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Thanks!

I might get something else possibly though… Java moss can grow algae like crazy if u have algae and don’t want to risk it

Actually I can and Java moss looks super super easy to grow!!!!! I will get some

Thanks for the info! I am not going to do live plants because I am not allowed too sooo is there fake grass?@shadow. I can keep these without plants right? I mean live plants?

Thank u everybody I might do a water change today and next weeek. The app wouldnt let me react to your comments because I have done it to much😂😂😂 @nabokovfan87 I meant do one big one and then do weekly water changes. Sorry if I confused u

I see. I don’t have fish and I think I might wait for a couple of days to wait for nitrit to go down to 0 When ammonia and nitrite are 0 do I add more ammonia and how much? I think I won’t do a water change until cycle is completed and do a big one

I know

Yes but I couldn’t find anything better

75% is what I would need to do right? Or does lower nitrates mean slower cycles or stopped cycles I might start with a 25% change and see what happens

I just rielized 70% water change!!!!???do I do that or just a 50% I mean wow that is a lot. Wouldnt that start cycle over!!!!??? I have worked SO hard and have spend 200+ $ on this and just clarifying that I do this I mean my goodness do I turn off filter? Soooo confused all the sudden!!!! Please help How many water changes between days??? Just making sure… Do I leave filter on?!

That is pretty much all I have for advice😆

So step 1: take a lot of water out by using gravel at the top of water line 2: add new clean tap water with prime and benaficial bacteria 3: wait 24 hours and do another one????????is this right? Ok totally understand now I will do it now! Thanks for ALL the help!! Soooo helpful thanks

Ohhhh so u add bacteria after the water change??? I do a 50 to 80% change right @nabokovfan87? Want to get this right

I looked into the sera ones but went with API

Thank u @nabokovfan87! Yeah

What I mean by Dr Tim’s is his one and only live Beneficial bacteria. And I do have his ammonia So do do water change? Or wait? I have no fish in here so….

Have u thought about white clouds? They are good fish because any paremeters are pretty much fine for these guys. They really don’t get sick at all and u could put a lot em in there for sure. The White Cloud Mountain minnow is the full name

I am on day 20 or 21 I think and nitrite is 3 or so ppm.(hard to tell between 2 and 5 ppm on API master kit reading) and ammonia is going down and today it is 0.25 ppm and going down.ph is fine at 7.5 ppm too. Nitrates are 90 ppm!! Is this ok?this is a freshwater tank and it is a 10 gallon.Do I wait too lower nitrates with a water change and how doi do this? How big of a change do I do?50%? And when nitrite and ammonia go down to 0 ppm I add more ammonia to 2? Or less????? First time fishless cycling and I thought It would be like 7 days for the cycle to be done but NO!!!!lol because I used dr Tim’s one and only thinking that it would be quick but I know NOW! What conditioner is best for this too? Prime,stress coat,topfinn conditioner?All advice is welcome!! Please help.😁

I just order some from Amazon. The API kind..I didn’t find anything more accurate than those. I have used the API ones and I don’t think it measures ph right but the others are good I think.

Ok. So I guess I will wait a couple of months to add the cherry shrimp or any other shrimp to the aquarium.

Oh sorry I misunderstood u😂 yes true I had no clue at first but yeah u are right

@quikv6 My kh was 40ppm and gh 60 ppm in the first plAce even though seems like nobody measures kh and gh in ppm but that is what it read. I am also out of test strips so I guess I should order those? I use a master test kit for ammonia,nitrite,nitrates and ph and high range ph.but it doesn’t measure kh gh… Messed up the quote on accident..🙄

What do they eat?

So will this harm the tank? Because I added 1 teaspoon soooo……I hope not!😢 it should not right?

Nice thanks How many shrimp can go with them???