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I have decided to rescape my tank. I have already moved my fish to another tank with proper parameters and filtration. My question is once I drain the tank is there a way to ensure my fluval cannister retains the built up beneficial bacteria since it's been running for 8 months with small...

I can say in my aquaclear 30 the basket has a pretty tight fit, when the sponge, matrix ( from a cycled tank so held onto their unused media), and polyfill for me are in it won't budge for me and is kinda tough to pull out. You can definitely just do media with a prefilter sponge. I did a...

Well I have 6 guppy fry in the small tank..relocated male to big tank and placed molly with the other two guppies that seem to be getting larger also so I believe I'll have more fry within the next month. Molly seems to be around the same size but pretty sure she's storing or going to give...

Tank is going strong and I was gifted a 10 Gallon awhile ago I also started.....I almost like it more lol. The kid choose blue gravel I wish I would have made an executive decision to go with something more natural and still not sure what to do for the top negative space.

Still going plants are coming in nice. Have some one Anubias nana petitefor the top of the rock (plastic) and flame moss to cover the top of the decor rock. May have a pregnant molly since one of the males looked and that's pretty much all it takes (jk saw some hanky panky going on). Just an...

As I await a response from a local selling a 20 long...I completely get it lol.

Caught my goldust and dalmatian during a private moment...and she's definitely getting bigger. Not sure if I should prepare myself or let nature take it's course in the tank. Any suggestions for pre intake filter on fluval 307?. Would enjoy some free mollies and curious what they would look...

Thank you for the words of experience I keep my tank at 75.5-76 according to my inkbird thermometer. I have surely slowed it down with my gravel vaccuming then. I'm still doing my best with the lightly feeding thing. I think I saw a chart once here with the ph to temp and ammonia levels...

Just curious and I know this is kind of a it's different for everyone situation but is there a timeframe where I should probably be seeing nitrates. I generally let it get to .5ppm Ammonia or a little more and do a water change roughly 24/26%. These are my parameters now excluding ph. I am also...

I've heard you can mix Cory's without any issue but I would be worried. I would ask the fish store if it's possible they can get more just in case. Aiken said it right they are pretty awesome and rare so I would definitely try for more.

Fritz makes my tank cloudy white like that for about an hour while the canister filter runs. Did you shake the bottle alot? I feel like mine looked similar when I didn't shake the bottle to much the first time. If you weren't running the filter I can see it looking like that. I rand my filter...

Soooo I planted with hopes to hide some equipment using a more natural look. All beginner plants some...I'm preparing for melt but I know it should come back.

Water change, spray bar setup! Getting some real plants soon!

Yep no cleaning....although I'm curious what it looks like in there. So getting into this hobby and being a technology person I started looking up all the 3D printed things I could make for the tank and had a question around heaters. My heater is fully submersible but ugly... Greyish silver...

Perfect and I keep my cannisters going as well just so I don't lose any BB that's building up in there right.

Question about water changes during the fish in cycle..I've seen up to maybe .50 ppm ammonia and got nervous and did a water change and I shooting myself in the foot without seeing nitrites yet I can't fathom how far I should let it go I know it's not nice for the fish so I'm trying to be as...

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The python confuses me how can you fill your tank with it....isn't the water untreated? Do you drain then fill it and quick dose with prime or something similar. I would check your threads and rubber washer inside sounds like loose fit from incorrect threading or no seal with rubber inside...

Is it too late to add plants and real driftwood when you are fish in cycling? I feel like it could be stressful but I'm regretting not putting in real plants for vertical height and help balance the cycle or is best to wait now until cycled.

I guess it brings me back to organic chem days and have to remember it's just water testing. That water bottle method is very scientific though lol it's a control color comparison. Thank you though appreciate you! I'll be keeping an eye out for the next stage of the cycle. Do you recommend the...

Think I'm seeing Ammonia but unsure Could any API test kit master weigh in. So followed the 5ml water and associated equally sized drops. Does this look like around .25 Ammonia trying to establish color reading for the untrained is difficult so I also fall back on sea chem tags does anyone have...

I have have treated water since I'm in a relatively urban city. Definitely not the types that you need a softner in house. I have read the mollies prefer and are healthiest in brackish harder water but is this true for the "modern molly" like Petsmart source farm raised mollies because I have...

Thank you for the warm welcome. Great place so far. So much better then all the past lurking and reading done previously.

Koi are you saying in the basket with the biomax rings you also add seachem matrix? I have three baskets but also felt like the one with biomax rings could be filled more( middle basket). Top basket was thinking of foam biohome and purigen 100ml bags if it fits. The lady hates the smell of the...

Ahhh polishing like fine finishing the water before it goes back in makes sense. Thank you for the run down. Was really curious why a phosphate pad was included but had no other media so was just like ehhhh looks it will catch stuff. Also initial post said 306 but I have the 307 so appreciate...