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    Algone + purigen ?

    I guys, I am looking for algae and nitrate control. I am already using 100ml of purigen. Is it good or safe to use both together. 30 gal tank with 5 live plants My plan was to use it in my chemical basket (fluval c4) along with purigen. My second option is to use phosphate remover...
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    Seachem prime adding ammonia?

    Yes I did! The only thing I can see it's that prime is changing chloride to amoniacal so the tester is getting me false result because it can't make the difference between real Ammonia and amoniacal. Anyway that's what I reed from he seachem website Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Aquarium...
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    Seachem prime adding ammonia?

    Well depending how many quantity of prime I am putting in my fresh water. Around 1.2mg/l. Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Seachem prime adding ammonia?

    I did it today. No amonia ... Maybe I have chloramine in my well water Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Seachem prime adding ammonia?

    Mebbid, I don't have city water. I have natural water from my land (how to say that in english... lol) I am using it more for heavy metal from my tap water. I don't have chlorine or chloramine. Anyway I shouldn't... Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Seachem prime adding ammonia?

    Yes testing look good. Only place I am getting amonia is in my fresh water bucket treated with Prime. In my tank good bacteria taking care of the amonia I am putting from my bucket. The only thing I can see is that I am using the same 5 gallon bucket for waste and fresh water. I am cleaning it...
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    Seachem prime adding ammonia?

    No my tap water look clean. I am using nutrafin mini master kit. No amonia when I am using aqua plus instead of prime. I have purigen in my filter so I am afraid of using aqua plus regarding amine based. Do know what to do. Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Seachem prime adding ammonia?

    Hi bbrad. .. I am doing water change every week. Without any problems. My concern today it's is it normal to find ammonia in my bucket of fresh water when i am using prime? Thanks Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Seachem prime adding ammonia?

    I did a 25% water change and after testing I noticed that the nitrate was higher the day after the change then the day before I did my water change. I did another water change today but, Before adding new water in my tank I did a test in my 5 gallon bucket and my nutrafin amonia test is reading...
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    New plant/ bad smell

    I bought new plants. I DON'T know much about it...when I was inspecting for snails. I noticed that that kind of plant was smelling bad. Is it dead, should I remove it from my tanks? PS: I dipped the plant in water with diluted chlorine before ading in my tank.
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    Discoloration...Normal or not?

    On I will restart to feed him and try to lower the light. Not easy when the aquarium is close the T.V 1 tablet per two days should be enough? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Seachem prime vs nutrafin aqua+ & Cycle

    Media... Are you talking about bio filter media like seachem max or fluval c node? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Need Help to replace my Aqua-tech 20-40 Filter

    Look more like the motor that making noise. I read on the web that sometime it need to be brake in Lil. And they talking about puting Lil Vaseline on the propeler Axel. That filter have a huge flow. I am pretty impress about it. Need to reduce it when I feed the fishes hehehe. Outside the...
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    Need Help to replace my Aqua-tech 20-40 Filter

    I will definitely try Purigen. To be honest I don't know if I need carbon filter because I don't have chlorine in my tap water so maybe purigen could be better for me. I don't know if my c4 need to be break in but right now it is kind of noisy. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Discoloration...Normal or not?

    Discolored fish. But I don't know if it was there before got the fish from a previous owner. He was hiding alit. Just noticed that today. 1~What type of fish is afflicted? Scavenger / pleco 2~What are your tank parameters ph 7, 0 amo, 0 nitrite, nitrate bellow 50ppm 3~ 32 gallon 4 weeks but got...
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