Recent content by abmorissun

Hi. My 10g is in a nice place right now. It's been cycled since, March? I think. I had diatoms the first month after I placed the Anubias and S. Repens. I'm not really sure why, but I was using tap water for water changes with Seachem Prime. The LFS says we have high phosphates in our tap water...

Busy morning. I retested my tap water and yeah, it's around 40ppm nitrates. I entirely forgot about water off-the-shelf. I have some Anubias and S. Repens and they look well. I love that the guppies rest on the Anubias leaves. What I really need are some tall plants for the back of the tank.

I just finished my fishless cycle last week and stocked it with African dwarf frogs and guppies. Finally. All in all, it took well over 100 days (~50 days testing with dead test strips). I spent weeks and weeks waiting for my nitrites to disappear and they never did until I quit adding...

From what I've read, I'm almost certain a betta is fine in that size tank without a nitrogen cycle. You just change most of the water every weekend. Or sooner if it looks funky. It's just a few gallons. I'm going crazy waiting for my 10 gallon to cycle and it's been months (don't ask). I use a...

Don't trust test strips for this. I bought mine at WalMart and (surprise!) they gave me the exact same readings for weeks and weeks - the entire bottle. I was suspicious after 50+ days. The API test kit gave me (finally!) very high nitrite levels DAY 1. I felt like I was starting over again.

I'm considering keeping some African Dwarf Frogs with Ramshorn snails. Will the frogs eat the baby snails? I'd like a healthy population of snails, but not TOO many. How about tadpole snails?

Is that 7 moss balls? I'm probably going to put one in my tank soon. How long have you had them?

We might have started about the same time. I'm on Day 18. I have a 10 gallon tank. Here's my log so far. Day 0: (added 2 tsp Aquasafe for 10 gallons tap water) Day 1: (added ~1Tbs ACE ammonia part# 10183) (started with test strips) 4ppm ammonia, nitrate 20, nitrite 0, hardness 150, alkalinity...

https://www.amazon.com/Plumbers-Siphon-Pro-Universal-Extender/dp/B014LEQC98?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B014LEQC98 My google-fu finally kicked in. The siphon bulb is the weak link, I knew that.

Yeah, I did that yesterday. I have our 10 gallon in the living room on a book shelf and carpet, so I'm trying not to spill anything. I spilled water all over.

Can anyone recommend a siphon pump/hose? I'm already getting a headache reading Amazon reviews. I have a 10 gallon tank and apparently they're all too big. I'm more apt to pick up a siphon pump from Harbor Freight, but sometimes their cheap stuff is CHEEEEAP. And I'm pretty sure my fish won't...

Yeah, the aquarium wiki is telling me 3-4" in size fully grown. That's just awesome. Just found Jonah's Aquarium - I believe it could be the least killifish I used to catch as a kid. They seemed larger then. :-)

I've never even heard of nanofish. Yeah, I thought twice when I took a second look at the 10 gallon tank.

I'm finally stocking a 10 gallon tank. No local shop here, just a Petsmart. If it wasn't for the guides on this forum, I'd be in for a big disappointment! Thank you all! I used to catch minnows and crayfish as a kid in North Carolina. I even had a goldfish in a tiny plastic treasure-chest tank...

...that I could stock my 10gal tank with 6 Black Skirt Tetras and 6 Rosy Red Minnows for a 130% stocking level. This is my first serious tank and I'm fairly set on the minnows as I used to catch them as a kid. But the tetras look so nice. Is this too much for a 10 gal? "I would just need to...