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I'm trying that right now but, It seems like a very slow process. :(

I flushed my 5-gallon tank but, my results are still high even after letting the water settle for a few hours. Is there anything else that I can do? Is there any water chemicals that I can use that would benefit my tank and help me reduce my findings without hurting the fish & shrimp? Maybe real...

You could always try some shrimp. They're very pretty and active. Make sure that you don't feed them food that has copper in it, though! It'll kill them... :( That was my mistake when I first got shrimp. They're very mellow and fun to watch. Here's the link that I used...

What's the easiest way to cultivate algae? :confused: :confused: :confused: I have Ghost Shrimp and that's one of their main food sources. Two of them are pregnant though, so I want to make sure that I have enough food to go around when the eggs hatch. I have some tank water in a see-through...

I just got a Freshwater Master Test Kit today and started testing the water in all of my tanks. Here's what I have... Chlorinated Tap Water: No additives. Ph 7.6 High Range Ph 8.0 Ammonia (NH3/NH4+) 1.0ppm Nitrite (NO2-) 0ppm Nitrate (NO3-) 0ppm 10-gallon: Guppies, Danios, Platies & 1 Cory...

Re: Pigmy Corys - how many? I currently have 1 Albino Cory Catfish in my 10-gallon aquarium. My aquarium is overstocked, unfortunately... I plan on getting a bigger tank (37-ish gallons) and splitting my current stock between the two. When that day comes I also plan on buying at least 3 more...