cycling

After about a week and a half of waiting, my nitrite levels started rising two days ago. When that happened, my ammonia was at a 1.5 ppm so i brought it back up to 3. The day after, the nitrites were still rising and the ammonia was still lowering. That day I did nothing to the ammonia...

Hi everybody. New to the site and hobby. I got a 55 gallon tank about a month ago, set it up for freshwater and seeded the tank w filter media from my lfs. I used tetra safe start to help w the cycle and tested the water daily. My tanked cycled quickly, turning 3.0ppm ammonia into nitrates...

Hi! I am cycling a 55 gallon tank. I added Tetra Aquasafe Plus, which I think is basically just to remove chlorine, and added some liquid bacteria from the LFS. How long should I cycle before I can bring some water for them to test and add some fish if it all checks out? One store told me two...

I have a 15 gallon tank that I recently bought and will be setting it up next week. My intentions are to raise show quality fancy guppies, tho I do not plan to show them at present. I've been reading a LOT of tutorials on how to set up the tank and start a cycle and have been a bit confused...

Hey All, I set up my new 12 gallon recently (2 days ago) and the water is cloudy (white) and smells musty (like a damp towel that has been left out). I thoroughly rinsed the substrate, so I know it isn't dust from that. I've been fishless cycling it by introducing a mesh bag of gravel from my...

Hey guys! I know this is a stupid question, but something I was never sure about... I know what cycling a tank is and I hear the term a lot, but what are the preferable steps that should be performed when "cycling" a tank? Thanks!

Good news! *keeps fingers crossed that she's not jinxing herself* I've been trying to cycle my 20 gallon tank since early September, and as of 11/20 (two Saturdays ago), my ammonia and nitrites have finally dropped to 0 ppm. Did a 25% water change that same day and have been testing water every...

Sorry to ask what's probably another very common cycling question... I set up my 20 gallon tank on 9/6 and received three goldfish from a friend on 9/9. I'd learned about the nitrogen cycle and decided to order Tetra SafeStart to quickly cycle the tank since my friend was moving and in a hurry...

I'm a bit new to this, so please bear with me. :( Last Friday, I added an entire bottle of Tetra SafeStart to my 20 gallon aquarium, hopping it'd speed up the cycling process. I already had two comets and one fanfail in the tank (yes, I know the tank's too small, but the friend I adopted them...

Hey guys! I just came back from the local fair with two goldfish in hand, and was inspired to make them last. Quick trip out to petco, and I'm the proud owner of a 10 gallon tank, a few plastic plants, some gravel, a bunch of flake food and a cheap power filter (profin 10). But I do have a...

I am getting my first large tank in about 3 days. I have a 29g and a 55g so i do have experience keeping fish just not on this scale. So I have some questions for people experienced with large tanks. First my filitration is one Hagen Aquaclear 110 HOB, one Marineland Emperor 400 HOB, one Eheim...

Hello everyone! I really need help with my aquarium! I got it about a year ago, it was cycled and doing very well. But then I ruined it all by overcleaning, cycle started again then fish got ick and I put medicine in so ruined it even more I guess. I'm so frastrated now! So I took the rest of...

Hey there - hoping some of you can help me. I am currently setting up a new 46-gallon freshwater tank. We set it up 4 days ago, specifics are: silica sand substrate, plastic plants, aquaclear 70 power filter with sponge and carbon only, keeping it heated at 82 degrees to promote bacteria, used...

Hello its me again :P My question has several parts to it: 1. is it ok to use a bristlenosed catfish to cycle a tank? adding a few hengali rasboras eventually? 2. if I want to breed bettas what do I do about conditioning/cycling the tank to breed them. 3. adding female betta straight to male...

I am getting a 75g soon (tax return), and so I was looking around my house to see if we had any ammonia for fishless cycling. I found some Top Job Ammonia Multi-Purpose Cleaner Lemon Scent. Is this stuff safe to use, or does the ammonia have to be pure, unscented?