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...ntenance, live plants, the right lighting, a sensible feeding schedule, compatible species, the nitrogen cycle, a turkey baster, algae, a good water conditioner, a syphon kit, a water test kit, etc. ...
...quariam it seems if one has the right kind of snails then they can be benificial. for example i recently cycled my new tank with a snail. in this process i would have to say i minimized the loss of fi...
...for gravel, rocks, etc.) You do not need to add stress zyme or other live bacteria if your tank is cycled, and you are not having ammonia or nitrite problems. If doing a major gravel wash you ca...
... attributed to us senior citizens. So far, only once has a loose fitting erupted during a fill cycle. To avoid a similar disaster, it becomes necessary to run (make that hobble) between fish...
...vel from an established aquarium, and i don't bother testing for ammonia for about three weeks, when the cycle should be in its last stages. I always get zero ammonia, but now I wonder if that's due t...
... new red male crown tail, i just want to kno, how long does it take for a tank to establish the nitrogen cycle? its like a 2.5 gallon...
Hello, I have a problem with a relatively new tank. It's all matured/cycled, but I've noticed the next morning, after I've fed the fish that there's a fuzzy whitish fungus (I think that's what it is)
... includes vacuuming the gravel) - do water changes using 'Aqua-Plus' by Hagen - dose aquarium with some 'Cycle'(again by Hagen). Some people say that this product is useless but I've used it with exce...
...the molly fry over, but was wondering what considerations I need to make? The smaller tank has not been 'cycled' yet, but I'm presuming the biological load imposed by 16 tiny mollies will be pretty ne...
I have a 20 gallon tank. I set it up 2 weeks ago from today [April 29th,09] and started cycling it with 2 Dwarf Gourami's [one died though. I think they where both males even though the girl at the p
...sh, and did a 100% water change. I have been doing weekly water changes since I got the tank, pouring in Cycle almost everyday @~@ and ammonia remover, ammo-lock, everything! Nothing seems to have an ...
... or Clout first? Clout says it will likely affect nitrification and I'm a bit concerned about losing the cycle. My Q-tank is small and I'll have to stress the fish (and myself since I have to lug RO w...
Hi, I started a tank of six piranha about one month ago. The tank was cycled for a week beforehand using cycle in a bottle and had live plants in it from the start. The water has a blackwater tint due
THIS IS A FISHLESS CYCLE
...usually a 6 week time frame.
In order to perform this process as a fishless cycle, a source of ammonia needs to be added to the tank daily. This can be acheived using fl
...nd have some questions on moving them into it. Do I need to start over with new water and wait through a cycle, or can I add the water and fish from the present aquarium? then add some more conditione...
...8". It will house five stingrays. My filtration is a five feet 3-layer ohf and an eheim 2028. How will i cycle the tank? can i just let the filtration run for a week?...
...ting topic that many other beginners would find helpful when trying to decide what to put in their newly cycled 10g tank. B)
What fish would you choose to put in a 10g tank, how many and why would...
Tank: 29 gallon, cycled 6 months ago. Plenty of ornaments/hiding places. Originally floated bamboo plants at top of tank (no purchased at pet store - Ikea)
Starting Population: 8 Danios, 3 Blue
My new tank has cycled but i now have brown algae on the white gravel, what is the best way to get rid of it please.
...e nursery, do I pull out the decorations and just plant a ton of plants in there? And if the 10g hasn't cycled, can the fry stay in the breeding cups in the main tank for a while? I saw the hatchery ...
...pless newborn human babies. What are you going to name them? Platy1, Platy2 etc :-)
As the tank is not cycled yet, just keep an eye on your water. Changing a jug here and there is fine. I'm sure the...
.... The publisher was considered THE authority on aquariums, but the pamphlet never mentioned the nitrogen cycle, and some aquarists were unaware of it until fairly recently. I count myself among the fo...
...I added 90 lbs of live Fiji rock on Dec 21. Since it is a new setup I did not cure the rock figuring I'd cycle the tank with the rock. Lights out since the rock was added. (Well ocassionally a peek in...
...anges. And also vacuum the gravel weekly. Tank has been set up 5 weeks now and I have no idea if it has cycled or not.
We did feed the fish 2x a day but have gone too once a day. And I do know we a...
... sand to my tank to make a DSB. However, I have now discovered that I am apparently going through a mini-cycle - at least I HOPE it is a MINI-cycle with my ammonia now at .50. I'm scared to death I'm ...
... results. Here is the readings
Nitrite 0.5
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 2.0
Do these mean my tank has cycled?? I change my water (25%) weekely and that is due tomorrow (Saturday)
I have been va...
... all, this is my first post on here.....
I have a 14 day old tank and am currently going through the 'cycle', I am doing water changes and hoovering every 2 days but my nitrites are reading 3 -5 co...
...ave several mollies in my 30 gallon. A couple reg black females, a marble lyretail male, a pair of creamcycle lyretails, and a pair of dalmation lyretails. My creamcycle had about 16 fry over a mont...
... I have dealt with fin&tail rot, fungus infections, swim bladder disease, and of course cycling. I live cycled it with a few fish, but after quite a few fish dieing, I put prime and stability in. Aft...
My 30g is not fully cycled and the water is quite cloudy..but it is a white sort of cloudiness could this be like an ammonia spike?
...aquarium supply houses, Drsfostersmith.com, recently published a good, short explanation of the nitrogen cycle. The article doesn't have much techno-speak, so it's easy to read and understand. The sub...
In my last message I stated that I thought I had finished the cycle period, but the last 3 days I have been keeping track and my readings of the last 3 days have been:
Amm---0
Nitrite---.5
Nitrate-
...ntenance, live plants, the right lighting, a sensible feeding schedule, compatible species, the nitrogen cycle, a turkey baster, algae, a good water conditioner, a syphon kit, a water test kit, etc.
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... my first angels.
My nitrate level is high, I have done many water changes, added plants and have tried CYCLE, AMQUEL PLUS, MELAFIX. Nothing has helped with the nitrate or the angels health. My pleco...
...wrong readings indicating high ammonia levels (if the fish are fine, don’t panic). A new tank will not cycle if ammonia-binding products are used because ammonia is required to establish beneficial ...
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