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I use the float method listed there on liveaquaria.com

Yep....that was about half way for me.....see my post above HANG IN THERE!!!!

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Ok now I really give up. I bought 3 platies on saturday and not one of them made it past monday. I tested the water right before I went and got them. I tested the water about 4 hours after they were added and I tested about 12 hours after they were added. The cory and...

Now, I'm very much a newbie here so take my experience (not advice) with a grain of salt.... About the 6th week of cycling my tank, the ammonia level in my tank was going no where. Also, I didn't boil the driftwood I bought and it made the water look like tea. So, after getting tired of...

thanks kreesdqban!!.....i use tetra aquaclear for conditioner

That's what i'm afraid of....losing what I built up during the cycle. That just makes adding new fish that more difficult.

Yeah, i'm kinda worried about having so few fish in there right now. Should I be doing anything to keep the bacteria from dying off until I can get some more stock?

Yeah it's tough having only a 10 gallon. I guess an upgrade is in the near future. :D

Thanks jcarlilesiu...oh i'm gonna keep it up. What about some dwarf gourami's? I've been thinking about getting some of those later on. Are those a pretty hardy fish? Any other suggestions?

I acclimated them per the instructions on liveaquaria.com...Floated the bag for 15 mins. Opened the bag and created an airpocket for them to continue to float. Added 1/4 cup of tank water to bag every 5 mins (they say 4 mins) untill the bag was full. Dumped half the water in the bag and...

PH is at 7.4....nitrAte is around 5 ppm.

The cat is doing very well....he is active and i've seen him eat. The last tetra standing is swimming well, but I have not seen it eat yet and it's been in there 3 days. It was weird, when they got in the tank, two of the neons would school constantly and one would hide (my guess is he was...

It's a 10 gal. tank with an aquaclear hob filter.....100w heater....water temp is at 75. I cycled with ammonia purchased from Ace (no surfactants). I'm testing with an API Master Test Kit. After the tank was completely cycled, I sustained the bacteria by dosing a little less than a 1/4 tsp...

ok...After two failed attempts to keep fish in the past, and getting frustrated because the fish kept dying, I stumbled on this site and purchased a new tank and did the fishless cycle. Two months later, the tank was cycled. I added 3 black neon tetras and one cory cat (followed the...

Scrubbies!?!?!?.......what are those??

Thanks Mr./Mrs. Produce......i'll leave the filter alone from now on.

My fishless cycle was complete. Ammonia and NitrItes were 0 and NitrAtes were between 5 and 0. 24 hours before I was going to buy fish, I replaced the carbon filter in my HOB filter and dosed some ammonia one more time. 12 hours later, I checked the ammonia level to be sure and it was STILL...

thanks for the replies!!.... i remember seeing on another post (can't find it) where someone suggested platies and some danios and maybe a bn pleco for a 10 gal tank?? the fish in this aquarium are the sole pets for my kids (3 under 4yrs.) so i'm looking for something low maintenance

Ok......fishless cycle is complete.... I've got a 10 gallon non-planted tank and i'm looking for tips on what to stock..... how many to start with.....and how to properly acclimate them to the tank. Thanks!!

Got a question about the Python....... I only have a 10 gal......is it even worth looking into getting a Python or should I just stay with a typical gravel vac for such a small area? Also, is it safe to fill the aquarium back up with tap water and then add the dechlorinator?.......I was always...

Cool.....thanks missileman.....

It didn't 'bounce back' to 5......I added more ammonia.......and it's been stable at 5 since then.

My thoughts exactly....that's why i posted the question...????

Ok thanks.....I'll be patient and keep testing.....just wanted to make sure .

Ok...need some advice from the braintrust... I started the fishless cycle on the 27th of November. I got the reading on the test kit (API master test kit) to 5 ppm by adding 1/4 tsp. of ammonia. Tested again in 24 hours with a reading of 1 ppm and added another 1/4 tsp. of ammonia to bring...