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i tested it. the tap water is good. i also dechlorinated it (chlorine, chloramine and heavy metals)

its been almost a month for cycling so i guess its new? and thanks ill see if it settles in few weeks

i have been testing my 20g water everyday. its always low ammonia, high nitrite, mid-high nitrate. even after a 30-50% water change everyday. i test right before water change and half an hour after water change. my readings are ammonia- 0 to 0.25ppm 0.25 most of the time nitrite- 5.0ppm...

before the water change. i had a 4.0 ppm ammonia, either 2.0 or 5.0 ppm nitrite , about 0 ppm nitrate after about 40% water change i did yesterday. the readings are 0.50 or 1.0 ppm ammonia. same nitrite, 40 or 80 ppm nitrate is this normal? i have no idea...ammonia dropped, and nitrate...

the new one im getting is Eheim classic canister filter 250. and im planning to use both of the old and new filter in the new tank for a while for cycling

so i had a 20g tank with a small filter.. im starting a new tank and adding few new fishes. can i put the old one in the neww tank with the new filter running at the same time to speed up the cycle? if yes. can i put the fish and new fish in right now or soon? my old filter is a small...

im wondering if i could use multiple substrates in one big fish tank. i dont mean like mix them together like i line them up as in columns.or rows one area for soil for plants that needs it. the other for play sands, white sands, and the rest the area for decor' sands. does this work?