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Sudz

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  1. Oh great, thank you! Admittedly, the planting aspect is what I have been looking forward to the most. I have definitely put my API Master Kit and the GH and KH tests to good use already. Luckily, my lfs was pretty impressive in terms of sending me home with some solid advice in terms of getting a great start on the cycling. I am using RO water along with Seachem Equilibrium (so far, I have not needed to use a buffer). I started cycling with the following parameters: PH 6.8, KH (dKH) 4 and GH (dKH) 7. After 3 days, PH is constant at 6.8, ammonia is steadily dropping (started at 2ppm and down to 1ppm today) and I am starting to see some Nitrites (0.5) I am hoping these all sound great so far and will work for planting purposes?
  2. I am new to the hobby and have just started my first low tech 20g long freshwater tank. Fishless cycling with a hardscape is going well (using Stability and Brightwell's Quick Cycl Ammonia additive). I am also using Eco-Complete as the substrate. I am planning to add live plants before any fish. So do I do this once the tank is fully cycled? How do I keep the tank cycled while the plants are settling in to their new environment (no fish, so no ammonia... is that right?) I would really appreciate some tips and advice in this area. Thank you!
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