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Fair enough, but if the fish are dying due to CO2 toxicity/hypoxia...?

Update: wife was able to find the rest of the cardinal tetras, so I guess they were just hiding really well. I have asked her to turn the CO2 all the way down to about 1 bubble every 5-10 seconds. I'm otherwise planning on doing the rest of the above unless anyone has any other suggestions.

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I've posted here, but I've come running back with my tail in between my legs. I have a 30-gallon freshwater tank that has been going for about 10 or so months. Since I got livestock in there, everything has done quite well: I still have the same 4 Dalmatian...

I've got sufficient light, I think (running two LED lights - a Finnex Planted+ 24/7 as well as a Current Satellite Freshwater light). At this point I think the only thing I'm likely short on in the nutrient department is CO2, which I'm hoping to address by double-dosing the Excel. I appreciate...

Saw this product in one of my LFS and was intrigued. I ended up buying a bottle and have been dosing it daily for about a week as directed on the bottle. Haven't really noticed much of a difference. Has anyone tried this product? I'm curious if anyone has had any good or bad experiences. I'm...

:lol: Not a bad idea I guess...

Sounds like you are in step 2 of your cycle. Patience, patience, patience my friend. I agree with stopping ammonia addition - or at least reducing its frequency. Your "cycle" is essentially "stalled" due to a lack of bacteria that convert nitrite to nitrate. They're there - since you're getting...

This is my concern - unless pre-cycled media was added, I highly doubt a tank was cycled in ~1 week. Then again, if it wasn't cycled and fish have been in there for ~2 weeks, I would expect the parameters to be more abnormal.

That last tank is beautiful. Love all the color.

As it comes, it would probably be a problem if your fish are quite small. However, you could fix this pretty easily I think: either by adding a sponge at the end, or by rigging some kind of mesh to surround the actual intake. The former would probably be easier.

I've got two cats (about 4 years old) and they generally aren't that interested in my tank. They were quite excited when I first added fish, but other than that they couldn't care less it seems. One of them loves chasing the water in the Python when I do water changes, but other than that they...

I would suggest buying a Python if you have some cash handy. It makes water changes so much less painful. Before, a large water change (80%+) would take me about an hour on my 30-gallon using a 2-gallon bucket, walking it over to the kitchen, conditioning water, etc.. With the Python, I can do a...

With respect to your cycle: how long has it been since you started cycling? What have you been using as an ammonia source? Have you seen a rise and fall in both your ammonia and nitrites? Just based on your parameters, it looks like your tank is cycled unless you somehow got nitrates from...

Can't comment on the Eheim filters, but I have a Fluval 206 for my 30-gallon and love the thing. It's pretty quiet, has adjustable flow, and has a pretty large (in my opinion) volume for media as well as three trays built in. I haven't had any trouble with it so far. And for ~$100 on Amazon, I...

Hah, agreed. Unfortunately there are some things that we have to deal with. OP, you could consider getting an N95 mask (maybe $2-3 from a local construction shop) if you really find the smell that repulsive.

YMMV but I've got three dwarf neon rainbows as my "showpiece" fish and they seem to be doing quite well.

I am an inadvertent overfeeder. I'm still trying to figure out both how much I need to feed (I know the guidelines, just trying to translate that into an actual amount of food) and how to get food to the plecos. My mollies seem to love the algae wafers. The plecos are so timid during the day...

The carpeting plants do require high light and, per most sources, CO2 injection in order to get a true carpet. I had some dwarf hairgrass in my tank, and while it was growing, I couldn't get it to carpet to any significant degree. Admittedly, I only tried for about 6 weeks, but I decided to give...

I've done a little reading on this but will admit that I haven't tried it myself. Take what I say with a grain of salt. Most sources that I've read generally recommend not creating your own driftwood. It's a somewhat long process to make sure the wood works properly. From what I've read: - You...

Good work. Just stay patient - I promise it'll start working. Just gotta let nature do its thing. :) I think continuing to do water changes until your nitrites are readable isn't a bad idea. Additionally, the water changes will help keep your nitrates reasonable, which will make it easier for...

I'm assuming by "alkaline" you're referring to KH? Or are you referring to pH? If the former, this can be addressed in a variety of ways: adding driftwood, using RO/DI water for your water changes instead of tap water, adding peat to your tank (in your filter), etc.. Just Google and you'll find...

In addition to the fish food method, you can also just buy ammonia solutions from a store. I had trouble finding them in any brick-and-mortar store, but if you look hard enough and/or luck out, you might be able to find some. It's super cheap, and I prefer it over the food method because you can...

Well like I said, none of this sounds particularly unusual. I guess one of them could be pregnant - sort of difficult to say one way or another without a picture, and frankly I don't consider myself experienced enough to "diagnose" pregnancy anyway. I wouldn't worry yourself over it. There's...

I definitely appreciate the input. I've been looking at the recommended parameters over at LiveAquaria in order to get ideas for fish that can be added. I heard about the salt water for the mollies, but I've read that they can just as easily acclimate to a salt-free tank. Is this not the case...

It will take time for the bacterial colonies to develop. Most people say that it takes longer for the nitrite -> nitrate population to develop than the ammonia -> nitrite population, and that was certainly the case in my cycle. Doing water changes to try and get your nitrites to a measurable...