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I hope someone can give me some advice concerning this. It is growing like crazy. Lol Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Is there anyone who can help me with a red flame sword question? I have had the plant for about two months and the leaves have been steadily growing from the base of the plant. Last week, however, a stalk shot up and has what appears to be two smaller plants toward the top. As you can see in the...

Thanks Alison! I was a little worried about them but I didn't have anything I could think of that I had done to cause it. :) Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I am new to planted aquariums. I cycled a 29 g moderately planted tank and have good water parameters. No ammonia or nitrites and I run between 10-20ppm nitrates with a 6.5 pH. I have four False Julii Cory Cats and I have a question about their behavior. Is it normal for them to swim up the side...

Thanks Scot. So these are my readings tonight after dosing to near 3ppm 11 hours ago. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks Yorg. I am excited to see things changing. I have a lot to learn. This morning's readings got me really excited. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Good morning all! After a week and a half of a nitrite spike (off the chart) and minimal (5ppm) nitrates, that changed today. Nitrates were a solid 40ppm and nitrites were a weak 1ppm. My question is....since nitrates are reading higher now, is my nitrite spike more than likely finished? Sent...

Thanks a lot for the help. I feel better knowing that it is somewhat normal. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

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Good morning all. I tried to post a thread from my mobile app last night but had all kinds of problems. I am currently cycling a 29g moderately planted, Fluval 306 canister filter, eco-complete substrate, Fluval Aqualife & Plant LED lighting. Those are the basics. I started my cycle on...

Thank you very much for the help! I am really trying not to be impatient, but this hobby has me hooked. I am going to try to focus on my plants and make sure I get a good handle on how to take care of them before I add fish. Have a great day!:thanks:

Thanks for the response. I am using the API liquid solution/test tube kit to check all my levels. As far as the water changes, I am getting very mixed advice on whether or not to do them. Several people (including my LFS) have told me to "not touch it" and just wait. On the flip side...

I am cycling a 29g moderately planted aquarium. I am in my 8th day of the cycle and have been dosing to 3-4 ppm ammonia each day. I am now getting rid of about 3 ppm ammonia every twelve hours, nitrites are off the chart, and nitrates have been running 5 to 10 ppm for four days. I just finished...

Thank you for the help. I'm doing a full water change and then I'm going to decide what I'm gonna do. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Yes I do. I am currently using the API test tube kits for a 29g planted that I am cycling. I have been dosing the 29g to 4ppm and it is moving along pretty good. I am wondering if I should have dosed lower on the 5g tank, because I dosed it to 4ppm also. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I am currently trying to move my Betta out of a small bowl into a 5g Marineland filtered tank. My question is, do I need to cycle if he is going to be the only fish in the tank. I tried to start cycling last weekend but I think I dosed ammonia too high and it hasn't budged. I just wanted to know...

I am brand new to this so I don't really have anything to compare it to. However, I can say that it is very consistent on how many drops to raise my tank's ammonia. I read both positive and negative reviews, but I haven't had any issues so far.

Thanks for the information. I was leaning toward doing a 50% water change tonight.

I began cycling a 29g on Friday, January 23. Planted (moderately) on Saturday, January 24: 2 Java Ferns; 1 Red Flame Sword; 1 Crypto Walkeri; 2 anubias golden; 1 small bunch of sagittaria subulata; 5 medium bunches of dwarf hair grass. Have been dosing Seachem Flourish Excel; Seachem Stability...

I hope it worked. I'm scheduled to stop dosing it Saturday. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks! I really appreciate it. I don't plan on adding fish until my plants get going good. I wanna try to figure them out before I add livestock to the mix. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I am new to the hobby and I began cycling my first tank (29g; planted) on Friday, January 23, and planted it on Saturday, January 24. I was not expecting to see any changes for a long time, but as of yesterday I am getting rid of about 3ppm ammonia per day (I have been dosing to 4ppm)...

Awesome! My wife and I are brand new to the hobby. I've really enjoyed all the research as we got ready. Now if we can just keep from killing everything. Good luck with that snow. We don't see that much here in the suburbs of Memphis. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I am brand new to the forum and to this site. My wife and I just started cycling our first tank Friday night and planted it (in part) Saturday. I look forward to learning as much as I can from all of you experienced aquarists! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice