Recent content by mrspock

Thank again for everything, I think I'm starting to get up to speed on all of this. We're going to keep just the Betta for a while, until the tank stabilizes. Hopefully he will tolerate some tank mates. I will for sure update with pics when the water clears up sufficiently.

Just tested and everything tested at essentially 0ppm with a pH of 6.6-6.8 (maybe a bit low for Betta? Should I avoid putting that driftwood back in there?). So I guess I'm ok for now, will test every day and look for my nitrate to begin rising. My filter has a paperish padded filter unit that...

Yes, definitely a novice, though I didn't expect the process to be uncomplicated. Unfortunately, we already bought a lovely Betta and he's in the tank right now after cycling for a day. I've read the article on what to do in my circumstance and will go get a test kit asap. We did add the turbo...

Thank you so much for the information, very helpful! I went to their site and didn't find any info but I guess I didn't know where to look for it. I went to the shop today and the gal said to remove one of the panels and put in the Purigen bag. I'm not sure she knows exactly how my filter is...

Hello. I am new to this and have a tank set up and waiting for a Betta and maybe some Tetras later on. We put a piece of Mopani wood in there and of course the water turned brown (we didn't know to boil it and it seems even that doesn't always cure the tannin problem. We didn't know this would...