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This seems very odd to me, i've been quite prepared for a month to 6 weeks minimum for my tank to cycle but it seems like it's either done or very very close to after just over two weeks. I hadn't tested for a couple of days since i expected the nitrite spike to last a while, but when testing...

So i'm about 9 days into the cycle, with 4 comets and some plants, and i'm getting: Just trace ammonia maybe .2 at the most ppm my Nitrites are reading 1.6 ppm Nitrates are reading 10 ppm PH has been a steady 7.5-7.6 the whole time so far. Haven't checked it every day but when i do it seems...

Ok so i have just over 1wpg in a currently cycling lightly planted 75 gal aquarium (is it considered a 75 tall or an 80 gal with dimensions of 48" x 16" x 24" ? I get 79.79 gal at this size by my calculations). Ideally it will be sort of medium planted with a fair amound of free swimming space...

Thanks again for all the helpful advice so far. It's 3 days into the first cycle and so far so good. The initial cloudiness is almost gone (bacteria bloom?) and i'm starting to see signs of ammonia and nitrites in small amounts so far in testing. I just wanted to share a few pics of how it's...

Ok so i broke down, got myself a tank (yay) which is all set up and a day into the cycle (cycling with 4 comets). It was sold as a 75 gallon but my calculations have it at almost 80 gallons (48" x 16" x 24") but really it makes little difference imo. Went with the playsand substrate, some...

Hi folks. Just wanted to say hello, and thank you all for the hours and hours of reading i've been doing here for quite a while now, so much so that i had to finally register and ask a few questions of my own. I used to be into the hobby many years ago, not anywhere near as hardcore as most...