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If the hue is greenish then its an algea problem. If its whitish then its cycling. Water changes are good for any reason.

I use AP. Out of the tap Ammonia is 1ppm. If I do a water change and add Prime, I will get an ammonia reading of .5 or .25ppm depending on the amount of water change (when previously would have read 0). I don't know what my chloromine level is but I know that must be whats going on. I won't...

Glass. Its stronger to support inquisitive cats. I'm not sure how much I would trust plastic..

I've always heard Jagers are good. Thats what I ended up getting.

Do you find the color has to do more with breeding or the conditions they live in? Theres a breeder in Florida that sells GBR's on aquabid and on their site so I'm debating to get them online from a breeder or my local Petco. The problem being that the ones at Petco are not quite as colorful...

I like malaysian driftwood because it sinks right off. I've bought a bunch from http://www.aquaticeco.com - its the cheapest I've ever seen for driftwood! Very nice too. Here is the picture of all the driftwood I added to my tank (water is cloudy from me messing with substrate and I'm going...

Chloromines do effect some test kits but not all. They will give you a false reading. My water also tests 1ppm of ammonia. I use the Aquarium Phamaceuticals test kit.

Did you seed your new filter from your old one? If you just switched filters suddenly...then you might have restarted the cycle from the beginning as the majority of your bacteria live in the filter and some in the gravel.

Yah increasing your corie school size and getting a dwarf gourami will be good. I think it would be better to go with 6 cories, a dwarf gourami and your danios would be good combo.

The Malaysian Trumpet Snails are great! They are plant friendly and burrow into your substrate, hence shifting it around for you. They are nocturnal hence you wont' really see them. The only downside is they are livebearers and will reproduce pretty quickly. You won't really know how many...

Wow not long ago I was in your exact situation, asking the exact same questions. When you fishless cycle it will take about a month or more (I'm about 4 weeks in myself). So don't feel the need to get food and such right away. Maybe you can split it into a couple orders, that is what I've...

You should not see a pH spike. If you are seeing changes then it could be the water changes. It takes 24 hours after you put new water in to get a real pH reading as direct tap water will change wants it sits for a while. I wouldn't worry about your pH unless it starts going drastically in...

I will :) . I'm planning on cardinals and rummy's for schoolers, then a pair of german blue rams, some ottos, and maybe a few guppies. I also want to get some cherry shrimp too. Is that an abyssinian in your avatar? Cute kitty :) . My primary hobby is cats.

I think your cories would probably prefer to be in a school of 5-6.

I have a 46 gallon bowfront too! I'm so excited about it. I can't wait for the cycle to finish (fishless and almost done).

There is no need to add chemicals to your water as that can have unaccountable consequences. What you are probably experiencing is an bacteria bloom from cycling your tank. You can do water changes or wait and it will go away given time. It should be harmless.

I think a better way of cycling is doing exact ammonia dosing daily. You can get Clear Ammonia from Walmart and dose up to 3-5ppm and maintain that level daily. This way is a bit more exact than the shrimp method. I like sand too. I have EcoComplete (nice and black) which is also good for...