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I have boiled driftwood for close to 5 hours. It's sitting in water and it's no longer turning any more red color. Is it safe to put into my tank, or will it still leech color? Because if I could again, color comes out?? Please tell me what I should do? I greatly appreciate your help

Try araginite ....also known as crushed coral to raise ph

I used Dr. Tims, as well. It took me about three weeks to cycle. I dosed it to 4 ppm today be on the safe side, and waited for readings to be zero in 24 hrs. Once I did that,I again dosed for 4 ppm waited 24 hrs. and I was good to go. NEVER hurts to be overly cautious, especially when you...

It also could be found on Amazon, as well.

Why don't u go to your lfs, and see if they have Dr. Tim's, it's great, I used that...it's exactly the ammonia you would need to cycle. It's a small bottle....you don't need that unless ur going to clean your house with that purchase from Ace...lol

Wish i didn't have nitrates....two days after feeding they start to creep up...

Was researching moss balls last night, to see if the are good to coexist with Cory's and nerites...from what I read it's good

I do have a slow growing anibus in there...since the very beginning

Thanks for your quick response... Using API drop tests... 10/2020 xperation Tested at local fish store, same parameters as I, and I have tested straight from tap as well....does stay at zero,as when I do wc Water changes every 7-9 days

I have an established cycled 30 gallon freshwater aquarium, with no live plants. I have water parameters of: pH: 7.4 Ammonia: 0.0 Nitrite: 0.0 Nitrates:. 40.0 I use a ehiem 2215 canister filter, and my tank consists of: 14 Glofish 5 Nerite Snails 2 Red...

Congratulations, but bittersweet... Your cycled, that's so very important. Now leads you to keeping control of it, almost neurotically. I've now added to my OCD..

For the ladies out here, you need to understand it's like a guy thing...belching, beer drinking, flatulence, scratching their hairy bellies...ritual. LOL But IT WORKS!!

Okay, I'm so sorry....I must have missed that post....my apologies

Goldfish are VERY Messy and dirty fish, and a 20 gallon tank would not be sufficient for their growth. So, I don't recommend adding goldfish, unless u want to clean the tank every other or every three days! You can get some beautiful glofish, they are tetras, and very hardy

Where did u order them from?

I have used Dr Tim's Ammonia Solution to start my tank, and have also used Dr Tim's One and Only Beneficial Bacteria....to seed the filter media. I highly recommend both of these when doing a FISHLESS cycle. Both found on Amazon, and they are the only thing I had used. No problems at...

I had mine crash at 6.6...thank goodness it was not stocked. I was doing FISHLESS cycling, nitrates went through the roof as did nitrites. Did you test you pH from the tap? What do u use tests strips or drops? Drops are much more accurate

pH of 6.4? Why? That low a pH can cause a tank to crash or even stop cycling....better to get that crushed coral asap and raise it to well over 7.0 or higher...IMO

Okay then.....thanks do much for everyone's input....I will heed the advice given. Thank you all once again for your insight.

I really shouldn't have to do a water change in the amount that you state...all my parameters are perfect , however, my LFS stated I should do a water change every other week, because it was an excessive number of changes. Even with that my nitrates were still in then 10's. Fish should no sign...

Thanks everyone for your input....is there some sort of a digital meter that can be used to avoid situations like this?

Not really sure if it's holding brown algae growth.....still have some in my tank.

I'm using the green killing machine, with a 2215 Ehiem filter in a 29.9 gallon tank.

Doesn't a high nitrate of 80 considered to be somewhat dangerous for your fish to survive?? As far as I understand also, high nitrates help the formation of algae, do they not??