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hmm seeing that it would have to come in on a host fish and there was no new fish added it would have to be my parameters i usually test once a week but skipped this week.. so i will be doing that... this tank has been set up for over a month now but i cycled with Pure ammonia and redosed...

Hey all, I have a 55gal currently housing a Koi and a Blue Channel Catfish. (dont worry i have plans for the koi to be put in a beautiful pond my wifes aunt built) ... i have noticed in the last few days BOTH fish started to Flash quite a bit on the bottom of the tank... I Have looked through...

Ammonium hydroxide is the onmy ingredient...is ammonium HYDROXIDE pure ammonia?

Hey quick question about pure ammonia. I bought what I hope is pure ammo like you said and I'm hopinh u can confirm... I got Clear ammonia made by austins from busy beaver. Do u know if this is correct?.... I have never used pure ammo. Before to cycle my tanks so therefore I have never bought...

ok i will go get ammonia tommorrow afternoon and try that

Hey Eco Just posting in here :) and btw i appreciate u taking the time to help me To be honest i didnt take any readings during this "cycle" for one reason... i did what every LFS employee says to do... SAFE START (slaps forehead)... So after adding it i assumed everything would be somewhat...

i did not "dose" with pure ammonia at all..i used fish food to start it.... and i did not do any pwcs.... so it seems to stalled on me.... should i do a pwc eco?

hey all Figured id post in here... I too am doing a fishless cycle on my 55gal. of course i NEED this tank asap..cause i have catfish growing WAY too fast and i dont want to set up the 200 cause i still have many things i need to buy for it... So in my hurry i added SAFESTART .. they say it is...

I actually was going to post today cause I am having the exact same problem as tropical. But I will try all the above solutions first. I tested my water last night and nothing was out of the norm and my tank has been set up for atleast 4 months so who knows

I have heard it was really hard to breed plecos! Congrats!...I wanna see some pics too!

When I started I was asking the same questions. Your best bet is to buy a liquid test kit.. I use the api fw masterkit..and I'm 100 percent positive mostly everyone else on AA uses it also. It could take quite a long time to cycle. I do know there are products onn the market that say they speed...

Sorry to jump in on this post ... dk do u just put any regular peas in the tank?..just curious cause I was gonna start doing the same...once a week

If ur going to swap I would reccomend running both filters for a while...

I forgot to post back but I did get him! Sadly I cannot find any others :(

What would be the best way to get them out? I don't want to injury or kill them!....

Apparently one of my fish has had fry!... I was completely unaware of any pregnant fish in my tank!..they showed NO signs of being pregnant what so ever!.... they fry happily found good cover to hide in..is it safe to say I can just leave them alone or should I try to get them into a breeding...

okay starting today i will be doing 50% pwc ( just did one before ur post actually).. i also cleaned the filter as u said... swished it in tank water from the tank... i am gettin a new api fw kit tommorrow and i will post the results here.. that previous test was from a week and a half ago :/...

how long does everyone leave thier airpump and lights on in their tanks?

Glad to see your fish is better!

Thanks for the responses! as far as the salt.. i didnt add it yet and by the looks of it i will not be adding it... i do around a 25% water change once or twice a week. and yes i have been gravel vac-ing most of the material in the bottom as well.. i have to get to the fish store to get a new...

Do u think the pleco would be okay with it? And how do u use the salt in ur tank? Just put it in or do u have a container like the petstore use?

Hey all. So I ran into more problems again with my 29 gal... I had purchased 3 small tiger barbs from a local privately owned fish store... they are highly reccommended and take good care of their fish and tanks.... after 2 days all of my barbs died! I also have 2 mollies 2 mickey mouse platys...

Tank looks great! i love how it looks with the black lights on!!!

Okay gotcha!

Okay let me see if I am getting this right.... filter media is the part that holds the carbon...correct?... so if u wait till ur media falls apart...how often are you changing the carbon?