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It sounds perfect for a betta, they really thrive in soft water.

The filter hadn't been running in the old tank, it was just sitting in it. Thanks for the help!

I'm cycling a 10 gallon. It's heavily planted, with its plants, driftwood, filter, and substrate all from established aquariums. Here's the levels so far: Where do I go next with this aquarium?

I haven't been active on this site due to my water having ammonia in it. I'm currently in the very slow process of taking down my 90 and 50 gallon aquariums, but today I found something that'll make the process go a lot faster. The 50 gallon has bubbles under the seams. They're tiny, but the...

Alright, thanks for the info!

To my knowledge, it converts the ammonia into ammonium, and by the time it reverts back to ammonia, the beneficial bacteria has converted it to nitrate. However, if that's incorrect or outdated, please let me know o:

Magnus has had issues with fin biting and fin rot for the past few weeks. After extra water changes and adding cover didn't help, I tested the water and found that my well water is at .25 ammonia. I ordered Seachem Prime and have been adding it with new water, but he's still not looking so...

Congrats, it looks fantastic!

Looks ugly, but the fish are still digging around. I think flow hurts the cyanobacteria, so I moved the filter around to see if that does anything.

FTS, had an algae breakout that hurt the Anubias, but I think all's well now. That sponge filter in the front is just there to grow bacteria: Dancing boy:

Welcome!

Welcome! That moss looks dead to me. If you find any green spots in it, though, you can trim them off and try to grow them. Too much exposure to the salt can harm your current betta, though. If he's not showing signs of your last betta's illness, I'd push toward getting the water back to...

I'll be able to update soon! As I said in my other thread, the holiday season messed up my water change schedule. (Not only that, but cyanobacteria has decided the tank's a lovely winter home :<)

I will be able to update, but I need to catch up on water changes before I do. The holiday season really messed up my schedule, but I'm going to try to get back into it asap

Some stuff has come up, I'm not sure if I'll be able to take pictures of the aquariums for a while. I'll update if I can.