Recent content by archer-gal

Thanks for all the info. Unfortunately it was too little too late. He didn't make it through the night. I did add a half dose of the proper pH after I noticed the signs of sickness and realized the pH was so low. I wasn't sure at the time if it would help or not, so went with a low dose to do...

Thanks for the advice. I'm watching him, and almost make the decision to do it, but then he goes swimming around the tank. (Not quite normal, but fighting hard.) I know this is my fault. I hadn't kept a close watch on the parmeters because it was so lowly stocked. (8 inches of fish in 37...

Advice on when to euthanize? Details below, but I don't think there is much hope. I think it's time to euthanize the remaining fish. He's barely moving and often upside down. (In addition to the red sores detailed below.) Treating for a bacterial infection, but I don't think it will take effect...

Ask around... all those people who wanted the Nemo and Dory probably still have that equipment. Without trying we came upon free 55 and 65 gallon tanks... which was good because my husband and I couldn't agree on sw or fw... so we now have one of each. If you're patient you'll probably find...

In my initial posting I acknowledged that I knew the turbo start method was not looked on favorably here. I have a lfs that is a big fan of the product and they convinced me to try it. I have to say I was quite surprised, I have kept a close eye on the levels and not had much of a problem...

We're just getting our tank going. We began the process using turbo-start and a few damsels (although one was a bit agressive and returned to the LFS). I know this isn't a favorite method, but I will say it has worked pretty well. Readings have been acceptable for the last week and a half, so we...