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Thanks for all the advice everyone. I think I will let them both run for a while, and maybe eventually I'll get rid of the first one, or maybe ill leave it in there.

I know there are already some threads on this, but I just want to be absolutely sure that I do this right. I would hate to make a mistake and have something go wrong. I have a 20 gallon tank with a topfin 20 filter on it. Now that I'm putting more fish into the tank, I want to upgrade the...

great thanks!

So I'm now thinking about not getting the GBR, but still going with the panda corys. Do you still think this would be considered overstocked?

I have a 20g fully cycled tank. It currently has the 5 skirt tetras, 8 neon tetras, and dwarf gourami. I'd like to get some feedback on what everybody thinks on getting the other fish shown in my aqadvisor image. Any thoughts are appreciated!

Yea that's what I thought. I don't see what the difference would be then adding some black skirts in with the group I already have... Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Aren't black skirts and white skirts the basically the same fish? Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Ok awesome, thanks for the help. That's probably exactly what I'll go with Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Do you think this would be alright for my 20 gallon tank? 6 Skirt Tetras 1 Dwarf Gourami 3 or 4 Panda Cories I'm also thinking about throwing in a mystery snail or ghost shrimp just for fun.

It's a long tank Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I've looked into panda corys as well actually...would one or two of them be alright? What's an ideal number? Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Thanks for the reply. Maybe I'll look into some guppies. I'm really looking for non schooling fish however..I don't have the room in my 20 gallon tank to support another school of 6 with the school I already have. Fish that I can get in groups of one or two would be great! Sent from my...

I currently have a 20 gallon cycled tank with 5 white skirt tetras in it. I would like to make it a more diverse community tank. I am thinking of adding… 1 or 2 black skirt tetras (just to increase the school size) 1 dwarf gourami 1 to 3 platties (maybe a high-fin platty and some sort of...

I just got three new glofish tetras. They are the only fish in my new (cycled) 20 gallon tank. Everything seemed fine on day one, but now after two days, I have some concerns. One of them barely swims around, won't eat, and has a white lump on its side. I'm worried he won't make it much longer...

Sorry if this has already been asked, but I’m not finding any good answers for my situation… I am using RO/DI water for my freshwater tropical tank, with no plants. I’m using RO/DI water because my tap water has unusually high nitrites, making it very difficult to maintain ideal conditions...

I've had a 20 gallon tank since January, and I've been struggling to get it cycled and ready to go, so any help here would be appreciated. I will start this off by saying, I know that there is a problem with my tap water. By testing my tap water directly (using two different brand test kits), I...

Thanks for the replies everyone. For those who says the nitrities are good for the start and to add some ammonia and get going, how would I go about water changes and actually lowering the nitrite level once fish are added? if I add a fish to start the cycle, is that going to be way too much...

No I dont, I could pick one up though

Yea that makes sense. After more testing of the fridge water, this is what I've come up with: Currently in Aquarium: pH - 8.0 Ammonia - 0 ppm Nitrite - 5.0 ppm Nitrate - 0 ppm Tap Water: pH - 7.8 Ammonia - 1 ppm Nitrite - 5 ppm Nitrate - 5 ppm Fridge Water: pH - 7.8 Ammonia - 0 ppm Nitrite -...

Its a Whirlpool 4396841 PUR filter. It says: It's NSF-certified to reduce cysts, particulates (class I), lead, mercury, and more. (The contaminants or other substances removed or reduced by this water filter are not necessarily in all users' water.) While it effectively removes contaminants...

Yes....nitrite is 5.0 and nitrate is 0. as well as ammonia being 0. I find that strange as well. I just posted this above as an update, but I just tried using filtered water from the front of my refrigerator and got 0 PPM nitrities...

I tried the test twice, each with the same results. I made sure to follow the directions exactly. I just tested the tap water nitrite level by putting it directly into a clean tube then adding the solution as the instructions state, and it was also 5.0 ppm! That worries me a bit... Update: I...

I just got a new 20 gallon tank. Installed filter and heater, and filled it up with tap water. It has a few fake decorations and plants in it. I also put half a cap of Prime in it for the chlorine. It is currently at 76-78 degrees. I've let the filter run and let it sit without touching it for...