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Again, thanks for the response. I have one of those syphons that I hook up to a water tap (in my case I use a nearby bathroom faucet, replacing the aerator, with plastic insert that I can hook up the syphon). The syphon can draw (end of venturi open) or fill (end of venturi shut) the tank. So...

Thanks for the answer. I turned on the undergravel pumps, at 200 gallons / hour each, that's more than enough swishing, it's like a small high pressure hose. I was concerned that the exposure to the high ammonia could kill the fish right away, so I reacted drastically. I waited and did another...

Well after about a day and a half, the tank smelled like cat pee, actually our bedroom did, the tank odor was a bit different. I've already did a water change (80%), adding Amquel and Novaqua for each 10 gallons of tap water during the re-fill. I keep the temperature within 1 degree during the...

After visiting a few web sites, it's more likely that it was brown slime algae. Yeah, with just one fish, I wasn't doing these very often, doing a 40% change about every 6 weeks. I got a new syphon setup so it's a lot easier than it used to be. An air pump driving two air stones. The gravel...

I'm not familiar with the terms, I used cycle, as if I was re-cylcing the tank with a ne one. I put 1/2 gallon (filled coffee pot) of the old water back in to the tank, this should help. I used Amquel and Novaqaua to get started, and put fresh ammo-carb, in the external filter. The goo and the...

Our one and only fish in the tank isn't sick, but ... My fish tank has had this beige colored goo in the gravel, and under the gravel. It's just one fish in a 55 gallon tank, so I can't figure out what the source of "food" for the goo is. Worse yet, the undergravel pumps (well submerged)...