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Whats up, Wait Till it Goes to Zero, and make Sure you Are Using good Dechlorinator with your tap water I suggest Prime. Good Luck With Cycle. -Owen

Currently Have three and I love Them. All though I do see them quite often in the day its defiantly not as much as other fish and most of the time there just laying around, more active at night. So if you are looking for something your gonna see all the time scurrying around I would recomend the...

Whats Up All Got a Question about my angelicus botia (poka dot loach) Tank info : Amonnia 0 NitrIte 0 NitrAte 10-20 20 gal 20% water changes completed weekly Newly established, after fish less cycle since mid-late march current inhabitants 1 gold gourami 7 long fin danios 3 khulli loaches...

Hey Whats Going On, You Said You wanted Specifics: 7 long fin zebra Danios Beautiful Fish when brought home as said, opposed to at LFS. 5 khulli loaches another Great looking snake like fish IMO the`ll just swim around and then all of a sudden just plop themselves down on a plant and lay...

Hey, +1 Rescuing fish from friend always a Good Look! As for the Tetras I can`t See anything in your tank that would purpose a problem, so good there, but the clown loaches I know are going to get to big for your tank and/or their growth will be stunted. Also I would think about trying to get...

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Don`t know much about sand as I litterly just made the switch last night, but as far as your weight concern your talking about a difference of a few pounds +/- between sand and gravel so you can feel comfortable with making the switch over to sand. As for it getting dirty again no personal...

Thanks Guys! Took about two hours to actually make the switch. I just de-rooted the plants as carefully as I could and just let them float on the other side of the tank as I did this work Think they will survive? Is there any special way of doing this, in case i make the full switch over at one...

Sounds like they like there environment and I am doing a good job in making them feel comfortable, excellent. Guess I was just thinking that they naturally schooled together all the time because I was viewing them at the LFS which they are obviously not in a comfortable situation. Love being...

Whats Up All So I have 7 long fin zebra Danios in my 20 gal tank along with 1 Gold Gourami(I know) and 3 Khulli loaches Just wondering why my Danios dont really school but rather just all wander around by themselves, occasionally playing with one a another. My assumption: 1. They are in a...

The Fish-less Cycle Regardless of size of tank seems to take around 4-8 weeks. But that's Just My opinion of reading personally have only experienced one which lasted about 4 weeks. Good Luck! -Owen

Update: New sand in Successfully! Took fluttermouths advice and removed gravel on one side of tank. Thanks! Cleaned Sand for about and hour, constantly stirring in a bucket with warm Water running, was very dirty to begin with. Was not hard at all to get clean though, here are results taken...

Hey All, Bought some play sand last night at my local Home Depot gonna put in in when I get home from work!!! Very Excited got Khulli loaches about a Week ago with the intent to switch over to sand as soon as I could Feel so bad for them they be trying to dig in the Gravel and cant!! Pour...

Hey Welcome To the Hobby, Sad to say though you have made the first mistake Most have made. I agree with above comments return fish, also since no one else has said it yet your fish will most likely Die if water changes are not met every time they are needed. Good luck and use these resources...

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First step would be to take off that ghoddi background and replace with a simple black will look great I didn't think a background would make that much of a difference but ohh boy does it. I believe the black really gives the tank a feel of depth. The sand substrate will also make a huge...

Don`t Think There`s Any Need To Mess With Your PH, looks like your cycle is going good and she be finished soon! -Owen

See that's why I love these forums I never Even Thought of that Scenario That is a Good Look. I am crazy about my water test do it for fun almost! Any way I would be able to tell visually in your experience, or only by water parameter check? -Owen

Weird For Your Tank not to Have cycled yet after three months ! But yeah,sounds like your in a mini cycle now. Abut your Ammonia Never being dropping below .25 have you checked your tap mines constantly at .25-.50 I use prime For water changes which says it treats for Ammonia works Wonders for...

20 Gal Fresh Water Stock: Weeks to Come: 6 Neon Tetra 4 Black Kuhlii Loach 2 dwarf gouramis 1 male 1 female (maybe three) 2 bamboo shrimp (maybe 1) 2 fresh water clams (Awesome!)(cant Find yet though) Current : Fish: 6 long fin zebra danios 2 snails, so far... (unkown species) Plants: 3...

Chlorine Kills Bacteria Always Condition Before adding to tank If your not trying to kill the bacteria Which I Assume your not. Good Luck! -Owen

+1 On the Drink! Been A Long Week -Owen

Sweeeet! Thanks Will maybe..... get some this weekend if not by next thanks! -Owen

That`s What My Plans Are. Just Taking It Slow As This Is My First Tank Thanks. So your telling me there just picking on him and hes scared to come out of the corner where he is covered by bush? That`s it? And they should group up when more are added? -Owen

Yeah Sorry I have Not got back to that thread I was doing something stupid that was skewing my test results and did not feel like talking about it LOL Figured it out like a like a week ago and realized I was already presumably Cycled so I waited and Waited and Waited and all good in the hood so...

The Tank is 20 Gal. I Know they should be kept in bigger groups but as my tank is still very new I was nervous buying six fish at once maybe little to cautious?

There is No Problem with using a Carbon Cartridge Good or Bad at this point, The carbon will only dissipate in 2-3 days anyways so no need for concern. -Owen

Hey All, Looking for a little advice for a new fish keeper. Recently went through the ordeal IMO of the fish less cycle, recently purchased 3 long fin zebra Danios After 5 days of DBL 00`s. Now my problem is two of fish shoal like crazy, play with each other, eat together etc. etc. but the...

Hey! Newb myself, but some good people on here have given me advice on the same question you have asked. I was told carbon filters are not needed unless medicating tank, and some other reasons and actually the carbon dissipates rather quickly in only about 1-2 days any ways so no real need for...

I`m right about where you are on your cycle. Mine has shown me nothing good either. It seems like every fish less cycle is different, and most of the time takes way longer than you Think! MY cycle is breaking down Ammonia in 24hrs for the past week and no sign of nitrites or nitrates! Bout to...

Welcome! Are You PLanning a Fish in Cycle or Fishless? -OWen

Update MArch 17th day 14 Ammonia dosed to 3-4 ppm on day 12 once again, and once again ammonia has broken down to zero in less than 36 hrs. seems like the ammonia is breaking down faster and faster now with still no signs of NitrIte or Nitrate !!!!! Any one Every see this in a cycle before...

PLany on doing proper cycle... Thanks for the idea though. I just cant see how 2 little plants are stalling my cycle. are they? "Hi some filter media can remove nitrate from the water" What kinds? -Owen

normal to be hitting zero Ammonia with no Nitrite or Nitrate? Have re-dosed 2 times now. -Owen

Was Off of Work All week last week so Checked like every 6 hours because I was so anxious to see something happen I know noooooo need..... LOL! but now as I am Back To work Checking once A Day at 530 P.M Nitrate Removing Media?? I dont Think So.... maybe.... please explain. I have live plants...

Hey All, On Day 12 or 13 of my fishless cycle...... Ammonia hit zero on like day 7 dozed to 4ppm tested on day 9 ammonia had broken down to Zero and still no traces of nitrite or nitrate just tested again day 12 ammonia back down to 0.0 ppm ammonia but still no pressence of nitrtite or...

Update or..... not Realy Update added ammonia to 4 ppm on day 9 Day 11 Ammonia 1ppm nitrite 0.0 nitrate 0.0 seems like ammonia is breaking down but no pressence of nitrite or Nitrate :( -Owen

Yeah I have read that otherplaces as well with the api kit. But Sadly nope just 0ppm I Dont Know, will give it few more days before I really Start worrying about it. Right?? Whats the proper method for testing nitates? I have read add first set of drops to a T then Shake test tube, Then add...