Recent content by Houdini5150

Day 4 of getting my tank cycled properly. Added some stability to it yesterday and hope to see changes soon but I am being patient.

Couple of my mollies died suddenly and my rubber mouth pleco died this morning. I see this guy in the tank. White spots? Is that ich?

My dog will come up to me when I am at the tank to feed the fish. He just loves Algae wafers and fish food... He got into a bag of algae wafers that I left out within his reach and apparently has a thing for fish food now heh

I dont notice the smell, I have a lid on mine, I have to lean in to it and smell it to catch a whiff. Smells wet and earthy, not gross.

As was mentioned, do a larger water change, use prime, and only rinse out filter cartridges, dont toss them out as they house the beneficial bacteria.

Just a newbie starting out on a 20 gallon. Apparently I over stocked it and I doing a fish in cycle. This pic of the whole tank is old. I have a 10 gallon tank to the side of this table and where it sits in the house is in a corner. I have some live plants added in, a pre filter on the...

empty gallon jugs

Waiting impatiently for my Bacterial bloom to dissipate with my new fish in cycle. Water is cloudy and have had a couple fish die the past 2 days with 0 Ammonia in tank. I think I have a bully in the tank stressing out those 3 fish. So far its been 3 of the dalmation mollies dying and not one...

Algae scraper or use a soft sponge with a handle to wipe it down

Drain into a large bucket and let sand settle. For gravel, use some sort of filter over the Vacuum?

The rocks, I would think if you cleaned anything off them and gave them a scrub with a little soak in boiling water would be fine.

Hello, new to the hobby. Picked up a 20 gallon tank 2 weeks ago and learning a lot on the proper way to get started and set up. Should of done that prior but eh, you learn. Learning some patience and new things along the way.