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I'm about to start up a 29 gallon aquarium. I'm thinking of getting a canister filter. Any recommendations?

I have a tank cycling which has me scratching my head. My water straight out of the tap comes in at 0.5 ppm. I was having ammonia so high the tube actually looked blue, so I couldn't read with Api Master test kit. After several large water changes, I was able to get it down to 4.0 then got it...

Recommendations for filter/s for a 29 gallon freshwater aquarium(medium to heavy stocking?

It's not that I dislike cats. I actually admire them for their agility, strength andsheer survival capabilities, It's just that I'm allergic.Thanks for the info, though . Il certainly pass it on if the need arises.

????No, I don't , nor will I own a cat.What bearing does that have on what's being discussed?

yes, finnipper, Ido .Also, the tank has no lid on it right now.

have tested thee times .always reads 0. I checked my other tank that's almost finished cycling and got a reading ,so test kit is ok...

I now understand it must be due to the cycle taking place. After 1 week parameters are as follow: PH= 7.2, ammonia 2.0 ppm, nitrite= 0.0 , and nitrate=40ppm. I asked because of the smell and the cloudiness which doesn't seem to go away and I expected that by now it would have.Ammonia 3 days ago...

V227, Thanks for your advice. I shall certainly take it into consideration, finances allowing.

i'm 62 years old now. When i was 10, I got my first fish tank; a 10 gallon, then a five gallon. At age twelve, my parents divorced and I relocated to another country. I went through jr. high, high college ,and a military career all without ever keeping fish again. 2 years ago i suffered a stroke...

What does it mean when your tank smells like a recently dug up lawn? O kind of like when you uproot a plant. It's not a n unpleasant smell, but it makes me curious. i hadn't encountered this before.

ammonia slowly going down. Now coming in at 2.o ppm.

To have served was a privilege.

Thanks,Andy! I just checked Ph after water change. It's now at 7.4. Added some Fluval cycle. Got fingers crossed.

I just did a 75-90% water change as advised That is after the 30% water change and gravel vac done this morning.Treated water carefully as per instructions, reconnected filters and waited about 1/2 hour. Ammonia now testing at between 2-4 ppm.Will continue this for a few days and will see what...

Thanks for your response to my query, ZxC Ph in tankis at 6.4, temp is at 80 (normal room temperature) I use no heater. Substrate is river gravel purchased at LFS. Tap water tests at 0.50 ppm. I've reviewed test instructions repeatedly and am using a recently purchased API master test kit with...

I'm at wits end... i hlave a 5.5 gallon tank that simply won't cycle. I've tried both fishless and with fish. When I test for ammonia, the reading is so high the tube doesn't eve look green. It's a dark BLUE color!. I've added APi Quick Start ,Fluval cycle, stress zyme and Microbe lift special...

I stocked my 10 gallon with serpae and buenos aires tetras. They're nice looking, hardy and lively.

Hello , fellow aquarists. I'm a disabled ex Naval officer that has decided to take up fishkeeping after a 50 year hiatus. I kept fish as a child and even bred guppies, platys and mollies to sell to my local pet shop. After my stroke my activities were limited as I lost most use of my left hand (...