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I just noticed the last sentence of my post didn't make sense. I only fill the cap until the bottom white part isn't visible.

What is the temperature usually at in your tank? What kind of plants do you have in it? I am still just learning but do plants do better with the bubbles the way you have them or better with less bubbles? Thanks and your Goldfish are cool. Especially is that a big Black Moor?

:lol: That's what I thought when I first read around AA about Goldfish, but no gf = GoldFish in this Forum not Girlfriend.

Just make sure you don't add a full capful of ammonia like I did my first time, I spent 2-3 days doing small water changes to get it low. As far as using the gravel from the other tank, I don't know maybe someone else can help with that question. I just pour ammonia on the cap until it fills...

Are you going to be using any seeded material from an established tank? I recently set up a 30 gallon I bought off craigslist and started it on the 1st of this month. I didn't check for NitrItes until about the 10-11th day and got a reading as well as nitrAtes. I didn't use any seeded material...

I'm no professional or anything I barely set up my 10 gallon in June but I have 1 Anubia Nana on a rock that I got from PetSmart, I chose it specifically because it looked healthy and sure enough its growing leaves. I should also add I have a low tech low light (18 watt fluorescent light over a...

So I managed to do about 80-90 % water change today. I only tested NitrIte still about 5+ and niTrAte still about 20-40. The pH did get to a stable reading of 7.6 though so that is good. I dosed ammo up to about 3-4 so I'll see where this goes tomorrow. Question, because I did do a pretty big...

Got it, I wouldn't want my cycle to stall. Time to load up on water -_- good thing I bought a new bottle of prime, my other one is about done.

New update today, still no good news. I tested nitrIte still 5.0 + here is the problem, Ammonia which was consistently dropping from 4-0 each day has dropped but still at about 1-2 ppm. pH which was at a high 8.3 dropped down to about 6.6 I was planning to do a BIG water change but I think...

Right I'm using the API master test kit. I couldn't believe my eyes when I did the pH test so I did a High pH and got the 8.2 reading. Now I did see something about it POSSIBLY being the PFS silica sand I have causing the fluctuation or just something about ammonia and kh/gh altering during the...

8/17 Fishless Cycle log...Now I'm confused, after the advice provided yesterday about the low pH, I just tested about 10 minutes ago and got a HIGH pH reading of 8.3 ...very strange. I did do an ammonia test this morning and got 0 so I dosed it back up to 4 and also added some ground up fish...

Thanks a lot for the responses. I did go to the LFS today to check for CC or Aragonite sand, they had a marine brand one that said Live aragonite sand and it did mention about instant cycle for $5 I didn't buy it though since I'm not sure if that would help. A sales rep recommended I buy a PH...

Maybe the previous post wasn't so clear. I've been cycling since 8/1 and as of 8/14-8/16 I did a 50% pwc due to pH dropping. I checked again yesterday 8/15 and the pH dropped again from 7.6 to about 6.8, am I experiencing a pH crash? What do I do at this point? should I do a bigger water change...

Just when I thought I had read enough on FISHLESS cycling, I need help. I began my fishless cycle from August 1st. I dosed or overdosed Ammonia but did a few PWC to bring it down to about 4.0 ppm. I shouldn't have but I used 1 capful of SeaChem Stability, even though I doubt it did anything...

I've never had any shrimp before but I just wanted to know IF these get along fine with a Male betta or Endlers? I don't have any Endlers but just wanted to know in case.

Hello again AA. While I've fallen into the snare of the ignorance which is having a 10 gallon with a black moor Goldfish, I went ahead and bought a 30 gallon with stand off Clist for about $50. Here is the tank sitting empty for about a month while I made sure I cleaned it out and bought the...

Congrats Jt, I've been trying to get my 10 gallon cycled since June 1st and still have no sign of Nitrites or Nitrates. Ammonia level is @ 0.50 and I've lost 2 Yellow Guppies. One I blame on it already being sick from petco and the other from not being a hardy fish to tolerate any ammonia :/ He...

Been following through your cycle log and I hope my 30 gallon doesn't take so long -_- Look at the bright side, I've been doing a FISH-IN cycle since June 1st and Have absolutely no sign of Nitrites/Nitrates. As of August 1st, yesterday, I've begun my 30 gallon Fishless Cycle with no media to...

If I have a a T8 Fixture what bulb would be recommended ? I've seen the Zoo-Med brand T8 Bulb 10,000 K sunlight would that be suitable for plants? Also looking at the plant guide site that is recommended around here, what determines low light, med light? Is Low Light = fluorescent standard full...

Sorry to hijack the thread but I didn't feel I should start a new one. Anyway, I got my first 30 gallon the other day. 1) Vinegar to clean the tank, is this referring to the vinegar that is used in foods or a different kind? 2) Any person in Cali. Know where I can get pure ammonia? 3)...

Thanks a lot for a the responses, helped a lot.

I have a 10 gallon with a 19 watt fluorescent bulb over a glass canopy. Now I did try researching the plant sites provided through AA however when it comes to low light plants, does that mean I can just use the standar fluorescent bulb that comes with the light strip? I want to have a few...

I have a really dumb question, sorry... Reading on the back of the SeaChem Prime instructions it says one capful = 5mL. Then it says 1 cap thread is approx. 1 mL. What is a cap thread? is it determined from each twisting point within the cap? I've been using a small cap thread if thats the...

Youknowit when you were gone for 10 days did any of your fish die or not? I didn't see that anywhere besides your last post about connecting a death to an ammonia spike. Your tank has cycled pretty quick compared to mine. I need to go check on it. Oh yeah and what is your stock right now?

Thanks for the advice, I had begun looking at the Aqueon deluxe kit but I already knew I'd probably switch out the filter/heater for something better anyway. So looks like i'll be eliminating that idea. You're in luck Sssea, I've only seen $80 be the lowest price and thats on pennysaver. The...