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Sounds like a bacterial bloom....give it a few days and it should clear up. Just keep testing daily and do any water changes needed if levels get wacky

it would be better to run them both as the water going thru the filter helps supply needed oxygen for the bacteria to grow.... You could always place the other filter on the end or even the front and use some sort of temporary cover to just keep the fish from trying to bail out ....doesnt have...

Look at the last four numbers on the lot#'s on each bottle .... 0307 would mean March of 2007 is when it was packaged ..... It is my understanding that anythng less than 1 year old should be good... some of the tests are good for more than 1 year but I didnt take the time to find the list on...

Running two of the Whisper 40's would probably do fine .... It would be best to go ahead and get it now if you can (or atleast acouple weeks before you get the new tank) and have them both running on your 20g to allow a good bacteria growth to build up in the new filter .... You may have to...

It was.... He is just saying what they payed to ship it to him ...Mine had the same $1.81 postage on it plus they had to furnish the box... So looks to me they could be losing alot of money giving all this away

Shouldnt be a problem at all... any little bit of established media helps quicken the cycle.

Just tried it and not too impressed so far...of course I tried breaking it up some in smaller pieces to be easier for the fish to eat and it made a mess of the water with all the tiny specks floating around...... I may just leave it whole and drop it in for my cories from time to time.

Got mine yesterday...havent tried it yet but looks like I may need to break it up some for my tetras to eat

Dexter is the man... I have become pretty addicted to the show myself and cant wait until the next episode comes out right after watching a new one

Sounds like a plan...keep us updated on what you find out..... And we can throw more ideas at you if you dont get it sorted out :)

You might could even try a half and half mixture (1 part tank water 1 part tap water) Sorry if I am throwing too many ideas at you...I am just trying to figure it out with you because I know how frustrating it can be when cycling

what is the reading compared to the color chart now? If a darker yellow then then you are in the 5 to 10 range x 10= 50 to 100ppm You might could just go ahead and do a large 75% or so water change and then test....Water changes will not hurt your cycle any but they might help get the nitrates...

I know 20 is alittle darker than orange but it is close (like a dark orange) :)

What you need to do is get a test out of what you had in the bowl....fill tube upto line with the 9:1 mixture....dont put the drops in the bowl mixture....add drops to the water mixture in a tube just like getting a tank sample to test.

To be around 20ppm the color should be a shade of orange not brown

Yes you want them around 20 before adding fish.... but if you are getting a false reading they could be over the 160 that the chart max's out at

Try my method I described.... couldnt hurt...just to be sure.

Be sure it is actually 7 and not some super high number giving you a false test reading. The method below is assuming you are using a liquid test kit...but could also work with strips I guess Try taking a test with like 1 part tank water and 9 parts tap water...just fill the tube up to the...

no problem...thats what we are here for :thumbsup:

I am glad I did alittle research before I got my tank and found the AC forums or I am sure I would have done the same thing