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i have a 36" x 18" x 14 " tank , i have a aqua one nautilus 1400 filter, and around 40 1 inch fish in there , probably 60 - 70+ with all the babies, There is 2 live plants and the rest are silk , I will post photos later though as im just seeding 3 sponge filters in there at the moment for...

Just a note, if you are fishless cycling , make sure your temp is at 79-80f, your PH is around 7.8, and you have a good amount of airation. 80 is a sweet spot for bacterial growth and the bacteria will thrive on a fair amount of surface agitation and aeration.

This is only my opinion of course, but i rarely do water changes in my 3 foot tank , i never get ammonia, nitrites, or nitrate readings, BUT i have the tank, what most would call, over filtered, and my fish are very happy, thriving and breeding. I never get deaths other than the odd older guppy...

Fish less cycles are usually a little more complicated than most people realize. After the 1st cycle, which can and often does, take from 4 -8 weeks the 1st time. Then each time a re dosing is administered, it take less and less time. Ultimately getting down to 24 hours, after the 2 groups of...

As long as your ammonia and nitrites are clear, then yes, your cycle is finished. You can go safely to 40ppm nitrates and it usually wont bother fish, but its better to do a 20% water change anyway , Its the Nitrites you have to be very careful of. Anything over 0.1 starts to become a big...