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Thanks. Would it be a good idea to dose with Prime after water changes?

This probably sounds dumb, but fish produce ammonia anyways; won't established BB (after cycling) just convert the ammonia from the tap to nitrates the same way as the ammonia from fish waste? Can someone just explain what the negative impact of having ammonia & nitrates in tap water will be?

Will it be okay to use this water in my tank, or do I have to get RO or RO/DI filter?

running water from well (no chlorine). Tested my tap water today and these are the results: I read this as pH: 7.0 ammonia: .25ppm nitrite: 0ppm nitrate: 5.0 ppm Is it normal to have ammonia & nitrates right out of tap? Thanks

Yeah, I’m sure it will end up a whole lot different, and I’m still a long way away from actually putting fish in, but I like to plan anyways just because it’s fun!!

Oh, and it will be planted, somewhere between 72 - 78 F, neutral pH, sand substrate, and everything else depends on what I put in it.

I've been thinking some more about stocking my 125, and after a lot more research, I've have decided on almost nothing lol. I would love some more ideas and some help with numbers. So far I've got: a school of some type of tetra or other small dither fish (depends on what else goes in the tank...

Thanks guys!! I think I’ll go with two sunsuns. You can’t really argue with double the filtration for a fraction of the price, and sunsun seems really popular on here. I originally planned to do a sump but got overwhelmed fast with all the diy stuff.

I have an AC 110 that I bought before I found out canisters were a thing. I figure I can keep it running and use it for QT when needed, but I'd definitely like to go with a canister (or two canisters?). The highest GPH I've been able to find on a canister is the Fluval FX6 (website says pump...

Some questions about dry start method: So buying a 125g tank was a little bit impulsive and it turns out equipment for that much water costs a lot, so I have a lot of time to kill while saving up to buy everything. In the mean time, I was thinking about trying my hand at dry starting DHG. I...

Thanks, I didn’t even know those existed until now! Internet says the controller should be the same wattage as the heaters (combined), but would you recommend getting a higher wattage controller just in case?

Is Sergeant Peanut Butter named after the horse from Brooklyn nine nine? I love that show, great name!!

Yeah, Marineland makes a product called Visi-Therm that doesn't look great. I can only find the actual brand Visitherm heaters on a website called SwellUK and I'm really not sure how I'd go about buying something in euros with an american debit card!

Hey guys, so I've been trying to pick out a heater for a 125g (first tank) but all I've learned so far is that heaters are super finicky. Even the well-known/trusted brands have like 30% bad reviews that say that the heater killed everything in their tank and then burned down a small village...

Hey guys, So I've been planning my first tank and saving up for equipment for a couple months now (125 gallons bc I'm ridiculously impulsive and go big or go home right?). A family member of mine recently started the hobby and has a couple of betta tanks and a school of neon tetras. However...

Thanks a million for the advice!! I’ve been web spiraling for the past 15 mins and I’m def starting to latch on to the biotope idea. I also loveee the idea of huge schools of small fish, so that gets me excited! Balas will have to wait until I have way more money and way more floor space

Thanks so much for the response!! I love the idea of biotopes. Seemed kind of daunting but I’ll definitely start looking into that.

Hey guys, I just got a 125 gallon standard tank, and I was looking for some stocking ideas for a planted peaceful community tank! I know all about the nitrogen cycle, I have an excess of filter power, an obnoxious LED with sunrise settings and moonlight, and adequate heating. My water pH is...