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I match temp by thermometer, was same as tank...

I understand, I have just been trying really hard to do everything right because I felt bad when all but 2 of my fish died because I didn't cycle properly to begin with, was able to save my gourami and my 1 danio witch are the only 2 fish in the tank who have names. I am glad they are still...

That's what I thought, but I'm not ready to just chock it up to s!@t happens. Don't want this to happen again so I am trying to figure out what I did wrong. I love my fishes and am salty one died. Haven't lost a fish in months and I knew why the others died. This is a bummer for sure...

I did a water change as I normally do and one of my zebra Danios up and died within minutes. Other fish seem fine tested water and parameters are right where they should be. I used prime right before I filled with python, temp was same as tank. I'm stumped as to why the fish died.

I think they look funny, but that's the beauty of everyone being different! Different opinions, different taste in clothes, different tank ideas. If you like them that is all that really matters, I wouldn't worry too much about what others think. I find I'm happier that way.

Tetra safe start plus is the one used for cycling. The regular safestart is for maintenance. If you use tssp, wait 24 hours after adding dechlorinated water to tank. get a bottle of tssp that is for a bigger tank than you have and add 1 hardy fish per 10 gallons. I suggest zebra Danios. Dump the...

The tetra whisper filters usually start right up after power outage. Just make sure intake tube is positioned correctly

Hard to tell, fungus maybe? I would definitely wait for someone more experienced than me to have a look at it.

So here is another question, even if I have .5 ammonia from the tap it is converted fairly quickly to nitrite, shouldn't the nitrite to nitrate bacteria catch up anyways? I see other posts about people doing fishless cycles adding 1ppm ammonia daily and still getting cycled. Should I just keep...

What kind of bottled water do you suggest? I don't have a vehicle at the moment so it might be hard to do for me. I was going to try not changing water unless the nitrite goes down. If it keeps building I will probably have to try the bottled water and see what happens.... But even if I add...

Alright, so I filled a bucket and added a little prime as if I was doing a water change and here are the results... Ph 8.2, ammonia .5, nitrite 0, nitrate 5

I still have high nitrite been 3 weeks now! I added an aquaclear 50 to go with my whisper 20 hoping that the biomax would help it along. I installed it a couple days ago. I have been doing 50% water changes every day. I have not done any since I added my aquaclear 2 days ago though. Thought...

Cycle does good with ammonia now, just hoping the nitrite will catch up soon so I can be done with this cycle and get some more fish

Ammonia goes down fairly quick but nitrite not going down as of yet.

Do 50% water changes until it is below 1 then add some prime

That's good, was wondering if it has gone bad or something lol. Sure is ripe! So I was able to get nitrite down to somewhere between .25 and .5 doing multiple water changes and then added a cap full of prime just for good measure. I put fish back in tank. Wish me luck!

Another quick question, is prime supposed to smell like a fart, or did I get a bad bottle?

Several days, 4 or 5 maybe Just tested tap water, not yellow or orange, somewhere in between 0 and 5, less than tank. Tank has been consistently 5 for awhile.

My nitrate has always been around 5 so I am assuming that is from the tap maybe?

I am using apI test kit and am talking about bright purple nitrite... Sorry, I see you were replying to a different commenter