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The API Master Test Kit is the one used and trusted by most of us here on this site. You can get it from a store for $30 or go online (amazon I think has them) to find them cheaper. You have a goldfish in there now? Keeping a goldfish in a 10 gallon is bad idea. You'll have to be doing daily...

I have a Butterfly pleco in my tank and I think he looks pretty cool. Got him from petco for $16.

I would think so. If they're the same fish they should school together. Maybe not right away but once they get use to the new surroundings

Welcome to AA! A cichlid tank will most likely be my next adventure so I'll be following this thread for sure. There are a lot of very passionate Cichlid owners on here so you're in great hands

There are some species of pleco that can grow to well over a foot long. This are usually the "Common pleco" you'll see at the fish store. You want to stay away from those. There are a few species however that stay relatively smaller (5-6 inches) that could go quite well in your tank. Look up the...

The stock for the 29 sounds good to me. I would warn you that some crabs are escape artists so a secure top to you tank is necessary unless you want to find your little buddy crawling on your floor :) also, some plecos get HUGE so be careful to pick one that will work for your tank. The 5...

Basically at this point you'll just have to keep a careful eye on the ammonia/nitrIte/natrAte levels. The master kit was a good buy, much more accurate than the strips. You probably wont see any ammonia changes for a few days but once they start showing up you'll have to do water changes...

Have a great time! Cruises are so much fun

Here it is so far. My barbs apparently love the camera haha. Came right up to the glass for a close up.

I like the clown pleco. I'm currently building a tunnel for him to hide in and that'll take about a week to be fully ready. I'll have to make sure all the water testing looks good and then I'll start adding some fish

I would also like to have a Pleco in there at some point too but I know some are expensive and get HUGE. what would be a good type to look at that will stay relatively small and won't break the bank?

I know. That's why I haven't added anything else yet :) I was just wondering if anything else could get along with barbs or not

I followed the "fish less cycling guide" here on AA by adding ACE hardware ammonia. I test the water with the API freshwater master kit and didn't add any fish until I started seeing the ammonia level drop and the nitrates rising.

Recently set up my tank again I'm now trying to figure out how to stock it. I let it cycle for a couple weeks (no fish) and then added a couple red eye tetras to see how they'd do. Everyone is still alive and doing well so I feel fairly comfortable with adding a couple more. I would like to...

I was just wondering what each nutrient (ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, etc.) is an indicator of in a tank. What causes each one to rise/fall, which ones are bad to have at high/low levels, yadda yadda.... Any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated Just always

Tank is up and running now. I have it filled with water, filter is running, air stone blowin, and the heater on 79 F. Dechlorinating next, then ammonia which I got at Ace Hardware. About how much ammonia will it take to get me to 4ppm?

I have a 30 gal tank in my apartment that I am trying to get started up. I have some general background knowledge of how to maintain a tank but starting it up is something I've never done before. My goal is to get a stable freshwater environment with some little, colorful, schooling fish and...

Hey everyone! I'm a soon to be college grad out of Virginia with a degree in environmental science. Marine biology is my passion and I hope to turn it into a career some day. I currently work at an aquarium and figured I'd take my work home with me and start a tank for myself. I have a 30...