Hi all, new to planted aquariums and to this great site! I started by buying a 37 gallon tank (22” deep, minus a few “ of substrate), putting down some carib eco complete substrate, and got planting. My goal has been to do what I guess would be considered a “silent cycle.” Basically I just...

Hey all, I just set up my first dirted (2.5 gal) tank last night in prep for a betta (not bought yet). I want to silent cycle but I want to be sure I have enough plants to realistically achieve that. I haven't done a water test yet because I finished setting the tank up at 3am last night and had...

Hello everyone, I've been reading up on silent cycling and I think this might be the way to go for a beginner like myself. I have a 20g tank that I recently set up and the only things I have added to this tank are 2 lily bulbs and 1 grass like plant (forgot the name). I was wondering if any of...

Hi All, I'm currently setting up my first planted tank and this forum has been enormously helpful! I'm not new to keeping fish, but this is my first planted tank, so I have a few questions. My tank had been set up for 3 days now. I have a 25 gallon tank (24L, 13w, 19h) with the Aqueon T-5 24"...