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I guess life got in the way, and I let 4 weeks slip since my last water change. Just now I did a 5 gallon change, and tested my water before the change. What is weird to me is that my nitrates were at 20ppm. How is this possible? Amm and Trites at 0, ph is about 7.4 I'm not concerned, it's...

Since I was planning my first tank, I really wanted a kuhli, but since I decided to have a planted tank, I never got any. I have since read that with enough hiding spots, they may not feel as inclined to burrow. My tank is now established, with great readings. 30 gallon breeder, doing 5 gallon...

While fishless cycling, my ammo and nitrites hit 0... I did a 30pwc trates were around 20, and yesterday I added4 bleeding heart tetras and a bn pleco. Today I got 4 more of the bht... Weird thing is, they won't eat.. The pleco is feasting on the brown algea, but the tetras are just hidding...

So I was a LFS today, and I asked them about status of my tank... I am doing a fishless cycle, and my tank can 'digest' 5ppm to 0 in about 12-18 hrs... My Nitrites are still unreadable (too high), and nitrates are climbing... At about 80 now. Ph is 7.8 I started the tank about 9 days ago. I...

Good morning. This will be my second post on AA, and based on the first, I am pretty confident I will find some good answers here. In an effort to reduce evap, control splash, and have a lid that can be cut for equipment on back, I purchased a perfecto glass canopy. (2 panes, length wise with a...

Hello! For two weeks I've been reading about setting a tank, and over this past weekend, I took the plunge. I gave away my ball python, gave the tank a good scrubbing, and started my aquarium. So now my 30 gallon tank has gravel (fine, volcanic looking - made for planted tanks) an awesome...