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    Stocking Ideas - 20 Gallon

    I have a well established 20 gallon (wide) tank. currently I have 3 Corydoras Paleatus, 1 Bristlenose Plechostomus, 1 mystery snail, and 3 very small female Molly (about 9 months old, raised from fry) . I was thinking about adding some more fish to the tank, and was wondering what other folks...
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    Help reading api test kit

    also from the seachem website: Prime converts ammonia into a complexed iminium salt. This salt is a nitrogenous compound that can still be utilized by aerobic bacteria. In the same way they consume ammonia, these bacteria consume the iminium salt and release nitrite as a byproduct edited to...
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    Tap Water Additives / Conditioners

    looking for recommendations for water conditioners to use to treat tap water for a freshwater tank. Also is there anything else you always add during water changes / top up? I currently use Tetra Aquasafe + and a little seachem neutral regulator. are there better brands? other things that I...
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    Mistakes were made

    The Ich seems to be gone. The Corys don't have any sign of the spots. Thanks for your reply. I appreciate the info.
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    Mistakes were made

    A few weeks ago I set up a new 20 gallon tank. the plan was to move the fish I had in a 5 gallon hex tank (has been running for about a year). That tank was overstocked and I had been having trouble with the PH being low. I was hoping that things would be easier to manage in a larger tank. The...
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