Recent content by Aqua Woman

I have four neon tetras in a 10 gal. tank. I noticed early on that one of the fish was a little nippy to the others. As the fish got larger this seemed to stop. However, the top fin of one of the fish took a pretty hard hit. Today when I looked at the fin, the top fin is almost completely gone...

My pH out of the tap is 7.6. What is making it so much lower in the tank? All I am adding is water conditioner.

I have artificial plants, a few rocks, and an aquarium decoration in my tank. Should I clean these while I am waiting for the tank to cycle? Or will the dirt help create the bacteria needed to complete cycle? Same question for the aquarium glass? Ammonia = .5 ph = 6 nitrate = 0 Nitrite = 0

Still Confused So, on the box of filter cartridges I purchased (which are made by the same company as the box filter) it says to replace the blue cartridge which contains carbon, every 2-4weeks. The white filter, which is front of the blue filter, is to never be changed. Do you agree? Also...

Thanks everyone! I have only been doing 20% PWC, and for the past two weeks I have only done PWC once a week. I guess I just need to do PWC daily? I have an external box filter. I have been changing the filter every two weeks. The water and gravel look clean. So, this cycling could take...

I added 4 neon tetras to a new 10 gal. freshwater aquarium on Jan. 19th. The ammonia level has consistantly tested at 2.0 ppm soon after adding the fish. I have been able to get it down to 1.0 to 1.5 ppm with PWC; however, the tank seems to be stuck and will not cycle. My nitrite and nitrate are...