Recent content by Gidget

Thanks for the encouragement! We tested the pH and it came back at 8; ammonia at 0; didn't test nitrates. We'll raise the ammonia back up to 5 ppm. Do I need to do anything about that pH level? Thanks! Gidget

How long has the tank been cycling? About 3 weeks What cycling method are you using? Fishless What water testing kit are you using? API Sorry--I should have known to include those details! Gidget Oops--After I replied I realized that "which method" probably meant add-and-wait or add-daily...

We're (my 12 year old daughter and I) working on cycling a 20US gallon tank. Two days ago she had .25 ppm ammonia and 5.0 ppm nitrites. She forgot to test the water yesterday, but today she had 1 ppm ammonia and 0 ppm nitrites. Any ideas what happened? We both thought that her ammonia would...

Thank you all! My husband got it to work last night--a combination of cleaning and fiddling, I think. Gidget

One pet shop that I called suggested pouring water in the top of the filter to prime it, but that didn't work. I'm not sure how else I would do it, but I'll see if I can figure it out. Thanks! Gidget

Hi-- My daughter and I are brand new to fish-keeping and we're doing a fishless cycling. We had a power outage today and when the power came back on, the pump was humming, but not actually pumping any water. I've taken the pump apart and cleaned it (not that it needed it). Aqueon is sending me a...