Thanks Hallyx, looks interesting. :)

New article by Byron Hosking on Stress and the Freshwater Aquarium. Thought you might like it.

tropicalfishkeeping.com/freshwater-articles/stress-freshwater-aquarium-fish-98852/

I love your new avatar, Hallyx! Really made me giggle - such a cutely grumpy face!

Ahh...that's certainly true. I somehow misread it as being 'fish-in.'

(In Emily Latella voice) "Never mind."

It's not a typo. :) During a fishless cycle, you need to get the ammonia to 4-5ppm in order to create a nitrite spike. Without enough ammonia, the nitrites will never spike.

In a recent thread, your advice on cycling includes:
"You need to boost the ammonia levels to around 5ppm..."
I know that's a typo so I hesitate to mention it in public. Still, you may want to clarify or fix it.