Recent content by metweezer

These decorations would be bought in a pet store. I would probably have to boil the wood before placing it in the tank.

  I am on day 11 of my cycle with 2ppm of Ammonia, 5ppm Ites and 0ppm Ates. My question is will adding aquarium wood and live plants to the tank interfere with my cycle? Will it either speed up or slow down the cycle? I am still waiting for my ammonia levels to reach 0 so I can add my second...

You Guys & Girls have been extremely helpful. Thanks so much for all the help. I'll keep you up to date.       

Just did a 90% water change. Added Prime and ammonia. Brought the temperature back to 83 degrees. Now waiting for the ammonia to settle down to 3 ppm. 

I didn't decide to cycle the tank my own way. I followed a link that said to add ammonia daily and to cut it in half when nitrites show up. If my link says to start with 5 ppm of ammonia then I would expect the ammonia level to be above 5 ppm. I just want to know what to do next. Starting over...

Okay, I have a question for y'all. My cycle  is in its 15th day. For me, 5 ppm was translated  to 20 drops of Ace Hardware Ammonia. On day 3 I was showing a nitrite level of 0.25 ppm. So I dropped my ammonia level to 10 drops daily. Now my readings have not changed since day 3. My nitrite is...

There are a lot of different species of Tetra out there and I was wondering if they all get along with each other. I would love to have a Tetra tank only if it was possible.  

I want peaceful inhabitants in my tank. Tetras, Zebras, Cories, Rasboras, etc. I would hope that they would all get along.

I had a Skunk Cleaner Shrimp when I had a SW Aquarium years ago and I loved him/her. Are there any FW shrimp out there that are easy to maintain? Any info would be appreciated.   

What is the name of your signature fish? Is it a saltwater fish?

I hope that your concerns have been addressed by now, but if not I have a Facebook link that should steer you in the right direction. Copy and paste the link below in to your browser.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8sNx9zTOnQ

What do you do to keep a quarantine/hospital tank cycled? Should there be any substrate in the tank? 

I know that water changes is the popular and proper way for lowering nitrates but has anyone tried Nitra-Zorb?   If so what do you think of it?

During the nitrogen cycle just how high will the nitrites, on average, reach before nitrates take over?