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I'm in the middle of a lengthy fishless cycle and was wondering if maybe I'm not doing everything quite right. I am using pure NH4 and dosing to about 3.0 ppm (or trying to at any rate). I started noticing nitrItes about 2 weeks ago and nitrAtes a few days later. I thought I wasn't supposed to...

So I wanted to jump on the bandwagon and start asking about my potential stocking list for my 29g. This is my first tank so I don't have much personal experience to go on yet. I probably have a little while still because I've only started to get a nitrIte spike in my fishless cycle but it won't...

I'm feeling a bit sheepish and at a loss for what to do because I think I may have messed up the cycle on my new 29 gal tank. I overdosed with pure ammonia when I was starting out a few weeks ago so that it spiked to over 8.0 ppm. Since then I have done 2 50% water changes as well as a few ~30%...

I am just starting out with a 29 gal setup and although I have no immediate plans to plant anything I opted to get Fluorite from my LFS instead of plain gravel when I got the setup package for my tank. I figured that at some point down the line I will want to go planted and it would be better to...

Hi all, I'm just beginning to think about setting up what will be my first tank that I've ever had at home. I thought maybe I could get some advice from ya'll to differentiate among the millions of products I might buy. These are my thoughts for what I would like the tank to be like and...

Hi everyone, I've been scanning the posts here over the past few days and am truly impressed by the knowledge and helpfulness of all the members here. I'm a newbie to this site but also a new home aquarist as well. In fact I haven't even begun my first tank yet but I'm planning for it...