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Do you know all the filter size that would fit a 55 gallon tank? I'm trying to find the smallest one since I'll have two duel sponge filter. I have two filters that rated for 10 gallon and neither fit my 55 because of the rim.

Is it really that great that that's all you have? Have you tried others? I've been watching the price for the tetra whisper but everyone that posted so far in this thread makes it seem like I should watch for AquaClear.

I didn't know that but I didn't test it right after the change. But the next morning the result was the same so I'm glad it wasn't a fluke.

It's a great investment. Amazon has it for $19.99 right now and if you do subscribe and save it's $18.99 (If you're not familiar with s&s, you can cancel right after it ships and you don't have to be a prime member). I got it for $16.99 because I have 5+ items.

Thanks, I have read that. But I read it again just cause you gave me the link. :)

I've had the two zebra danios back in there and they've been a trooper. It's not a fishless cycle but I just kept the same title for consistency of when I tried the fishless cycle which I'll never attempt again.

My nitrite is not off the chart anymore! After 2 weeks of it being a horrible purple, and nitrate stuck at 5ppm, it is now reading 0.5ppm for nitrite! Hooray! I tested it an hour or so after a huge water change so I'm weary about the result just cause there was no end in sight. Not that I don't...

Boil them. Don't drop them in hot, rinse them with cool water before dropping them in. Dry them to make sure they drop. Sorry, forgot to tell you that part. I don't do the boiling anymore and just leave the slices open in the fridge and drop them in the next day.

My snails love cucumber. I leave a slice in and next thing I know, there's a swarm of them on it and the next day the slice has all been devoured skin and all. Put as much as you think you need to get them all and in a couple hours grab the slice covered in snail and throw away. This isn't a...

Thanks! Yeah, I do the same, used to shake it about 15 seconds cause it was just shook for the previous test but I decided to wait an hour but sometimes I forget to test it. Prolly should just email the company what their recommendation for testing multiple tanks. Also, for mine, you shake the...

I'm only testing it multiple times a day because I'm cycling the tank and the parameter changes every time. Waiting for it to be cycled so I don't have to test so often.

I always test both my tank back to back but I always leave the nitrate test out for the second tank and do it about an hour later. Is that long enough? I've heard shaking the bottle not enough or too much skew the result so that is why I assume we can't do the nitrate test one after another...

It was already there in the tank when I put tap water into it. It's just 1 gallon tank. Would throwing the plant away and keeping the tank dry for a couple days insure these worms are dead? I realized I don't want to buy products to kill them since it only cost me $10 for the tank so it's not...

I bought it a week ago and I'm using it to breed snails. I haven't fed the snail because I was hoping the worms would die before I clean the tank but it's not so I'm wondering if just rinsing everything with water is sufficient enough or are they like snails, hard to get rid of. I don't want...

It's all on the glass right above the water line. Would throwing everything away and rinsing the plant get rid of it or would they repopulate? Should I throw away the plant also? I'm guessing the plant is Amazon Sword? I'm new to plants so I don't have enough knowledge and experience to ID. I...

Well I took the box out of storage and I got my facts all wrong. It's 18" 15w T8 Full Spectrum lamp. I've heard of 1w per gallon rule so total for this is 30w which I'm going to assume all my plants are dying. Ugh. I bought API CO2 booster and Leaf Zone which both should arrive by the end of the...

Will do. Fish is coming in 4-5 days.

I have the same question. I bought two 24" hood for my 55g which only has a single T5 bulb. The height of the tank is 21 inch. Depth from top of substrate is around 18. Is that sufficient? If not what T5 bulbs should I buy to replace whatever is already in there?

Thanks! Just needed to know that someone actually use it and likes it. I'll use it then. It was on the clearance rack at the checkout line of Petco for $1.50 so I bought it on impulse.

Is it really safe to use on fish? How about dwarf puffer fish since they're scaleless? Ingredients: proprietary blend of therapeutic oils including citrus oil and eucalyptus oil, lavender oil (a calming oil) and aloe vera.

Are there any other way? I only have one friend who has an aquarium but he hasn't replied in over a month after saying he can give me some. :(

My tank has pretty much been at a standstill the past week. What should I do now? How do I lower Nitrite? --------pH -Ammonia-Nitrite--Nitrate 9/15----7.2-----0------5-------5 9/16----8.2-----0.5-----5------5 9/17----7.4----0.25-----5------5 9/18----7.4----0.25-----5------5...

I have 5.5g tank that I have been breeding snails for food and I also have a couple of rcs. I never cycled that tank since it was just snail and shrimp but I do water change every couple days. Zero death so far. My 55g once cycled is to house dwarf puffer fish and live plants. Pretty ambitious...

Another ugh me, why did I do that moment. Yesterday I did about 2/3rd water change. I was too lazy to put new water in so I left it at that overnight. This morning I added the water. Well this past hour I decided I can put the fish back in then do a water test...(assuming the water would be...

Thanks all for the input! I'm so glad for so many replies. Lol Upstate for your screw-up, yeah yours worse than mine! Hopefully it's all good from here on! I like this forum. I'm going to stay and make myself at home here. I had some problems this past couple weeks about other stuff that I...