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My 65 gallon tank finally cycled and I need some help please: I completed a fishless cycle and want to know how many fish I can add to the tank the first time? I am going to have a South American Theme and like the following fish: Cardinal Tetras Green Eyed Tetras Bolivian Rams Apisto...

I am setting up a 65 gallon tank with Black 3M Colorquartz T-Grade substrate and was wondering how well Amazon Swords do in that substrate? If anyone has a planted tank with that substrate could you tell me what plants you have had success with? Thanks

Very nice tank and bee-u-tiful fish! :nod: I've always wanted Angelfish and Rams and after looking at yours, I know that I made the right decision. I cannot wait to get my larger tank now! Thanks for sharing your pictures and again, you did an awesome job on your tank :good:

I feel the same way about my 65 gallon tank. The only tanks I have are a 10 gallon and a 5 gallon so this one will be my masterpiece as well :D I am really trying to plan this one out because I want to get the aquascaping right the first time. I ended up changing out the substrate in my...

Yes Snowflake311, I was asking you if you were doing a fishless cycle :) Sounds like it will be a nice tank when you are finished. I am interested in seeing how you are aquascaping it and would love to see pictures of it if you are able to post some. Good Luck and I hope all goes well for ya!

Are you doing a fishless cycle?

Osiris, The pictus catfish is really cool looking. I never seen them before. Hubby would love a couple of those in the tank. I read up on these and it says to get 3-5 of them. If I ended up getting 3 of pictus catfish then I would have to eliminate the cories or the otos. Now I'm really...

Thanks for the suggestions! I think I am going to go with the list of fish Davo86 suggested. I think there will be plenty of activity with these fish. Now I need to do some more research regarding the number of each fish I can have in a tank this size. This is going to be so much fun! :D

I'm getting a 65 gallon tank in a couple of weeks. I will be doing a fishless cycle so I am in no hurry to buy fish for the tank right away but I want to get my fish wish list together now. I do know for sure that I want a pair of Angels in the tank. I also like Bolivian Rams. Can anyone give...

Your Rams are beautiful and I really like your tank too! :)

Congrats and enjoy your fish! :D

Thank you Tolak!!!!! I switched my dechlorinator from Novaqua to Prime three days ago as you advised. With the second water change that first day I noticed my ammonia dropping from off the scale to 4. Today the ammonia is reading 0 again and I am soooo happy :D I just wished I would have...

How often do you replenish your crushed coral?

Thanks for the information. I'll get some Prime tomorrow and do a 50% water change.

I meant Novaqua. Is there a special brand of dechlorinator that I should look for that deals with chlorine, chloramine and ammonia? Some brands of things are better than others, so that is why I ask. I knew I shouldn't see ammonia in a cycled tank. Especially when nothing out of the ordinary...

I use the same type of dechlorinator that I have since the beginning of my fishkeeping journey. It's Aquanova Plus and I use one teaspoon per 10 gallons as directed. I have city water.

I change 25% of my water on a weekly basis. I also gravel vac with each weekly water change. I usually clean my filter media once a month by swishing it in the tank water that I remove duirng the water change. I noticed that my fishless cycle stalled several times due to my PH dropping too low...

I will try to make this a short as possible but I am having major issues with my 10 gallon planted tank... 1.Completed a fishless cycle in November 2007 and added fish in November 2007 (3 pygmy rasboras, 4 pygmy cory cats, 4 cherry shrimp.) 2.Parameters remained very good until March 2008 (0...

My tank has finally cycled and my fish will be here on Tuesday. Today I noticed what looks to me like a small hairline crack on the side of my tank! I have had the tank set up for about 6 weeks. Everything is level so I have no idea what has happened. What in the world do I do now? Is there...

My tank has finally cycled and my fish will be here on Tuesday. Today I noticed what looks to me like a small hairline crack on the side of my tank! I have had the tank set up for about 6 weeks. Everything is level so I have no idea what has happened. What in the world do I do now? Is there...

I added a little bit of baking soda to my water two days ago (per advice from another forum) and that solved the problem this time around. I have had 0 ammonia and nitrites for the past two days. I haven't done my big water change yet as I am waiting for my fish to be delivered next week. I...

Since my 10 gallon tank is nearing the end of its cycle (yipee!!) I am going to order my fishies pretty soon. I originally had it all planned out and selected my fish from the sticky on stocking a 10 gallon community tank on here BUT now I am having second thoughts regarding one of my fish...

Thanks for the quick replies. I am soooo excited!!!!!!! :hyper:

I'm on day 26 of my fishless cycle and after a little stall in my cycle I finally have my first readings of 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 20 nitrates I know that I need to make sure that the cycle has really completed so I am going to continue to add the ammonia for the next couple of days and make...

Well, my PH is down to 6.0 so I guess I do need to get some coral chips to see if it will raise it. I guess that is why my cycle has stalled. I hate to add things for fear that it will mess everything up even more but I don't think I have much of a choice. I have no idea why the PH has dropped...

I think I'll just do nothing and see what happens over the next couple of days. I really don't want to do anything to confuse the cycle more. Should have known I would hit a bump. :angry: Everything was just going too smoothly.

I accidently posted this thread two times but do not think I am able to delete this one. Would the moderators please delete this for me? Sorry

My PH is 6.6 and the temperature of the tank has been at 84 degrees during the entire cycling process. I understand that it takes a while for the NitrItes to lower and I anticipated the wait. My concern is that after 4 days of my ammonia going down to 0, today it is now at 1.0 That has me...

I don't understand what is happening with my cycle so I hope someone can help me out. I am on day 18 of my fishless cycle and everything was running smoothly until I checked my parameters this morning. I had my NitrIte spike on day 12 (October 16) and on day 14 (October 18) my ammonia went to...

I don't understand what is happening with my cycle so I hope someone can help me out. I am on day 18 of my fishless cycle and everything was running smoothly until I checked my parameters this morning. I had my NitrIte spike on day 12 (October 16) and on day 14 (October 18) my ammonia went to...

Another question..... I have openings in the back of my hood where the filter and heater are. How can I cover up these openings so the shrimp don't escape? I'm getting algae on my plant leaves and in my tank from the plants so I will most definitely want to get some shrimp but I don't want them...

Thanks :) This is day 11 of my cycle. Yesterday when I took my readings, my nitrIte was at .25 and today it was off the chart. Hopefully yours will be off the chart soon too!

I am so excited about this and just wanted to let someone know. This is my first fishless cycle and I am happy to see that my NitrIte has spiked. I am now one step closer to my tank being cycled :D

Shrivelled up on the carpet? :( Oh no! I'll be sure to remember to keep the lid closed when I get them! I'll also get a group of them, maybe three or so. I don't know much about amano shrimp and didn't realize that they are very entertaining. That makes adding them to my tank even...

Thanks for the warning.I didn't know that. Are shrimp hard to remove from the tank if it needs to be medicated? I have an empty 5 gallon tank that I am not sure what to do with.I think I will use it as a hospital/quarantine tank. Maybe I could put them in there if and when I need to medicate my...

Thanks. My son will be very happy. I was hoping that adding a few shrimp would not overstock my tank. I think I am going to get 2 ghost shrimp and 1 amano shrimp. That is unless someone advises otherwise.

I am new to this hobby and am so glad I found this site! I have a 10 gallon planted tank which is currently under the process of a fishless cycle. The sticky on 10 gallon stocking suggestions has helped me tremendously! (WONDERFUL idea to provide that information :D ) I am going to my local pet...