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Needing some advice with cycling! 3 pics are from today, last picture is from 4/22/23 So I set up a 14 galling bio cube tank on 4/18/23, I used old filter media, gravel, decor and some plants. Let panty hose filled with food sit for 24 hours also. 4/22/23 Ammonia- 1.0ppm Nitrite- 0.25 ppm...

Hi everyone, So I have 2 fish tanks that are up and running and doing great now since 6 months. My mother wanted one as well so we started the cycling for one. There are no fish in it yet, only fake plants, filter, heater, etc. The local fish store helped me start cycling it, it is cycling as...

Hello, I've been battling with a 55g for... A very long time, due to a lot of circumstances this tank has been giving me the run around for upwards of 6 months to get it to cycle after it was forcibly crashed. I apologize in advance for the absolute novel but this has been an extremely complex...

So I need to start this post out with saying, I'm not (self considered) a noob to aquariums. I didn't one day go to a pet store and decide I want the best of the best with 0 knowledge. I'm in no means a pro, but ANYWAY..... I recently started back up my 75 gallon tank that used to house a...

New to the hobby so please mind my ignorance. I cycled my 54 gallon tank, and once the cycle was complete I added about 7 fish over the course of the next month. One day, they were all dead or dying with brutal symptoms. The ones that didn’t die immediately were motionless at the top of the tank...

Hello all =] I'm new to this Forum. I've started cycling a new tank (Fishless cycle) 10 Gallon freshwater aquarium for about a week now. Currently sitting at 0ppm Ammonia, 1.00 ppm Nitrite, and between 40-80 ppm Nitrate! (using API freshwater master test kit)...Nitrate seems really high but...

I've been doing an in-fish cycle on my ten gallon tank with 4 danios. I started the cycle three weeks ago, and had to get a new filter about two weeks ago since the old one killed some fish. I've been testing ammonia twice daily, and for the past two weeks its been in the 1.0-2.0 ppm range. I've...

Hi! This is my first time cycling an aquarium properly, I got a small tank to start, imagination substrate and a piece of driftwood, I just want to know if it is normal, that my aquarium is turning really dark brown and presenting a cloudy moss like thing. I have been checking the water, 0...

Hello! I am currently fish-in cycling my 20g High tank and recently began using Seachem Prime to condition my water and help control ammonia and nitrite. [My fish have been in great health and I have had no casualties and the fish have shown no signs of stress (eating regularly, not overactive...

I'm new to the aquarium hobby and I've struggled to cycle my 10gal tank. It has three java fern, three marimo moss balls, and some red rood floaters in it. I started with ghost feeding for a few weeks, testing the water every other day, although during that time I was testing wrong so I got no...