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  1. L

    Questions about a stalled fishless cycle

    Hello. I am wondering if I could get some advice regarding my new tank. This is my fourth tank setupt and I have decided to do fishless cycling using pure ammonia. I would have done it sooner, but I only recently found out about how inhumane cycling with hardy minnows is. Here's a bit about my...
  2. Brendt

    10 Gallon ideas

    Hi all, Iā€™m currently cycling my tank ( I think) and looking for ideas to stock my tank. Here is how it started I was in my basement and found my old 10 gallon tank with the filter ( the basement is heated) I took it out cleaned The tank out bought a new filter because the old one didnā€™t work...
  3. james_fish

    Help with pH during fishless cycle

    Hello everyone; I'm 21 days into a fishless cycle in a 200 litre tank, and things to seem to be going extremely well. Yesterday I added 3ppm of liquid ammonia and todays results showed 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite which is very promising after 21 days. However, I'm having some extreme difficulty...
  4. N

    Help!!! Ammonia stuck at 2-4ppm

    Hi there, Im really puzzled with my first attempt at fishless cycling using ammonia. My two 5 gallons I successfully did a fish-in and had them cycled in about 3 weeks. Starting my new 10 gallon isn't going so well. Here's some helpful info on tank setup: First 2 days I had the tank filter...
  5. N

    New 10 gal--seeking cycle advice!

    Hi there! Please read the entire post to get necessary info to help you answer my questions! Thank you! I currently have 2 cycled 5 gallons housing one Betta and 3 ghost shrimp each. I successfully did a fish-in cycle in both (luckily) but with my second Betta the nitrite level stressed him...
  6. D

    Fishless cycle not working!

    Hi guys, Dunno what Iā€™m doing wrong. Started my fishless cycle 2 weeks ago. Added enough Ammonia to get it to 3ppm. 13 days on the ammonia is still the same and Nitrites are low. What could it be and what can I do to remedy it? Tank is set at 28 degrees c. Thanks, Dan
  7. K

    Can Fluval Stratum stall a fishless cycle?

    I have a new Spec III (2.5 gallon) tank that I intend to keep shrimp in. It has Fluval Shrimp/Plant Stratum in it and is planted (jungle val and Montecarlo). I also have put several pieces of filter material & biomedia from an established tank in its filter section. I have, for about 11 days...
  8. A

    Fishless cycle with fish food?

    Hey, I am currently doing a fishless cycle (trying to anyway) before getting my Betta, I bought some fluvan enhancer but have decided against that and to do it with fish food instead, today I put a few decent size flakes in to get it to 3ppm, how long should i leave it before testing for ammonia...
  9. twintanks

    Will medium-high nitrates stall cycle?

    What a week...crashed computer (I'm on a borrowed one) and now possibly a fishless cycle problem as well. I was going to move my fish immediately into a new 5 foot tank, from their old one, along with all current filter media; but for reasons too complicated to put on here, I am now doing a...
  10. twintanks

    Seeding new filter with current media

    I am shortly going to be setting up a new 5-foot (1.5m) 360 litre coldwater tank for my old goldfish and a few weather-loaches. They will be moving from their 180 litre tank, and I plan to use some of the media from their Fluval 206 filter to seed the new, larger 406 Fluval. Now, normally I...
  11. scotty027

    Nitrite problems

    Hello everyone, i need some advice on fishless cycling.I'll give information about my tank before stating the problem. 46 gallon running a penguin 150 biowheel and a fluval c4 hob filter planted tap water readings 0/0/0 ammonia-old country (5 percent) Lots of seeding material So i'm in the...
  12. MajorTom

    Fishless TSS Cycle - what is this white film!?

    Hello everyone, I'm brand new to the hobby as well as this forum and setting up my new tank. It's a Juwel Primo 70 (60x30x40cm). I am starting a fishless cycle using Tetra Safe Smart and fish food to get it started. I've ordered an API master test kit but it's not arrived yet so I have no water...
  13. C

    Fishless Cycle No Change After 2.5 Weeks

    I'm doing a fishless cycle to prep my tank before adding fish. My setup is as follows (all equipment is brand new): Ā  - 10g tank - Marina Slim Filter - Fluval 50watt heater - Various artificial decor - 5 Amazon sword (I think) - Air stone Ā  After two weeks I have the following water parameters...
  14. S

    Water Quality - Help Me Understanding What The Numbers Mean

    Hi to all. Ā  I have posted this info in my planted tank journal but thought I would also post it as a seperate topic. Ā  I did a water hardness test on my tap water last night to help me start making choices on plants and fish and need some help in understanding what these figures mean in real...
  15. D

    Common Problem During Fishless Cycle

    So I am currently on day 26 of my fishless cycle and like many people, I am stalled for no apparent reason. By day 6 I was already experiencing a drop in Ammonia, my levels where dropping 1ppm over 24 hours and I had Nitrites showing up as well. This lasted for 3 days then suddenly just stopped...
  16. D

    Protein Flim During Fishless Cycle?

    Hey I'm 17 days into my very first fishless cycle and I have somehow got a protein film (well from that I can tell it is) and I was wondering how to get rid of it! I have already increased the power of my filter but it doesn't seem to be helping. The surface still moves quite a lot but the...
  17. C

    Cycling Weirdness?

    Hey guys, finally guy got my tank (Fluval 55) and have been cycling it since last saturday, last few days though I have gotten some test results which I am a little confused by, I keep the water temp around 78-80 degrees, pH is 7.6, I added ammonia the first day, and monitored it, adding only if...
  18. V

    Fishless Cycle Question

    Hello everyone, Ā  I am a newbie to the forum and also to fish in general, i have been reading tons of info on the internet and decided to purchase a 29 gallon tank and do a fishless cycle. I added 4ppm of the ace hardware janitorial ammonia to the water 3 weeks ago. I purchased an API Master...
  19. davidjp1982

    Fishless Cycle - Am I On The Right Track?

    Hi I was wondering if any of the more experienced members here would care to look over the log I have kept of my fishless cycle so far and confirm if I am on the right track as a few things have had my scratching my head. The tank is a FishBox 64 Litre with Interpet PF2 filter. I removed the...
  20. JenLo

    Fishless Cycling Disaster!

    Hi, I decided to get just a small handful of tropical fish for my living room. So far it's been an unmitigated disaster! I bought my tank, sand and decorations from pets at home. It is an aqua one aqua start 320, 28l, and came wih an internal filter and I bought a heater. My first mistake...
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