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I apologize if this is covered elsewhere in this forum but I'm wondering what the current thought is on this subject.

All three of my aquariums have a little algae in them. I don't mind scrubbing...

In each of the last two days of nitrite testing I noticed this odd phenomenon, and since I have never seen nitrites test above .5 until I began cycling this particular tank, I am not sure if this is...

Hey thanks, I try not to take myself too seriously.

I am softening my stance on big box pet stores. My biggest issue with them - the employees' general lack of knowledge - was really my own...

Digging the setup and the cam. Some day, perhaps.

It is done and looks far better. Again, thanks for the guidance.

It was the accumulated nitrites that I was concerned about losing with a WC, but I'll dose with ammonia when I'm done and let the BB do what they do best. I'm guessing that, at worst, it extends the...

Going with the WC and, coincidentally, pouring a wheat beer. Thanks guys.

Although...the pre filter idea is intriguing. Would nylons work?

Thanks for the speedy reply. I thought about a big WC but was concerned about losing the built-up nitrites. But it makes sense that the ammonia BB would simply make more.

Yay, another WC!...

...to a nearly cycled (fishless) 50g today. I used 55 pounds of CaribSea Super Naturals Sunset Gold (fine grain - .25 to 1mm in diameter), rinsed a dozen times over six hours, and applied it directly...

Oh, and I look forward to watching your 220 live cam. Pity I signed on so late tonight.

My 16g and 5g both look pretty cheesy - clearly the result of jumping into this hobby blind.

For the 50g I'm going with a sand substrate and live plants. Nothing against gravel and artificial...

I have seen Amano's photos, probably from a link somewhere on this forum. Beautiful, to be sure, but I'm not quite ready to pull the trigger on a CO2 injection system. Perhaps down the road as this...

On day 39, after three straight days of 0/0 with slowly increasing nitrates, I hereby declare the 16g cycled. Three of the four original corys and all three frogs survive. I'll probably test daily...

Could have used you five weeks ago! Nice job.

Thank you. Every time I do a WC in that 16g I kick myself for not doing my research first - so until yesterday I was kicking myself twice a day.

It's nearly cycled though. Pretty sure my cycling...

Even on a newly cycled tank reading 0/0/<5? If so, how long is the interval between the introductions?

Thanks for the replies guys. Man, I guess I have some more homework to do.

Why is that?

If I were to go with an initial stocking like this -

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is there a particular sequence I should follow when...

Speaking of the 16g, it is now day 34 of the cycle. Yesterday I had to perform two 60% water changes when I tested in the morning and evening. I have yet to let the nitrites get above .25 (except for...

Sage advice, but I doubt that an army of therapists could prevent me from acting impulsively. It could be worse though - at least I haven't subjected any new fish to the (still cycling!) 16g. That's...

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Also, is there an "impulse buy" sticky here somewhere? Or a hotline?

I find myself drifting away from a themed tank and towards sheer beauty. Another way of saying that I'm back at square one on stocking. I'll be lucky if this cycle takes a month or more.

Now that I have a some experience with aquariums - 33 days - I thought I'd start a journal about the ammonia-filled tank churning away six feet behind me. I would point any interested person to the...

Picked up a nice piece of Malaysian driftwood from the LFS a couple of hours ago - "V" shaped, 24" long x 18" wide, narrowing to 6" at the point, and weighing about 10 pounds. When laid on the side...

If I decide to stock neons I was going to have my LFS order gold rams - it's a color contrast thing - but from what I've read all rams are sensitive.

Introducing them last is a great idea. And...