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When I say a few degrees cooler, I mean 3 degrees cooler. I have read that most fish like a slight temperature change and that some fish are stimulated to spawn. In my 55g tanks, with a 50% water change, 75 degree incoming water mixing with 78 degree tank water only produces about 1 1/2 degree...

I use a Python as well and simply place a stick thermometer, an aquarium style which hangs on the tank, and mix the hot and cold from the tap until it reaches a temperature a few degrees cooler than what I want it.

I would just run BOTH filters for about 2 weeks. Without adding anymore fish, you could then remove the unwanted filter and things will be fine. Using the old media in the new filter method will work, but, as you stated, the old media is just so small and doesn't quite fit right in the...

I would try dropping the dial on the tank heater 2 degrees each day and see if the thermometer on the tank drops as well. From my experience, most heaters you will buy will actually warm the tank a few degrees higher than the setting on the dial. A 76 degree setting on my EboJaber heaters...

Tuvok, Id say you are on the right track. But what are you going to do with your tank for furture water changes? If your tap water drops that much within 24 hours, wont you run into some major problems every time you do your water changes?

I think Ive got a good practical solution for ya. If you don't already have one, which you really should, get a small air pump, air stone and check valve. Total cost should be less than $15. Before you leave, drop your media cartridges in your tank and turn off your filter. Hook up your...

I will ditto the above posts about lots of rinsing. The vinegar may help to strip away the soap, but you will then need to rinse off the vinegar. Take the rinsing in baby steps. Do a small handfull at a time and rinse until you don't smell or feel the soap. Rinse some more and then go onto...

IMO, you actually haven't done a fishy cycle. While your tank may still go through some cycling type issues, your tank is MUCH more stable than a completely new one. If your new tank is similar to size of your old tank, Id assume that you could safely add the same bioload to your new tank as...

If you truely want this for your son, why on earth would you not want to teach him the responsible way of keeping fish? If he wanted a lockblade knife you wouldn't just go buy one and hand it to him. You would educate him, or yourself if you needed to, about proper knife handling techniques...

Where are you guys here http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45425&goto=newpost ? Im getting flamed for calling this guy out in the open.

Im gonna assume you read one of my posts.....I have been known to have very little tollerance to those who fail to educate themselves about an animal they knowingly seek out to keep. Its once thing to get a "surprise" gift or "surprise" animal and are now forced into trying to keep it...

Old school = uniformed and uneducated. If you choose to do this after being educated on the risks (none) and benifits (everything) of a fishless cycle, then, to put it bluntly, you get what you deserve. You do not RISK being inhumane, but rather you ARE being inhumane by CHOOSING to fishy...

If only I had appropriate space for one. My one 55g is maxed out right now and my second 55g has a pair of JD's that have started fanning a spot for eggs so Id say any fish would find instant doom in there. My one 20g has a breeding pair of convicts and my 2nd 20g is stocked full of plants...

I would suggest perfecting your current tank and learning a tad more about fishkeeping BEFORE buying a second tank. I do not mean to sound harsh, but you will save yourself alot of headache and alot of dead fish if you will just concentrate on educating yourself and perfecting your current...

Ive never needed a receipt when returning fish...although I also didn't expect anything in return for them.

That is the most gorgeous pleco Ive ever seen!!!!!!!! And wonderfull photography to boot.

Until your tank is COMPLETELY cycled, I would advise doing 50% water changes every day until it is completed. Test your water after a water change and repeat a 50% water change if ANY ammonia or NitrItes appear. Any detectable levels of NH3 and NO2 are bad news, therefore test your tank after...

It may be that your biologicals died off a little from lack of food between dosings. During cycling, things can take unprodictable swings, hence the importance of fishless cycling. Hang in there, things will level out.

You are still going through the process. As has been said before, there is no magical time table for cycling, fishless or fishy. No two tanks are going to cycle at the same rate unless they are set up the exact same way and are being maintained the exact same way, and even then you may still...