The tank didn't start to cycle until you added the fish.When you see the rising ammonia in the beginning that is the cycling of the tank.The 75-80% water change is not always good to do. How much and how many times a day do you feed? Ammonia neutralizer can give a false reading on certain tests. Bambo not suitable for fish tanks. Room temperature is fine. Some algae is ok. Aqueon large power filter takes what kind of filter media?

I just got an Avon cataloge Campaign 20 and they have knockoffs of these MBT shoes for $39.99/oxford and $29.99/slide on page #119. Description says leather and man made materials. The "rocker" sole does not look as curved though. They seem too flat in the center. The MBT shoes looked kind of dangerous to wear on stairs though. Maybe these would be good "starter shoes"? I knew they would come out with knockoffs somewhere at some point in time. They got knockoff Crocs and knockoff Earth out. Now the question is; Are these as good as the originals? There is also a free Curves pass for a tour and analysis that comes with a pair of these - a ussles add-on if you ask me. *They also have the fake Crocs with rhinestones in gold, silver or black. Oh-la-la. I don't know if they are the comfy kind like Payless has, or just the look-a-likes like Target has.

LOL> pedicure shores. :) They look like they would be uncomfortable at first but maybe there is some benefit to the leg muscles or feet to wearing them? I like Earth shoes. When I first started wearing them they took a while to get used, to but I love them now. I am wondering if these are OK to wear around the house going up and up/down stairs to the laundry room? Or are they just for exercise? I investigated those MBT shoes and the feedback I got was they were great for going for walks but killers to wear around the house (stairs, sharp turns, slippery floors).

Hello: I am posting today to look for stories, comments, etc. about MBT Shoes. I am in the process of writing a book about the history of walking shoes and MBT footwear is one of the chapters. MBT stands for Masai Barefoot Technology and the shoes are designed to copy walking on a beach in the sand. It's a multiple layered, curved sole that obtains this by creating a natural, but uneven walking surface. This Masai technology is meant to make the core strengthening muscles more active, producing better posture, better back strength and increasing shock absorption for all of the joints. It also makes wearing these walking shoes quite a unique experience to say the least, and quite a workout. I am looking for all the input I can find on these walking shoes. A select few success stories, or bad experiences wearing these shoes will be used in the book. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Here is a link that might be useful: Masai Barefoot Technology