Recent content by ChristineM93

Ok that's good to know! I did quite a bit of research (or so I thought) before setting up the tank and thought I had all the right information but apparently not! Thank you for the help!

So would it be safe to do a 50% water change right away while I wait for it to actually cycle? Doing that big of a water change won't affect it? And I do use tap water but I have water conditioner (as long as that actually works unlike the nutrafin cycle).

I used nutrafin cycle right at the start. Right before adding the second batch of shrimp I did change both filters at the same time as doing a bit of a larger water change (25%-30%). I probably messed up the cycle right there right? This morning my tank is a bit cloudy and one of the shrimp is...

Hi everyone! I have a 5 gallon tank I set up this summer. It was cycled before adding a couple cherry shrimp. Everything was good so I added a few more a couple weeks after. I started to have a nitrate/nitrite spike after adding the second time and I've been trying to get it under control ever...