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That was the 24 hour but it was better then the day before, it wouldnt even hit 0! Nitrites at 0 is what really made me smile because it was staying in between 0-.25. But i didn't see 0 in the ammonia today only .25! but thats ok i can handle that,....for now! AM reading (was done at about 10...

hang in there! Nitrites from what i understand is the bacteria that takes the longest to grow!

YIPPEEEE Ph8 Ammonia 0 :flex: Nitrite 0 :yahoo:

GOOD MORNING!! :fun: no we already had the spike!!! that had started at about day 5 and started to drop at about day 12! my readings this morning are: PH 8 Ammonia .5 (improvement) Nitrite .0-.25 (it is almost 0 color is so much closer to 0 then to .25) 12 hours of pure joy it sounds like...

wow i was going through tff withdrawl!! things have been hectic! Took the girls to boston yesterday went to museum of science and took the train in which they loved (personally i love driving myself places!) 630am is very early for a practice! You must get exhausted! But then again when it comes...

i'm sorry but i have to go off subject and ask what is trolling? ????

welcome to tff the forum that is single handedly saving me with my fishless cycle!

Did 90% water change last night topped ammonia up and added 1 tablesspoon plus 1 teapoon (3 teaspoons=a tablespoon) So my levels this morning where PH 8 Ammonia 0 :D Nitrite 0-.25 My levels tonight PH 8 Ammonia 0 :D Nitrite 0 -.25 So thats looking good! ammonia is dropping to 0 in 12hours...

oh ok well that makes it interesting!!! was the filter out of water for some time? being that it was in a previous tank if it was out of water all good bacteria would have died unless it was in water (and being fed so to speak). remember i am a newbie so use your judgement too. but if there was...

oh ok well you are not the first on here! :lol: my first tank was a 5gal and was a fish in cycle and worked out ok but we upgraded to 20 gal and i cut up media from 5 gal and put in 20 gal filter. I am in the process of fishless cycling another 20 gal. so you really need to get a test kit go for...

Hello there i am a newbie too! :D i can tell you that the people on her are wonderful and helpful! they are going to want to know some basics from you like what did you do to cycle your tank, what are your water stats in tank and tap (ph, ammonia, nitrites & nitrates) probably list filter type...

tougher it is!!! i went to grocery store and got a new box of baking SODA not powder will do another water change tonight and add baking soda! Yes this is Cassidy's tank and is fishless cycling! should i start testing for kh and other things? Alisha's tank is doing great the only issue with that...

also i have the 2 mesh bags with ceramics in alishas filter it has only been in 22 days so i doubt all the good bacs have grown do you think they have? think it might be a good idea to add a bag to cassidy's tank?

yes tap ph is 7.6 i took about 4/5 days i changed water late on july 9th! but from last night to tonight it dropped from 6.8 to 6.4 so i think maybe i need to watch 6.8 as a sign to be ready to change the next night lol that seems to be when it does a quick drop and i dont want to keep stalling...

last nights readings were Ph 6.8Ammonia .5 (topped up to 3) Nitrites 0-0.25 This mornings readings PH 6.6 ammonia 1 and nitrites 0-0.25 well ph is dropping again it is now at 6.4 Ammonia is at 1 and Nitrate is at between 0-0.25 So it looks like i am stalled again. I hope you know what i mean...

Oldman47 i like the way your daughter thinks! the pic was awesome! i think my mouth would drop open if one of my girls broke through patio pavers. My stepdad has blaack belts in a couple forms of martial arts and he teaches the girls some things and my oldest has one heck of a kick! Seems for...

seems to me from my searching i cant get that here in us!

Waterdrop its no big deal no sorry needed i thought it was funny! i can talk sports with you like the other dads. actually in some sense i am a dad i do both roles most days! but im not complaining!Actually if it wasnt for me they wouldn't know what baseball or basketball was because i love it...

oh umm i'm like a dad but i am in fact a mom!! just not a typical one after all i am a carpenter (you wouldnt know it from looking at me!) who when i do concrete i wear pink rubber boots instead of typical black or yellow! :lol:

well PH is now at 6 maybe lower i dont know because my test only goes as low as 6. so i guess i will be doing a water change tonight. didnt add ammonia last night because it hadnt dropped below 2ppm. so as of now ph 6 ammonia 2 nitrite 0 didnt test nitrate since i know i have to do water change

what size tank do you have? what did you end up ordering for external? just curious because i have a 20 gal and i am not happy with the filter at all (it was a kit) so i am trying to figure out what to get

sometimes the simplest answers are staring you in the face! never thought of that i just think glass as windows and how i have to clean them dirt and dust on the outside of windows drives me nuts! must try that tomorrow! Thanks oldman hope you are having good weather in IL!

i have only been raising it to about 4 might have gotten slightly higher once or twice but not much! I will test it all again in am of course and if it drops i will do a water change! hopefully i can get by til the weekend wouldnt that be nice afterall these long hours working in rain, ARGGG...

actually i was thinking of vinegar to wipe the outside of the tank more then anything! somehow i dont think windex is a great idea. i did see at the lfs they had some spray and wipes but wasnt sure about that. what do you use to wipe clean drips on outside of tank? could you check out the post i...

Cassidy's tank is in the process of fishless cycle add and wait method. waterdrop and oldman47 will be familiar with my other topic. It was started on June 25. to start i will give you some stats 20 gallon with power filter by aqueon temp 84 with gravel no deco yet but a couple of live plants...

exploding rocks would not be good at all! so i am guessing vinegar is safe for tank?

apparently i am a ditz! i never even thought to do that! sometimes the most obvious answer is literally in your face!!!

thank you very much now if i can figure out what the ones i got at work are!

So cassidy's tank is in the process of cycling! no drop in nitrites yet! her patience is still going strong! she is a rock lover and collector! to the point where we go to rock and mineral shows! She had asked me if she could put in any of her collection into the tank? she has many types of...

So started fishless cycle on Cassidys on Thursday night. tonight ammonia hit .25 should have checked this morning but had to go into work early and spaced it. But even though i let it get to low its progress and added more ammonia! Nitrites have been through the roof since sunday

So far so good ammonia is at 3 and nitrites are off the chart. I dont understand how though! I dont know if it is because i had some bacteria from gravel and i kept pouring dirty water from other tank (when i did water changes) in while i looked for real ammonia? I have the api test kit as i...

Typical of brother's and sister's! either they want what you had just cause its yours or they want nothing to do with it cause you like it! IT's a no win!

Waterdrop is your brother into fish too? Dorm floor huh that must have been comfortable!

They wonderful people on here will need to know what type of fish you have in order to help you

I think that hannafords is a growing chain seems like they are spreading out. They took over victory markets a few years ago. Yes mass ave. oh did you grow up in MA? Boston is a great city! always somewhere new to eat! I love watching phantom gourmet to hear about a gem to eat at! I am out of...

At a grocery store hannafords and its hannafords brand 9.25%! So the cycle will begin!! I live in Townsend, MA its about a hour or so from boston about 20 minutes from Nashua, NH and 45 minutes from worchester. Its a nice small town but not to small. (i do sometimes miss the faster pace of...

I'm so sick of the rain and gloomy clouds i am ready to relocate!! I am jealous you have 80's and sunnyWhere does your brother live must be in New england somewhere! Oliver is your son? How old? I found my ammonia yippee!!!

I actually have started talking to her about the process and she did have some basic knowledge. She is very easy to engage in anything that is learning she is like a sponge! I am hoping that in time she will me doing most herself (with me playing close attention so nothing goes wrong). I think...

i agree i don't care for wikipedia much, people could purposely steer you wrong. This forum is great i know i am glad that i found it! I'm sure BigT will feel the same. I think that shops should be more regulated. So far in my little experience it is hard to find someone who really knows much...

3 minutes will not cover the basics not even for a speed reader. Bigt made a sad mistake he is concerned and trying to fix the problem. If you go to a fish store you want to believe as a newbie that you are in the right hands! I'm pretty sure most people make a mistake or 2 when starting a new...