Recent content by atc223

I did give GH and KH in ppm. Converted to german degrees, my results were as follows: GH: 1.676 KH: 2.235 With these results I did not know how many decimal places to include, so I rounded up on the third for each.

Okay, I retested this today and it turned out I had read the results wrong. My result for GH is 30 and for KH I got 40. Does that sound better? Today's results: pH: 7.5 Ammonia: 0.5

I am not qualified to answer your question but welcome! B-)

Hmm, I did a Google image search on tilapia and the fish it turned up do not look quite the same, though maybe somewhat similar. Good guess :)

I'm glad you mentioned that because when I put it in there this morning I was wondering where to put it and actually ended up placing it so that the water passes through it second. Now I've got it going the way you suggested - thanks!

Thank you very much. Now I just have to figure out if there is an Ace anywhere near me... :blink:

Thanks for the advice. My ammonia test kit is the liquid kind, and the others are the strip kind. That could account for my strange GH and KH readings. Guess the next thing on my list is a more accurate, liquid test kit. Also, I did add the mature media filter in to my filter this morning...

This might be a silly question, but I have noticed in local Vietnamese restaurants there are often large tanks with bright, interestingly colored fish, usually around the size of a large oscar. They always seem relatively interested in people, or possibly in just being fed, because they...

Thank you for the advice on wood; this had not occurred to me. I added one rock today and two new plants, however no wood. I will be checking the hardness of the water tomorrow and will make a note if it changes.

Thanks for the advice! :fish: My preference is to cycle with Ammonia as opposed to fish food, in order to keep the tank a little cleaner and such. However my search for Ammonia today yielded no results... Anyone in the U.S. have any suggestions of where to get it? Specifically in the...

Hellol, I'm Adrienne. I'm new to the forums as well as to fish-keeping. I have a 10 US Gallon tank that is all set up and I have just begun fishless cycling. I would appreciate any suggestions with the process! I have a thread in the New to the Hobby forum about my cycling process. Just...

Excited about beginning my fishless cycle :>

Okay, I've read through a few of the articles on cycling in general, and fishless cycling specifically, and I think I am fairly literate in the topic. However, I want to be certain that I have not misunderstood anything, and that I am not forgetting anything! I have set up my tank. Filter...