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API: Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater Master Test Kit $30 at LFS

I understand all of that and planned on doing larger water changes daily once the ammonia and nitrite levels started to climb. However, ammonia and nitrites have yet to register when doing tests. So, I find it impossible that the others died of ammonia or nitrite poisoining. Therefore, there...

I'm using the fish to cycle. From what I have read, adding a small number (2-3 per 10 gallons) of hearty fish is one way to cycle the tank. The ammonia from their urination is what starts the cycle. In this type of cycle, you do not have to add anything else to the tank. Here is one of the...

I'm confused. Its a new tank and I am trying to cycle the tank now. I'm five days into it and have not seen a spike in ammonia/nitrites yet. I haven't tested for nitrates because the tank hasn't even begun to cycle. I probably should have done a fishless cycle but as stated in my original post I...

Harlequin Rasboras dying within 12 hours of symptom onset. New tank, trying to cycle. I'm on about day five after adding my first fish. Tank size: 10 gallons pH: 8.0 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 0 kH: gH: tank temp: 78 Fish Symptoms: The first fish that died was darting quickly in the bag...