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Do you think I am still cycling after 9 weeks? I was thinking that maybe I was over feeding so over the last few days I have cut back. I will check the levels again tonight.

I've taken a sample of my water to my LFS and he gets the same reading.

My 55-gal tank is about nine weeks old now and my ammonia level is still reading between 0.1 to 0.2 since day one. NO2 & NO3 are both 0.0. Is there anything I can do to lower my ammonia level or do I just need to be patient?

I’m not planning to add any corals any time soon, who knows maybe down the road, so I’ll probably hold off on the power head. The protein skimmer will be on my future shopping list. Good to see another Canuck. Those prices you quoted are Canadian $? TY

Thanks for the info.

I hear a lot of people talking about power heads and I was wondering if I would need one for my 55 gal. My dual bio wheel filter seems to create a good current for the fish. I am planning to get a protein skimmer, as suggested. So my question is how much are these two pieces of equipment going...

The only reason he gives me is it is not necessary if you have good filtration.

The owner of one of my LFS's is trying to convince me that water changes are not necessary and the sooner he can convince everyone of this the better off everyone will be. Does any one else believe in this theory?

Thanks for the responses, Yes I now know I was being a bit impatient and trying to rush things, no more fish for awhile! I will be adding more LR I’m thinking of finishing with about 50 to 55-lbs does that sound like enough? What about my readings is this normal to have no spikes or changes...

Hi everyone Newbee here, I've been reading these posts for a few weeks now and thought I might get a few opinions. I have a 55g FOWLR, 25-lbs of LR, 40-lbs of coral sand, 2 damsels, and 1 clown. It’s been running for just over 8 weeks now and my reading have not changed since I started. AMM –...