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Yup...You got the right stuff :)

You just need to give it more time.... It may take another week or so for nitrites to start showing since basically just started adding pure ammonia about a week ago (from how I read it anyway) You may want to watch the ammonia levels pretty close for awhile too if you added alot of fish food...

Water changes will not effect your cycle.... they just lower levels of nitrites,nitrates and ammonia that is in the water. The good bacteria builds up in your filter, substrate, decorations etc.

Once your cycle is done the big water change before adding fish will all depend on what your nitrate readings are. I believe I ended up doing 2 water changes before adding my fish to get the nitrates around 20. Just take a test of the nitrates after the cycle is done...You may find that the...

But the ammonia level should be kept no more than 6ppm ... It seems from all I have read that ammonia levels over 6ppm can kill off the good bacteria. So the 4ppm range like kimmisc mentioned is a good number to shoot for .....It will help you produce a nice large good bacteria colony yet...

My cories love algae wafers...

There is no magic number for how long it will take since every tank is different..... You will have to test daily to keep a close eye on especially the ammonia and nitrite levels and keep them both below .25ppm ....This may mean you will have to do daily water changes and maybe even two water...

I have always done it like I posted above...the way API says too. I just make sure the room is well lit or I even go over to a window or door to get some good light if I need to.

This is what is says in the API Master Kit instruction booklet..... The tube should be viewed against the white area beside the color chart.

Nice pics :headbang2:

You are open to alot of options here....you can go with a large school of some sort of tetras ..... 20 Rummynose would look good ...or even 20 Cardinals

:iagree: with rbishop

I wouldnt go with test strips...they have been known to be less than accurate.... Get a good "LIQUID" test kit....I would go with the API Master Test Kit

Cant tell you how many times I have messed up by loosing count of how many drops I put in "now was that 9 or 10 drops??? " Then I have to pour it all out and start over. I think API counts on us messing up is why they make it where it takes so many drops in certain tests...so you mess up and...

Try an Ace Hardware if you have one near you.. It is Ace Hardware brand in a gallon jug that says " Janitorial Strength Formula" on the label.

Your Prime is still good....it is just the way it smells...surprised you didnt notice when you first bought and opened the bottle.

Nice looking tank.... Have you considered using a black background? It would really make everything stand out alot more.... but this is just my opinion ;)

If you did a fishless cycle then you will probably never notice any change ...since the good bacteria that was in it after the cycle was probably enough to handle a pretty good bioload of fish. If you are concerned any...just test it every few days and then again before you start your weekly...

I really depends on the water quality to determine what % water change you should do.... I do two 30% water changes a week but I like to keep my nitrates pretty low. Just test your water after your first water change and see where you are at...if you like the readings you get then test again...

Just put the betta in and see how it acts.... I upgraded my kids betta's from small 1 gallon to 10g tanks....It took a few days for the betta's to adjust to the current from the filters since they were used to being in the small tanks with just an undergravel type filter. I think the biggest...