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    wet/dry filter vs penguin HOB filter

    So, my mom broke down her 40 gal hex reef tank and is getting rid of the tank. so i swiped it.. I get the RO filter, the protein skimmer, the wet dry filter setup, this awesome light setup.. anywho.. Im not going saltwater (yet.) So im going to make this into a FW puffer tank. but my question...
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    Can water test kits go bad?

    I have a freshwater test kit (drops not strips), and ive had it for maybe a year, little longer. When I do my nitrites, pH and so forth, it all comes out fine and gives what im assuming are somewhat accurate results. When I do the ammonia test however, everytime its been turning a dark brown...
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    Can water test kits go bad?

    my bad. double click. please delete.
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    little gray things?!

    I have a 5 gallon FW, with two zebra danios and one otto. My tank has black sand in it, and I added the fish yesterday, and now there are A LOT of little gray cylindrical things all over the bottom. about 1mm long. I would say it looks like fish poop, but its way way way too much for 3 little...
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    aclimation and water chemisty question

    OK ive got two seperate questions here. 1) Ive got a brackish water tank, 8.2 pH, 1.010 sg, kH is in good range.. now my question is, i tested my tap water and the spring water I had been using. My tap water has a 7.2 pH, but its hard, which is good for what I need (puffers) The spring water...
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    Puffers getting stuck to filter

    Ok. The first two puffers I had (theyre dead..sick from the store...) were so little that they kept getting stuck to my penguin mini's uptake... All the lfs' around here sell baby puffers, any one i get is going to get stuck to the filter.. any suggestions on how to fix this?
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    specific gravity problem

    hi. Im trying to turn my freshwater tank into a brackish water tank suitable for green spotted puffers. The pH and kH of the water are perfect but ive been having trouble with the salinity at the moment i have no fish in the tank. ive been adding about a tablespoon of synthetic salt per gallon...
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