Recent content by Amazonabby

I have a tiger barb and an albino barb and I can't figure out if they are fighting/playing/mating. They are kissing each other and swimming in circles together almost as if they were attached nose to tail nose to tail. I caught it on camera but I can't figure out how to upload it. The tiger has...

As far as the report said we are the worst in the country :( I will check out that site thank you :)

So I should stop using the Ro and start using the drops and tap water for sure? I'll look for the liquid test kit. Hopefully I can find it on sale or used. I'm on a super fixed income. Thank you to all. I'll post again with my levels as soon as I can.

I purchased the tank on May 15th setup the tank and had it running for a couple days than took a water sample to PetSmart an everything checked out good so I added the barbs. A week later I took another sample of water and all of the level were spot on so I got the gouramis. Monday my levels...

I have the stress zyme biological filtration booster that says it has live bacteria in it to help keep the tank clean and speed the development of the bio wheel. Is that good enough for adding back what Ro water lacks?

"fully cycled" I honestly don't know hat that means. I am lost when it comes to the details of having a tank. I seriously don't know what I'm doing lol I got a tank, some rocks and some water and started from there. I take water samples to the pet store every few days and they tell me...

I live in Pensacola FL and recently we were rated as #1 in the country for worst water quality lol I just worried that the tap water would be bad. I'll start using the tap water and my drops if you think it would be better. I have 1 tiger barb (aggressive), 1 albino barb, 1 rosy barb, a blue...

I am new to this and I am not sure how I am supposed to use the "vacuum" to clean my tank when I have plants in my rocks. I have a 30 gallon fresh water with 3 angels, 3 barbs and 2 gouramis. I have 4 sizes of gravel in my tank: pea gravel, river rock, egg rocks and larger decorative rocks. I...