Recent content by CRPhoenix

Re: advice Thank you for everyone's replies. I have done a 30 % water change on Sat and a 60% on Sun. Not sure if the nitrite went down or not, I have trouble distinguishing the purple colors of the high nitrite readings. But the nitrate reading seemed to go up. Maybe this is a good sign...

plant photos I will attempt to upload photos of the plants showing the dropped and "wilted" leaves.

bulb is 6500 K.

So my adult niece was trying to give away her fish, and it got me thinking about getting goldfish for my new water garden. Her fish were not the right ones for water gardens, but I had this old 10 gallon aquarium my kids had used for a nonfish pet. I got the idea I would raise goldfish for my...

I'm new to aquariums. I have a 29 gallon tank, which I am keeping at 68-70 degrees because I plan to get goldfish when cycling is done. I have a full spectrum 27 watt fluorescent bulb for lighting. After some internet searching, decided to try fishless cycling with pure ammonia. After 2 weeks...