Recent content by SpencerG

Fish Gallery in Dallas has great plants. Very clean store. Employees are attentive and helpful.

Yes! I believe it was 6.4-ish

Hey there! I was able to get my temp back up. I've actually had nirtites for a while and am slowly accumulating nitrAtes. But the ammonia had just stalled. Maybe it has to do with disturbing the substrate? I've been adding plants and have been moving a lot of the substrate around in the...

I've been fishless cycling my tank (fluval spec v) for a few weeks now. I haven't been very mathematical about it. Meaning I haven't logged my dosage and levels or anything. But I have tested my water almost everyday since I started and I've been paying attention to what everything has been...

Hi everybody. I was wondering. When you guys were starting out in the hobby, were you ever bummed by how "blah" your tank looked? I'm nearing the end of my fishless cycle in a Fluval Spec V. Today I recieved some plants in the mail after having a few issues with the post office not delivering...

Hey there! I'm expecting some plants I've ordered online to arrive today. They've been in transit a few days, and I want to get there somewhere safe pretty quick. The only tank I have right now is in the middle of cycling and the ammonia, nitrites, nitrates are all high and out of whack...

Hey there! Sorry about your betta! I'm new to the hobby myself, but I was thinking that you might try Catappa leaves (Indian Almond Leaves, Indian Almond Leaves | How and when to use them! – Aquariadise). They have antibacterial and antifungal properties. They also simulate a more natural...

Hey, guys! Sorry in advance for how wordy this is! Any help is much appreciated! I'm fishless cycling a fluval spec 5gal that I plan to plant. Started dosing ammonia last night. Got ammonia up to 4ppm today, and tonight I got my Eco-Complete in the mail. So I added that stuff. Honestly, the...

Hi everybody. I'm a bit frustrated and little bit scared. I'm new to aquariums and have been trying to fishless cycle my new 36 gallon tank. Everything was going great until today when I tested my water after a big 50% wc yesterday. Backstory to how my fishless cycle has been going: So my...

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I can already tell I'm going to like it here. :) Fresh2o - I began with brand new filter media. I'm using Rite-Size filter padding and ceramic rings in an Aqueon filter that came with my tank kit. I'm thinking maybe the cycle could be going fast due to the...

Hi, I'm Spencer. :wave: I'm new to aquariums for the most part. Last summer I volunteered to take a little 12 gallon tank from my Biology teacher who couldn't take care of the fish over the summer. I quickly fell in love with the aquarium, however within the last month I've learned through...