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I'm so upset. It's only 9 months old and it quit working. I need a new one. I was thinking of the Tetra Whisper EX series. (I have a 20gal tank) However, will this mess up my cycled tank? Will I need to put the biofilter from the Penguin in the tank to keep the good bacteria in there...

I think 2 of my 3 female mollys are pregnant. Their bellies just seem to be swelling. A lot. And in just the past few days. How long is the gestation period for this breed? (i.e. when can I expect to see babies?)

My tank is officially cycled. As of this morning, Ammonia is 0, NitrItes are 0, and Nitrates are at 40. I'll be doing a partial water change (80% change) this morning and then getting some plants in there this afternoon. Tomorrow after school, the tyke and I will go and buy some platys OR...

I'm almost at the end of my fishless cycle (fingers crossed, please) and I was wondering about the technique for adding fish. In the "old days" we took the bag from the fish store and set it in the tank water for a while so that the water temp in the bag would equal the water temp in the...

Not that anyone responded to last week's entry, but I figured having information out there and sharing my experience with fishless cycling can help someone else. So, I'm on day 2 of week 3. My ammonia is consistenly at 0 when I check it in the morning and I dutifully add 10 to 20 drops to the...

Started testing for NitrItes this week and actually got a reading of 1ppm the first day. My ammonia went down to 0ppm by day 4 of week 2. Thanks to advice here I added 10 drops of my starter ammonia for a 20gal tank to get it back up to 1ppm and keep feeding the bacteria. On day 4, my NitrIte...

After finally getting my tank's ammonia content down to 4ppm (after a HUGE overdose) it has stayed at 4ppm for the week. Although it looked like it could have been 3ppm on days 7 and 8. The color green SEEMED lighter, but it was hard to tell for sure. On day 8 I started testing for NitrItes...

I got my lovely pure ammonia to begin the cycling of my tank. I put in "an appropriate amount." HA! Right! I checked my ammonia levels and they were off the chart! Way, way more than 8ppm even. So I did a 50% water change, waited an hour and test again. Still off the charts! OMG...

I am just beginning my fishless cycle. I was thinking that next weekend I'd go and get some plants, but will this eff up my cycle? Should I just be patient and actually wait? ;)

I'm setting up a 20 gal tank I'd like to do live plantings. I'm using florite and want low-light plants like java fern and anubius. How many plantings should I get for my tank? 3 java ferns and 3 anubius? More? Less? I'd like the fish I get to have some cover, but not feel crowded in the tank.

I'm setting up my first tank - it's actually a big brother gift for our son, we're expecting son #2 in a few weeks. I'll be taking care of it, he'll be stocking and feeding it. I want to do a fishless cycle. The last thing we need right now is to have to explain what death is to our son. My...