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Thank you all for all of the info and tips! It totally makes sense so I all do just that. I will do another WC to get nitrites to 2-4ppm and add just a tiny bit of ammo to give time for nitrites to convert to nitrates. Once again thank you for all of the info it has been very helpful. My friends...

Okay that's for that info, and I was debating wether I should or should not add ammonia but then I wanted to see how much of that nitrite gets converted to nitrate. Now.. With what u said... I dosed the tank with some ammonia this morning, let say I come home and it got converted to nitrite and...

Okay did lots of digging around and read prolly all of the articles i could read, BUT .. here's the thing, so I performed a 80% water change last night, got my Nitrite down to approx 5-6ppm, and decided to leave it over night to see if it would convert to Nitrate (without dosing any more...

I was trying to see if I can get his sponge to touch my sponge or the ceramic rings but I way because his sponge is fairly large. So what I did was put his sponge at the very bottom tray and then my sponge above it and then rings in the upper tray thinking the water flow would pass through my...

Yeah turns purple and then blue or light greenish few min later... I thought it was off the charts high too... As far as sponge goes... I have a Fluval 306 3 stage canister.. I stuck his sponge in one of my trays... Should I do a water change to get the readings?? Is it advices or should I...

Sooo, I was wondering, I was able to borrow my buddies sponge from his 55gal, full of good bacteria for my fishless cycling tank, put it in about 2 days ago, and been dosing ammonia up to 2-4ppm, and within the 8 hrs it goes to 0ppm... FOR Nitrites, When i get the water in the tube, i put 5...

guys, can i rearrage the set up to be like this, BOTTOM TRAY put my friends sponge, ON top of that put a tray with my sponge, and then ceramics at the top?? there is no room on the side or anywhere else in the 306 to stick the old sponge, only in tray. So will this work???

Okay great, I will see If i can put the his sponge next to my sponge in tray, before the ceramic tubes. I might replaced my carbon bags tray with pollyfill later on. thanks for the advice, I will let you know how it goes lol

Hey Jenis, Well i followed your set up instructions when i was setting up my 306, and i believe you said to do sponge on the bottom, ceramics in the middle and the carbon bag on the top? Since ill be opening up my filter, I might be able to move stuff around... how should i set it up if i have...

Guys, So my friend just gave me his sponge from his 55gal tank to put in my tank to boost the cycle. (or finish it up quicker) I had nitrites in tank off the charts already for 1.5 weeks, and seeing nitrates now. So to boost it even more, he gave me his whole sponge from his running tank. So my...

Guys, So my friend just gave me his sponge from his 55gal tank to put in my tank to boost the cycle. (or finish it up quicker) I had nitrites in tank off the charts already for 1.5 weeks, and seeing nitrates now. So to boost it even more, he gave me his whole sponge from his running tank. So my...

^^^ So let me make this clear, I turn off the filter canister, pop the top lid off, take the water containing the BB, and pour it into the filter canister? I have a big long filter pad on one side, and the 3 stage trays on the other side which is a sponge, ceramic tubes, and a Carbon bag on the...

Actually thats a GREAT point! i bought it off of Ebay seller, and to be honest, I'm not sure if it was sold as Aquatic java moss or just Java moss, I bought 1 cup of it, tied it down to the rock in a batch with a string, placed it in the tank and it was rotten in around 3 days. Maybe you can...

Okay great! So you saying ask that guy to take his dirty filter media and rinse it with his tank water around a cup worth of water lets say... Then come home.. Take his water that was used to rinse his filter media and pour it on my filter or do I pour that on those tiny cylinder I have in my...

Thank you for all of the replies, yes im upset that my java moss died so fast, it turned brownish maybe 3-4 days once i put it in the water. As i said my lights were on for around 4-6 hrs a day. As far as light and bulb goes, Im not sure about the K in this particular bulb but here is the bulb...

Thanks for the advice, Yes i took the tube out and wiped it clean with a paper towel, i did not run it through the hot water though because i didnt remove the tube completely, just raised it above the aquarium's water surface to wipe it clean. As far as lights go, I have the lights on for very...

yeah well i cleaned it off, can algea come in that form? I did buy the "max plant growth" lightbulb since i put in few live plants and i keep the lights on for about 4-6hrs a day. Well in any case i wiped it off, will have to dig around and see if i can find online anyone who ran into the...

Well I don't want to mess around with any chemicals or medication when my tank is cycling. I took out the tubes and wiped them clean with a paper towel... It was very slimy! Slippery feeling... I need to research it a bit cause it only appeared on those two rubber hoses and the air bubbler tube...

Should I take it out of the water? Or leave it in the aquarium and just scrub it off into the water? Sorry might be a dumb question but want to be sure I don't stall or poison my cycling tank with this fungus crap :)

Mr tetra... Welcome ... I also restarted my tank about 3 weeks ago and have too made same mistakes as you to the point where my fish were dying and my remainder fish developed serious case of ich. I have cleaned out my tank completely and bought a new filter Fluval 306 canister 3 stage and new...

I'm in the middle of doing fish less tank cycle (about 3 weeks in) no nitrite yet.. Ammonia around 3.0-2.0 ppm and ph around 8.0 (added baking soda to boost ph as they went down to 5.8 first week) ... Well I noticed these things developing on my filter intakes and outtake... Some orangish...

Yes i think i tested my waters true Ph not to long ago, it was 7.0 right out of the fridge and still read 7.0-6.8 after the 24 while being aerated. I read that its normal for the growing bacteria to use up the kH, and the buffers while being produced, and usually causes the water's pH to drop...

Hey guys, Im doing fishless tank cycle for the very first time. I had my tank running for around 6 days now, I have few live plants as well as fake plants with one center piece ornament inside the tank. My question is, I been monitoring the water levels every day, ammonia, and ph mainly.. not...

Okay thank you, Yes i trained and refilled the tank 2 times just to be safe. There is no more ammonia smell in the tank, so i take that is a good thing. Now, I used that calculator and it said 6-7ml for 4-5ppm, so should i just measure out 5ml and add that in and how long should i wait to test...

Ahh yes i drained the whole tank, refilled it, and drained it again, will refill it 100% and let it run the whole night before adding anything in again, I guess i messed up teaspoon vs tablespoon lol... not smart