Billbug68
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Awesome! Sometimes they can be hard to catch like that! Great pic!
Help me put together the perfect luxury home for a Betta.
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Brian_Nano12g
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I agree... Great pic and nice betta!
_skyla_
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He's sooo beautiful!
Beautiful pic!!
tropicalfishlady
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tropicalfishlady
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I know ive tried to ctch my Crowtail with all his fins spiked out but he keeps swimming off lol
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Rcguerra
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shellieca
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You should see some nitrates, make sure you did the test correctly. You're using the API test kit? I've messed up mine more than once. It is also possible your plants may be effecting the nitrate level.
FishingMouse
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My plants kept my nitrates below 10 ppm during my whole cycle 
and make sure you mix the tube a little after #1, and shake the #2 bottle like a madman before doing the drops, and the test tube for like a minute.
and make sure you mix the tube a little after #1, and shake the #2 bottle like a madman before doing the drops, and the test tube for like a minute.
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Rcguerra
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Good news: my red tiger lotus that was dorment for almost 15 days is now showing a little sprout.
Bad news: I have a "spider web" forming all over the aquarium as seen on the red tiger lotus below and in front of the driftwood.
Please let me know how to control it. I have no clue on how to act.
Bad news: I have a "spider web" forming all over the aquarium as seen on the red tiger lotus below and in front of the driftwood.
Please let me know how to control it. I have no clue on how to act.
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Rcguerra
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My plants kept my nitrates below 10 ppm during my whole cycle
This is the picture from today. For the first time I mixed the tube a little after #1, but every thing else I did like always (including vigorous shake of #2).
Should I go for a water change? Did my cycle stall, or are we done?
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Rcguerra
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Yes I am. I heard how bad the steips are.
FishingMouse
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What are your ammonia levels?
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Rcguerra
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Slightly higher than zero, but pretty close to it.
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FishingMouse
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I would keep a close eye on it for another day or two, see if anything spikes. IMO an immediate pwc isn't too big a deal since your plants are keeping your nitrates down......so I would leave it as is then do wc if something spikes, otherwise find a good day and just do a weekly water change/ level test
Billbug68
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I've never seen a zero nitrate test! Dang, how'd you do that!
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Rcguerra
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So, it seems that the bb is now present in decent quantities and the tank is now cycled. That brings happiness...to my heart.
tropicalfishlady
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I've never seen a zero nitrate test! Dang, how'd you do that!
Ive always had a zero nitrate test too and ive had my 10 gallon real plants set up over a year now,got the ammonia then Nitrite but never got the nitrates lol
tropicalfishlady
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Well done its great when you get cycled congrats,its a lovely tank.with a lovely Betta,they are such charming fish,love my Merlin
he has settled in my 10 gall great !!!!
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Rcguerra
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Not sure if I should star my second tank right away or give this one some time...
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