thanks. The algae is green. What does that mean?

Ok, since this site is my sole resource for aquarium info, I have a few more questions: Ok, my Cascade 1000 filter has been running for a couple of weeks and I am nearing the end of my cyle. How do I clean it and how often? Do I rinse out the sponges and bio filter? I am not sure since I...

yea, I knew that but i was to lazy to type bacteria :)

nothing. Its all really heavy rock. I would be shocked if any fish could move it. that peice is probably 20 pounds.

Ok, I have been cycling for two weeks now and finally I am seeing some action. I originally put some ammonia in the tank (about 3 ppm). Took some readings today and I have the first sign of Nitrites and Nitrates: Ammonia: 2 ppm Nitrites: 5 ppm (could be higher this is the max reading for my...

I am a new comer to this hobby, and so far have enjoyed every minute of it. I have a beautiful 55 gallon tank in the middle of cycling, and I need to pick out my fish. The electric blues and yellows seem great, and I guess they are very popular. Here are some of the issues I have encountered...

Seriously, my wife thinks I am crazy

Well, i have to admit... I just guessed on the Ammonia. Poured what I thought would be 10 drops, but it was probably a little more. Then I repeated it today and got about 2 ppm. So basically I make sure it stays at 2 and watch the nitrites rise till about 2, then at that point I stop...

ok, i found some ammonia at Vons. Its made by safeway, and just says ammonia. Its ingredients are Ammonium Hydroxide, surfacant, opacifier, clarifying agent. Will this work?