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Good news! A little background on me, I work in the film industry in New Orleans, in the camera dept, and when I was working on 21 Jump Street I met an extra that I became good friends with and get lunch with from time to time. Turns out, he was the Chief Aquarist for the University of North...

What source would you recommend for a bioload? Also, when you say use seeded media, should I put the seeded media in the new filter with a second piece of new media and the bacteria on the seed media will "transfer" to the new media?

When the cycle is complete, they're going back to the lfs. So far levels have been good, been doing pwc's every day. Fish seem happy.

That helps a lot, and I'm sure over time I will learn to read them better. Thanks a bunch!

No I totally understand. I'm glad you and everyone on AA has made me so aware. I don't take offense, I just am trying to learn and do at the same time so it's a lot to juggle. Besides, people get offended too easily on these(and all) forums. I know we're all just trying to help each other out...

I've previously read all three of those great guides and learned a lot from them. I went with the goldfish because after talking with my lfs guy, he strongly recommended a fish in cycle and...at the time he was really convincing...not to mention, being that I'm a beginner the avalanche of...

I took a similar path to finding the truth about Petco's [Mod edit] plants. Or more specifically, [Mod edit] labeling. I was all over those planted tank sites, they all said what you're saying here. Oh well is right...I should've researched prior. Thanks for the reply.

Great step-by-step, thanks!

I see...they came from my lfs under the label "live aquatic plants"...does that just mean they can be planted in water but not fully submerged? Thanks for the advice on the filter, much appreciated. Thanks! :)

Aqauholics Anonymous, This site is amazing. I have this Fluval Chi 5 gallon and I'm quickly out-growing it...that's obvious and thus not the question at hand. My 2 questions are: 1) What amount/color temp of light is need for this amount of plants? At this point should I look into more...