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Hey All, I’ve posted a few times over the past 3 months so you may be familiar with my situation, which unfortunately has not improved. Here’s the short story: I bought a used 60gal setup 3 months ago and it came with 5 big fish. It was overstocked so I got rid of two fish and kept these...

Hi Folks, Still struggling with my adult Oscar. Lethargic and laying on her side most of the time. She does eat daily but in general, basically NO activity. I’m wondering if oxygenation may be an issue. Here’s my setup: 90gal tank Just added an FX6 filter Emperor 400 HOB Two large sponge...

Hello again, I have an adult (we believe female) Oscar, 12” long. We got her when we adopted a used 60gal tank and its inhabitants 2 months ago. It was soon apparent that we needed a bigger tank, so 3 weeks ago we bought a brand new 90gal. Current fish: -12” Oscar -10” Jack Dempsey -8” common...

Hi Again, My tap water is PH 8. I’ve been mixing it with Reverse Osmosis water (PH 7.5) into my tank. Now my tank reads PH 8.2! (Digital meter, calibrated recently). My substrate is Spectrastone natural river gravel. Has anyone used this? It clearly has various types of stone... is it the...

Hi Folks, I’m using the API master test kit (expires next summer). No matter what, I ALWAYS read .25ppm ammonia. Even directly after water change. So today, I tested my tap water. Same reading. So I tested some water straight out of my Reverse Osmosis unit. Same reading! Has anyone else...

Hi all, I’m not new to aquariums but I’m having issues I can’t seem to solve. I bought a used 60gal tank two months ago with a few large fish. Immediately I discovered the tank was too small for the fish I had, so I rehomed two fish and bought a brand new 90gal tank about 3 weeks ago. In the...