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Does it always have to be 0 for an ammonia reading? When I test my water, it's always hard to tell if the API test is coming uo 0 or .25. The shading is hard to read. If it's .25 is that harmful for the fish?

Here is my new 5 gallon hex tank, currently being cycled. All 3 objects in it were found at the thrift store for a total cost of $6 click on image to see a larger version

I have the API Testing kit. Do you run the low PH & high PH tests together. The bottles don't say "bottle #1 & bottle #2" so I'm thinking you don't use both bottles together. If the color doesn't match anything on the chart with one does that mean the other one is the true reading of PH?

After 5 days of fishless cycling in a 5 gallon tank these are my levels. How does it look? Ammonia 4.0 Nitrite 5.0 Nitrate 40PPM PH 7.2

So I'm into my first week of cycling and everything is going good so far. The only thing is the temperature in the tank is around 80 degrees at night and goes up to 84 in the day when I have the tank lights on (I do have live plants, so this is necessary). If I do a partial water change each...

I have a 5 gallon marineland Hex tank. The bulb in it is only a 15 watt compact fluorescent. It gets pretty hot and heats up the water. Is there any kind of bulb that runs cooler. My bulb seems to heat up the tank to 83 degrees after 8 hours with no heater on.

I started the fishless cycle 4 days ago in a 5 gallon tank with plants. I didn't have my test kit till today. I was putting in only maybe a small capful of ammonia everyday. I got my test kit today (API) and the ammonia reading was 8.0 or abouve (it was at the top green on the chart). I did a...

I have a new 5 gallon hex tank which I'm cycling before i add fish. I have plants in there so I am running the light on it for about 8 hours a day to keep the plants healthy. But I find running the lights raises the temperature to about 81-82 degrees. Obviously I don't even run the heater right...

I have a question. I have a 5 gallon hex tank. It's pretty small. With the few decorations and plants I have it will be pretty hard to vacuum the gravel when I need to. Can I take out the live plants and put them back in after cleaning the gravel without hurting them?