Recent content by akathewhistler

In the course of battling my on going ammonia crisis (the levels of which are slowly but surely coming down with daily water changes), I tested my source water, just to check. Low and behold, the water coming out of my tap read an ammonia level of 1.0. Is this normal or should it concern me? Is...

Beautiful tank. A few tips to light it better for photographing. 1. Use a LOT of light. Don't rely on just the flash (in fact, unless you have an external flash you can aim, don't use it at all). Set up external lamps with the brightest bulbs they'll handle. The more light, the shorter the...

I have read several articles on tank chemistry and and Nitrogen Cycle (since before starting the tank and after). None that I've read have helped me to understand why the tank would be stable with acceptable and consistent chemistry for three weeks (four if you include the week the tank ran...

I'm trying to get my first tank going. It's a 10-gal hexagonal tank stocked with 4 Red Swordtails, 4 Black Skirt Tetras, and 4 Glass Catfish. I've had the tank running for about three and a half weeks now. I've changed 20% of the water a week (three changes so far) , use ProQuatics Bacteria...