Recent content by Molly Malone

Thanks, will do as well.

I'm sorry to say I sort of gave up and am sitting at 3 and just generally keep my pH at around 7.2-7.4. But, my pH in the winter is 8+ so I am still looking. Still having molting issues, but not as bad.

@Delapool, will do!

Thanks anyway folks. I know I saw something about how to do it online, before I knew I'd need the info, I'll keep looking.

Thank you both for weighing in. Yes, I mentioned I'm using Wonder Shell as well as Calcium shrimp pellets and have taken out one of the peat bags. So far, the pH has not risen but neither has the kH. Calcium Carbonate/Limestone and other rocks that fizz will raise pH. As will Potassium...

I desperately need help figuring out how to keep my Red Cherry Shrimp alive. I have a nano tank that's been up for about 8 months. It's approx 5 gal bowl, probably 4 with the decor, substrate. Sponge filter, heater, lots of plants. It's got 6 Chili Rasboras and 6 RCS (although I've purchased...

Woo hoo, I thought I had 2 male Bloodfins, after I started feeding freeze dried bloodworms, it stopped being about "I want to school w/you" to somewhat different behavior... following around like a puppy dog. And I thought, hmmm, maybe that's a girl fish? 3 days later, spawning. Got to see the...

Let's try adding a pic of an earlier stage (not a great one). Plants are a mix of fake and real. Transitioning. Fish are sooo funny, they run into resistance when swimming through the fake plants and they "bump" into it not expecting that... they look at it like "what's that???"

Thanks, help me out with this (...One to keep an eye on as sounds like tank is chewing through the buffers as it cycles)... can you explain what this means in more detail? Are you talking about the natural buffers/alkalinity of the water (did I get that right?)? How is it going thru buffers...

Thanks all! re: "higher temps will actually result in less dissolved oxygen in the water, not more, so as the temp increases, so does the need for good surface agitation/oxygenation."... This is the site ("How Many Fish?" Aquarium Stock Level Calculator) where I got the idea that colder...

Hi all, New to any fish/aquarium forum, in terms of posting a question. So, thought I'd give it a try to get some help with lowering my nitrites. Couldn't stand not having a pet of any kind anymore and dug up my old aquarium out of the basement to clean it out and see what equipment still...