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Actually I lied, I just now tested everything. My ammo is .25 the nitrite is 5.0 and the nitrate is 20..... I need to do a pwc huh? Or will that be a bad thing?

Yea I'm using the API test kit, and I'm gonna attempt to find a way to get a qt

Amo is .25, nitrite and nitrate are both 0 and ph is 7.4. Thats the ph straight out of the tab so it's within normal parameters for my tank.

Sorry QT? And my parameters are normal

My Dalmation molley has a swollen eye. Instead of being flat on his face its puffed out. The area that is puffed out is clear and he doesnt seem to be in pain, he still swims around and does everything normally. Just the deformity. Should i be worried about my other fish in the tank? By the way...

Cycling takes forever, but it's worth it in the end. Thank all of you for the invaluable information you have provided me. We should do something about those darn lfs

yea im in knoxville myself. Right next to west high school

Ok i updated that stuff. Im in TN btw :)

no, i dont. So weeks upon weeks of constant water changes, but thats ok cause i love my fish and they will love me for keeping the water changed. Would adding a live plant (like a sword) help the process along any?

I have a 10g with 2 dalmation molleys and a silver lyretail (i think thats right). Ive had it about a week. Yes i have the Freshwater master test kit

but (and i know please dont shoot me) according to the lfs doing that big of a pwc could stress my fish out. first question was she correct in that statement and 2 do i want to do a pwc everytime i test and get a .25? or should i just change it when it get s above that level? I know that the...

So im doing a cycle right now with fish cause of the what the original thread stated. I do a 25% pwc about once a day if not more. But the problem im having is i cant get my ammo below .25. Like today i woke up and tested it, it was at .25 so i did a pwc, waited for about an hour and retested it...

I want to change from fake to real plants in my 10g. I'm currently in a fishless cycle and wanna know 1. Will real plants help the process help speed it up? 2. What plants work good for starters? And last what else would I need with said new plants?

Have a question. I want to swap my fake plants for real plants to help with the cycling. What are good starter plants for a 10g and what else what I need

yes it worked, thank you very much.

I would love some help, I dont want to mess this up. Is ther eanyway you could link that page on this thread? and Thank you so much for the help.

ok ill try to take them back, but would there be anything out there to speed up the process of cycling my tank?

Another question, Is there anything that would speed up the process? Im using fake plants at the moment should i invest in living plants? If so what would be best for my starter 10g tank?

Thank you everyone for the help, I am not as lucky as you Emclenaghan, I lost one of my Mollys lastnight. I was so sad. But going to get the test kit and something to get more oxygen into my tank. Another question though. Will one Dalmation molly be ok? or am i going to need to get another for him?

Ok I've taken half the water out and dumped it. Now I have the replacement water sitting here with the aquasafe. How long do I let it sit?

ok, now to keep from further harming my poor mollys, how would i do the pwc. Ive read all the posts in the mistakes newbs make thread and all of them say to never cycle with fish. Now that im forced into that situation is there a certain way to i would go about doing a pwc? And how do i do a...

I have to keep the fish, so i guess tomorrow morning i will be going and getting that kit. I havethe conditioner for sure, but not 100% sure on the dechlorinator. I bought Stress coat and Stress zyme and i think i got just another water conditioner i got some Aquasafe.

Ok first off i bought the 10g starter kit, came with the tank,heater,filter and the chemicals. I bought an accessory and 2 large fake plants and 2 small fake plants. The lady at petsmart said that i could take it home and run it with the chemicals for 24 hours then i would be ready to buy and...