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Seems Buggy has a problem with my comment on Prime. First of all I said "in my opinion". With all the positive comments and reviews on here about it, not to mention my own experience and determination that you do get "more" for your money because it is indeed concentrated, why use anything else...

Congratulations on your decision to get back in the fish business and I think you'll like the Fluval. Not having alot of space myself I settled for 6 Gal Fluval Edge cube. (Ok - I then went and bought a 9 gallon, but thats it - ha ) I'd just like to say as a beginner myself, the council...

Nice to be appreciated though .. Your welcome

New to the shrimp business. Have a couple ordered for different tanks. Both are well planted and will have fish. How do I acclimate them on arrival and will they live on plants and bottom waste ? Thanks

As a beginner into the world of freshwater fish keeping, I was fortunate to have ran onto this Forum and people that had a great deal of experience at something I was totally oblivious too. "Fishless cycling" After reading the Posts on here and following the fishless cycle instructions to the...

I do appreciate your advice though and will begin treatment if he begins to get worse. He's my lil buddy and he has a great personality.

Its a 3 gallon with one real plant and a couple of small smooth rocks (now). I change the water daily at about 50% and the water flow is directed such that he can get out of the flow in most of the tank. Think I'll just keep an eye on him as he's other wise healthy and active. I'm actually...

I"ll have to read on how to download the pics I have of the before and after. Took them on my cell phone.

My Betta seems to have lost almost half of his back tail fins overnight. No other fish in with him, daily water changes, and perfectly healthy and active. He was ok in the morning and by evening half of his tail fins were gone. I'm not sure what fin rot is but I cant imagine going this fast...

I guess I'll go for the trial error and watch method. Everyone has a different opinion and experience so it boils down to buy and put what you want and seperate them as the the issues come up. Here's a list of some of the tank mates I'm interested in : bleeding heart platy...

I have a 6 and a 10 gallon tank that will each have a male betta in. What smaller colorful fish can I add that will be compatible with each betta. Read where Platys are a bit nippy and flowing fin guppies can sometimes be an issue. Everything I'v heard is its up to their personalities and sex...

Is there anything beneficial to doing a water change in the middle of a fishless cycle ? I'm 8 days into the process on a 10 gallon tank thats planted with fairly high Trites and mid Trates. Or would you just leave it alone ? Reason I ask is that ever since I set it up the water has been kind...

I'm familiar with that too. In this case, there is a transformer thats leaking oil. So their doing a scheduled outage to replace it.

Thanks - here in Kansas we're more worried about keeping the heat out. Its been 102 here this week. I'll just crank up the AC prior to the outage and hope it doesnt go up too much. Being a small tank I never overfeed them as I like a clean tank plus I think the fish do better with less food...

We're scheduled for a 4 hour power outage in the morning. I have one tank cycled and stocked and another being cycled. Without having to buy an expensive battery operated pump. Will syphoning and recycling the tank water be enough to keep the fish alive for this short of outage ? Thanks

Very nice looking outfit. Are you going to do a fishless cycle ?

Thank you so much. I may just be paranoid. Now that I look closer it may just be the white shade on their lips that look like a spot. I'll hang loose and see how he acts today. Just suspicious as to having just lost one yesterday. He was acting a little listless but not critical - until I...

Should I treat the existing tank after removing him or just the hospital tank ?

Have a 6 gallon edge with a couple of Red Minor Serpae Tetras. Lost one yeaterday after he started acting funny. Now this morning another one is acting weird and seems to have a white speck on his lower lip. Would this be ick and if it is what should I buy or treat with ? Thanks alot

5 days into a fishless cycle that I added some cycled water to from another tank. Results are : Ph 7.2 Ammonia 1.0 Nitrite 5.0 Nitrate 0-5 Should I raise my Ph a little or is 7.2 adequate. Read where some guys recommend bicarb. What is bicarb ? And where do I get...

I'm not an expert in the field of aquriumology :) But - having just went through a fishless cycle I had some of the same problems. As long as it doesnt restrict the water flow I felt that leaving it alone was the best thing to do. I assumed it had some of the good stuff on it just as the filter...

Will stock an in progress cycled tank with some of the following fish. Could someone give me their experience and compatibility thoughts on this combination of fish plz. Thanks

Modified or not - I'm ordering a few. Prices seem right and good reviews. As long as they dont swim backwards ...

Another good way to mix the bottle is to beat the number 1 bottle against the number 2 bottle BOTTOM. This is where the stuff seems to settle and beating the heck outa the bottoms of both together does the trick. Dont forget to swirl the number 1 after adding and before adding the number 2.

Has anyone had any experience with LiveAquaria.com as far as buying fish on line ?

Not sure how temperature affects things, I kept mine at a steady 81 degrees F during my fishless cycle. Mine took 10 days of 4ppm of Ammonia before it started dropping and the Nitrites spiked. This Nitrite spike lasted another 10 days and started making Nitrates. Sounds like your ammonia has...

Got a couple of Harlequin Rasboras that I will transfer to the 9 - a couple of neon tetras jumbo, and a very attractive split tale male beta. Didnt want to over croud this tank. I'll work on those pics as I'm new to that TOO :)

Just as an update on this fishless cycle for a 6 gallon Fluva - I started this cycle on June 13th by bringing the water up to 5ppm. Watched it until it started going to 0 and then introduced ammonia to bring it back up to 3. On July 4th my ammonia AND Nitrites went to 0 so I kept adding ammonia...

Getting 0-0-80 readings on a new tank fishless cycle now for 4 days and getting ready to do a 80-90% water change prior to adding my fish. My question is : I have an intake tube sponge in this old tank as well as a filter sponge, white tablet pack and the carbon pack that I assume all have...

I'm presently cycling a 6 gallon Fluval and very pleased with the complete system. Thought about the 12 but was kinda wanting a rectangular shape in a 16 or slightly bigger. I'll look into the Rena and Juwel ...

Either or - I'd like to go Marine but I will probably go fresh for now. Fresh is a little more forgiving with evaporation and time away from home for maintanence .

Want either a plug n play nano tank or one put together from parts and pieces. From my review research I'm finding that most of those sold on line are junk, have leaking problems upon arrival, poor sealing, inadequate lighting systems or filtration systems that dont work very well. Coralife...

Has anyone bought or using this tank ? Comes with most everything a Nano tank comes with and looks nice. Just wondering if anyone has one of these and if you like it. Thanks

I have looked at the Betta and hope to have one along with several other compatible small fish and a clean up guy. So far this Fuval Edge has been perfect. Pump is nice and quiet, does an adequate job of cleaning and water flow is adjustable. I'v bought a add on light kit from a guy on ebay that...

Started this fishless cycle on June 13th. Introduced 5ppm ammonia to begin cycle and have been raising it to 2-3ppm since. Yesterday I noticed a reduction in Nitrites for the first time along with the ammonia in a 12 hour period. This morning I tested with the following results : Ph 7.6...

I'm close to completing a fishless cycling of a small tank. Just prior to adding fish I will be doing the recommended big water change to get the Nitrates down. At the same time I want to clean my filtration system "without" losing my bacteria. What is the proper procedure to clean the...

Thanks for the info. OUT they come.