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It was sold with the gel, but I removed it all. This stuff seems impossible to break apart.

I'd had my Java Fern for about a month, bought from Petsmart. It's been doing alright for the most part, but still isn't becoming completely green. I thought it might be what is at the root of the whole plant. I've been told it's a thread clumping the plants together, some said it was normal...

As the topic has stated, I've been using crushed egg shells behind my filter media to provide a calcium supplement for my snail. However, a week after I put one in, the salmonella fiasco occurs. Is salmonella dangerous for an aquarium? From now on I'm going to dry the egg shells thoroughly...

Thank you very much for your advice! One questions I just thought of though, should I keep all male of female Tetra? Or would a mixed gender school work out best?

My filter would be enough for the load. I just don't want too much. At most, I'll get eight. Would the Gourami eat the Tetra?

I think I'll just stick with one Gourami. I'd hate to buy too many Tetra though, I don't want to overstock the tank.

I was considering either Cardinal or Neon Tetra. If I could find one, could I pair a male and a female Gourami with about 6 Tetra? Or would it be best to just have one Gourami and six to eight Tetra?

So, I've narrowed down my fish choices to two. Tetra and Honey Gourami. In my ten gallon tank, how many Honey Gourami could I keep with, say, six Tetra? If I didn't have any Tetra, how many Honey Gourami could I keep then? Also, if I were to keep Tetra with the Gourami, would the Tetra nip at...

Ok. Thanks for all the help! Sorry if I may seem annoying, but I just really, really want my aquarium to work out.

Sunlight will not be directly hitting it. Is it ok to leave the blinds closed? Will they still get enough light that way?

My room receives some of the most sunlight in the house, so I think they'll receive the natural cycle with no problems. Also, I don't expect to have live plants.

I have a 10 gallon tank, which is cycling at the moment, so I thought I would ask before it's all set up. My room gets a regular cycle of natural lighting, so do I really need to keep a light on the tank?

That makes me feel a lot better. I've assumed that the whole cycling process would get rid of any undesirable chemicals. Another quick question I thought of, when should I change the filter? After I've had fish in for awhile? I don't want to screw up the cycle I worked so hard for. Also, say I...

Ok, it's just that my paranoia has been kicking in high gear these past few days. After almost a month of waiting, I don't want to have a faulty fish tank.

I guess that is a good way of putting things :) Also, should I buy new fake plants after the ammonia screw up? They're plastic, so they were much easier to rinse than substrate.

Well, the equipment that I bought and found out I didn't need, I consider that a loss. Everything vital to the aquarium I don't consider a loss. Back when I was younger, I did try to set up and aquarium, but the fish always died within a week. Now that I've done extensive research on how to take...

Ha, I sure as heck better be. Being a part timer, this has taken quite a chunk of my money. But my love for fish and always wanting an aquarium has kept me from giving up this whole time. Besides, the month or so it will take to cycle will give me enough time to replenish the lost cash.

Ok, so I did end up purchasing new substrate, as well as buying a more suitable filter, the Marineland Penguin 100. Am I finally ready to start cycling?

So yesterday, I got my new aquarium set up and bought some ammonia for it. Turns out, it wasn't the correct ammonia (it had dye and perfumes in it) so I drained my tank, rinsed it out, and rinsed the substrate as well. Now I have pure ammonia in the tank and it is running smoothly. No bubbles or...