Recent content by mrnitz9

? Where would one find this fish calculator you speak so highly of?

Its a dwarf. I was just wondering if I should get another catfish to keep the bottom clean.

How many cat fish should one have for a 55 gallon tank with 15-18 community fish. I have one Pleco that is about 2 inches. Is that enough? The tank is a few months old and, except for a bacteria bloom which we are in the middle of because of any extensive power outage, seems to be fully cycled.

one more thing ... how long should it take for the milky look to disappear once my levels are good? thanks ever so much

thanks. Query == "pwc" equals periodic water change?

OK, so with some more digging I am convinced I have a bacterial bloom. Not too long ago we had a series of power outages in a short period of time each of which lasted a few days. I think that was the beginning of the end. In any event, from what I have read, it seems that I should give the...

pardon my ignorance, but what is substrate?

So I checked in the water in a cup and it looks like little white pieces of dandruff floating. The water looks very clear, but you can see a few specks of white.

The tanks has been going for about 3 months. It has sword tails, guppies, silver dollars, and some other community fish. There are about 18 fish in the tank. I dont have the levels at hand, but there is no amonia, ph is around 7.4, and the other levels are good as well. If it is a bacterial...

I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank that was up, running and had a good cycle going. All of a sudden the water became milkly. I have continued to do regular water changes and the levels are all fine. Any clue as to why the tank remains milky?