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The nitrite spike has occurred and the nitrite has dropped to 1ppm? I added some ammonia and waited 24 hrs and the nitrite is 1 again why isn't it going to zero?

When I have time on my hands I will be setting up a 4.2 gallon low-tech planted tank. I have given my steps below...let me know any things that I am missing or should have, or suggestions. This tank cam with no accessories with it at all not even a hood. 1) Buy a cheap filter...

How can I tell if a certain plant is a stem plant or not? After I am done my fish-less cycle and plant my tank what do I need to feed the plants? Please give as much information as you know about feeding the plants is it even required as I will only have floating plants or plants attached to...

I have read about silent cycling and don't understand what are stem plants...can someone give me some examples of easy going stem plants to silent cycle a low-tech. Another question I have is can I fish-less cycle my low-tech plant without any plants in it and then after the cycle is complete...

I am going to be setting up a low-tech planted tank. I understand most of the requirements but don't get what to do with the substrate. Do you first put in something like EcoComplete and then put the rock gravel on top? By rock gravel I mean this

Soon I will be setting up a low-tech planted tank. All the plants that I will be putting in will not need to be planted but just attached or held down by something. My question is how would I cycle this tank?

I am going to be buying a livestock of guppies soon and don't really care about colors or anything but just want the guppy that will breed very easily and quickly...I am not quiet sure if there is a difference between fancy guppies and normal guppies. Is it harder to get fancy ones to breed?

Currently I am doing a fishless cycle on my non-planted aquarium. When I am done I will be adding guppies and inorder to save the guppy fry I am thinking of adding java moss since many people recommend it. My question is wont the java moss make the tank un-cycled as it will feed on the ammonia...

By two rocks I mean I found two rocks (twice the size of a fist) sitting in a school aquarium that was not running but looked pretty mature so i just dropped them in for decoration not really to seed as the tank was not running with a filter.

I want to grow some java moss even though I know that it would be a better idea to grow in a tank, I want to try and grow it in a jar. Basically I will put some water in a jar and put the java moss in there and put a tube light on top, I also have some gravel that I can throw in at the bottom of...

I have been through about 7 days of fishless cycling and was wondering if it would be okay to add in some java while the tank is cycyling. This was I can get the cycle done and get some java moss grown. Is there any negative effect that the java moss can have on the cycle?

I don't understand why my nitrite levels are above 10 and nitrate are 120...keeping in mind my tap water levels are 0.5 nitrite and 0 nitrate. Any explanation or advice will be greatly appreciated.

I am going to be picking this bottle of ammonia up today any feedback on it it is right for fish-less cycling would be a great help. http://yourhome.shoptoit.ca/shop/product--catId_1001201__locale_en__productId_7355614.html

Is this ammonia good for fish-less cycling? http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Household-ammonia-500ml_923908/

Lets say I have a 22 gallon tank with only guppies (3 female 1 male). I feed them twice a day, there is a few fake plants in the aquarium. Taking this info. in to consideration what are the chances of the fry being eaten? I am trying to have as much fry as possible and do not want the female to...