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Thanks Aqua Tom. I had read some negatives on the Internet about if the filter pad has carbon, and if it doesn't get replaced in a timely manner the very wastes that it removed can be released from the carbon back into the aquarium or other such negatives. So is there any cause of concern thus...

Hi, I have a newly cycled 10 G aquarium where the kit came wth a Aqua tech 5-15 Model Pwer filter model which has a one blue filter cartridge which the manufacturer advises to change every 2-4 weeks. This does the mechanical filtration and is said to have the carbon too. The filter also has a...

Hi, I currently have 3 Mickey Mouse Platies in my recently cycled tank. 1 Big Red and 1 Big Golden and a smaller red one - all males as I did not want families etc. I do find some amount of bullying, banging into etc by the golden one to next red one and by the bigger red to smaller red. At...

Hi, Just wanted to share that I think my tank seems cycled and wanted to thank this forum and to responses guidance on on my post. To share my experience, I saw start of nitrite around Day 23 and started seeing Nitrate around Day 27. Ammonia dropped to near Zero from Day 37. Now at Day 43, my...

Thanks Waterdrop for the quick response :-) I don't want to send the fish back and go for fishless now that I have started a fish-in - have a preschooler son - it would be a heartbreak for him and truthfully speaking for me too. I am ready to do all the water changes and testing and any other...

Hi, Didn't get any response by adding to my earlier thread so starting a new specifc one. I got my API test kit and seachem free ammonia, total ammonia test kit so wanted to share the scores, request guidance and had some specific questions too. This a fish-in cycling 10 Gallon tank with 1 Long...

Hi, I got my API test kit and seachem free ammonia, total ammonia test kit so wanted to share the scores, request guidance and had some specific questions too. To refresh your memory this a fish-in cycling 10 Gallon tank with 1 Long fin gold Danio (1 moved out the Tetras a week back) using...

Thanks a lot Tom and Smeggbert! Any issues with my doing the water cycle changes with just a cup or do I need to do the suction cup thing thus touching the gravel any time or at a certain frequency till cycling completes? I guess till cycling gets over No algae cleaning or any other tasks to...

Thanks for the suggestions. I am worried that how much is the maximum water change fine - currently I stick to no more than 8 L i.e. around 20% of 10 Gallon a day afraid that a major water change would adversely impact the fish. Currently the tank has 1 Longfin gold danio.

Hi, I am a beginner to this and have started a 10G tropical fish tank and this is around the 8th day. Perhaps due to the lack of enough knowledge, I am doing a cycling with fish started with Tetra Aqua Safe Start and fish - 2 serpae tetra and 1 Long fin gold Danio. In a few days I noticed...