Recent content by tweakz20

Thanks for the reply, I may have done the test incorrectly last night (when the nitrite was 0.5 and went to 0 after 10 mins of adding prime), I should have redone the test. The bottles also don't expire for another 5 years. I have charcoal in the filter already.. I agree about starting over and...

Thanks for the reply, I can't get a larger tank, technically not even allowed to have this one because I live in an apartment and they consider it an "insurance liability," but I snuck it in and waddle it into the closet when the maintenance people come. Good point though.

Thank you. After my most recent WC it took 2 days and the ammonia went up to 0.25 ppm (which was enough to make my fish bobble at the surface). Prime is definitely screwing with my readings. I dosed it to lower the ammonia, then 26 hours later my nitrite was 0.5. 10 minutes after adding...

Librarygirl, The different chemicals were an attempt to save the fish, since PETCO doesn't take them back. I'm trying to keep to the bare minimum now (Prime and weekly WC instead of daily). I added prime yesterday cause the ammonia was elevated and my fish was showing signs of stress. He's...

Thanks for the reply. It's been 8 weeks and it's not processing ammonia or nitrite, that's the issue. Edit: Guess I should add what my levels are at. Ammonia's sitting at 0.25 and rising, Nitrite has been <0.25 since my last water change 3 days ago (when it was 0.5), and nitrate is between 0...

Hey guys. Tl;dr my tank refuses to cycle. Setup: 10 gallon tank Fluval 20 aquaclear filter Heater maintaining a temp of about 78 2 airstones Marineland hidden LED light Course rock substrate w/ bunch of decorations Water is a 50/50 mix of RO water and dechlorinated tap water (with stress coat)...

From my experience, when they're swimming around the top and not eating or zipping around, that's a bad sign. Check your water quality and fix it before you get deaths

Do you have any sources for this?

Yeah I asked them initially what the maximum weight would be so it wouldn't break the place and got the blanket statement, no aquariums allowed. So even a tiny betta bowl is banned even though it'd be the equivalent of dropping a glass of water. Pretty annoying rules but I guess it's common for...

Dr. Tim's one and only is my recommendation.

Hi all. My apartment complex told me they don't allow aquariums due to being an insurance liability. I found this out too late and already have a 10 gallon freshwater. I'd really like to get at least 1 more also. I get renter's insurance from Erie and asked them about it. They said they only...

High nitrates also make it grow.. some people have luck in getting rid of algae using products that have nitrate converting bacteria like the aquaripure