Recent content by Jason Wakelin

First let me say Thank You again to all who replied to my first two threads. I now not only understand how to do a fishless cycle, but why to and what is happening in the tank! Not to sound to weird here, but I'm getting that same exciting feeling I got 30 years ago when I started to keep...

Thanks for the replys all. So the water change is pretty much like I thought it would be, that's good! I'm reading that I will need to go and buy a second heater, and I'm assuming that a fish store will sell a siphon. Are there any particular brands or models to avoid? Same question for the...

Thank you Waterdrop, Your response was well written, comprehensive and totally understandable. I have given up the notion that we will be stocking the tank in a couple of days. However, I am wondering what would be a reasonable estimate for the length of time cycling will take. Some of the...

Hi all, I've got to say, working with reptiles seems a lot easier than fish (for the moment)! Anyway, my next question involves water changes. Assuming I am able to successfully do a fishless cycle on my kids new 10gallon tank, it seems like water changes are the next challenge. I keep reading...

Thanks for the reply. Another question please, regarding cycling. As I understand it, you add ammonia until nitrite bacteria colonize the tank. The bacteria consume the ammonia, which will be a major component of the fishes waste (later on when the tank is ready). I'm reading in several places...

I do now have a question, after reading your link. Which was great by the way, thanks. None of the equipment or tank decorations are new, before we got it the tank was functioning. If no cleasners were used on the equipment would the bacteria still be present? The tank and supplies were all...

Thank you all for the responses. It is not by accident that I came to a forum for advice, this was the first one that popped up in a google search though. I do plan to spend more time reading the information provided by the members here. As mentioned earlier, I am a reptile person (herper), I've...

Hello, My children were recently given a 10 gallon aquarium, with the filter, heater and pump/airstone. We were thinking about putting in a small(6) group of Neon Tetras and are looking for advice. What other types of fish would be good companions, and how many are reasonable to add to this...