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Thank you! That answers my questions perfectly. I thought the dechlorinator worked immediately, but wasn't sure, so I left it setting out just in case it needed to "gas off." I was also hoping the temp would get closer to what the tank's water temp is. Tonight I'm going to add the water back...

I have a 10 gallon tank with one betta in it, and am doing a fish in cycle. I removed about 20% of the water, and have let the new water set in the bucket for a little over 24 hours now. I put the dechlorinator in it and made sure the ph was close to what the tank water's is. The temp of the...

Yeah, I read it. Everyone I know who has an aquarium sounds like theirs are probably really unhealthy, so I don't have anyone to ask for seeding material. Ammonia would be the next step, I guess. I need to go back and read it a third time. I would love to know how many people actually do...

Right now there are no fish in the tank. I don't really know what the next step is. The water is still cloudy and I don't know why. The ph is down to about 7.6 now from 8.8+ yesterday. There's no chlorine or nitrates according to the test. The "carbonate hardness" is 120ish.

The ph test kit I had only measured up to 7.6. Today I took a water sample in to PetSmart and they tested it. It was much higher, like close to 9. So I did put some Ph Minus in the tank, and bought a better test kit. I'll retest again and try to read up on the nitrogen cycle before I get any...

Hey. This is my first post and I haven't kept an aquarium in years. I had some success as a teenager, but I think it was mostly luck. My three year old son recently had to give up his beloved cat and dog due to allergies, and I have been wanting to start an aquarium for a while, so I thought...