Recent content by Guindoza

I already add this mineral stuff for goldfish and it increases the water hardness. What would you recommend? Im hoping the town I move to next year doesn't have the same problem.

Hi everyone, Ive been attempting to cycle for a while and now that Ive moved Ive had to start over. The problem with my move is that the water here has high ammonia and pH. I used the API master testing kit and tested my tap water for Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates and pH. Ammonia was 1ppm and pH...

Hi everyone, I just have a quick question for anyone knowledgeable in pumps. My last tank cracked and my submersible pump ran above the water line for some time before I found the tank. I have now bought a new aquarium and I'm using the same pump. In the instruction manual it says to not run...

I doubt it has been cycling long enough to do tht, which is why Il be doing larger water changes until it can. I never thought keeping an aquarium would be so technical. My brother wants an aquarium when he moves to his new house... I'll def have to help him out. There just isn't enough advice...

It had only been cycling fishless for a couple of weeks, when I took my water to the petstore for cycling. The lady there was very helpful and told me that people were just too inpatient and often introduced fish instead of doing a fishless cycle. Well the old tank had been cycling for a few...

Hi thanks, yer oops forgot to mention tht. The tank I bought from kmart, I returned and got my money back, and then I went to the petstore and bought a "real" aquarium, lol. Just my poor fish are currently being housed in a bowl. Should I get the tank water tested before introducing them?

Well I'm brand new to fishkeeping and have made quite a few mistakes. I bought a fishtank from kmart that cracked and went all over the floor. I was halfway thru cycling it, I'd started the cycle fishless, but my fish were in a bowl and I talked to a lady at the petstore who said it was ok to...