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Ok, so my ammonia and nitrite are all processing to 0 levels in less than 12 hours from ammonia addition. Its been like that for nearly a week now. Again, I ask, why haven't my nitrate levels risen past 5???? I did a 30% water change two days ago, but I would still expect the nitrates to be...

Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realize plants would help the cycle that much, anyway, I wouldn't have had the funds to put anything in the tank besides sand. I don't even have the lighting figured out yet. I better hurry though. I still don't understand why I'm not getting any nitrate...

I did about a 80% water change last week and that seemed to do the trick. Once the ph got back up to normal, the ammonia disappeared. My nitrites also finally went from off-the-scale to 0 today! It looks like I'm nearing the end of my cycle after nearly two full months! One thing thats odd is...

Oooops! I think I have a problem now. Ammonia was being processed to 0 in less than 12 hours for a few days. So, I quit measuring it and just kept adding ammonia every morning and every evening assuming it was being processed. My Nitrite levels spiked, and I've been monitoring them and...

I've found some white led's with the correct color temperature (6500k) and good lumen output, but I also wanted to do some color mixing as well. I wonder if anyone knows if you mix RGB together in the right proportion's you can achieve the same color temp as the pure white led's. Anyone tried...

I want to start out with a few and possibly work my way up. I've never kept more than one or two live plants before. I'm going to try and build my own LED lighting and have been doing alot of research on the subject lately. Not much else to do since my tank is STILL not cycled :crazy: I guess...

Thanks, thats what I thought. I've got plenty of LFS in the area I can get plants from and the prices are pretty good.

I found this dude selling plants on eBay. Check out this link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Live-Aquarium-Aquatic-...id=p4634.c0.m14 Are these good plants for a beginner? What type of lighting requirements are needed for moderate growth? My tank is 30 gal. 12 x 15 x 36". I'm currently doing a fishless...

Oldman is right. Ace hardware is the only place near me that had pure ammonia (10% ammonium hydroxide). Walmart, Menards, and Home Depot products all had surfactants in them. I can just imagine the look on my 10 year-olds face if I told him he could pee in my fish tank :unsure:

I just had a thought... Would this cycling happen faster if my tank wasn't covered? I'm running an airstone and a spraybar on the filter return to agitate the surface. Is this enough or should the tank be uncovered? This also begs the question....Should a tank be covered at all unless absolutely...

Patience paid off. Ammonia is processing in less than 12 hours. Now I just have to wait for the Nitrite. I'm just now starting to get slight amounts of Nitrate. Would I be able to add live plants yet?

Alright, alright, I'll wait. Thanks for the help.

I know everyone must be getting sick of these questions, but here goes anyway! I've started a fishless (add and wait) cycle on my 30g freshwater tank and I'm about 9 days into it. My ammonia levels have only dropped from 4-2 in that time period. Is this normal? Many of the other topics I've...

I've been out of the hobby for a few years and have recently started a tank up again. In going through boxes of equipment in my basement, I found some Whisper air pumps. A 300, 600, and 800 but only the 300 works. The others need to be rebuilt. I'm not having any luck finding rebuild kits for...