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    Change and cleaned all filter media

    Hey everyone, So My husband picked up cherry shrimp for my fish tank.They gave me some plants with it and I think that might be the host of them. I threw out the plant because I did not have treatment spot for it. As soon as I submerged the bag in fish tank I noticed it had I think planaria...
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    Hey, I think I didn't name it properly, I will do a recape. so I have two filters and sponge filter on my 19 gallon cause I didn't not understand what was causing the strange particles. one have both been running for more than couple months. so my plan was to to run one filter and sponge filter...
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    So update, I still have the strange particles. I am thinking of completely resetting my tank and getting a small tanks to transfer fish into while I cycle this 19 gallon tank. Can you please advise how long it will take to cycle this 19 gallon tank. If I use on of my current pumps or sponge...
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    Hello Aikem, No it is not being sucked in. Because it tank I got from someone I thought maybe old one so it was not working efficiently so I have added second pump. But still same problem they are being sucked in. however I do have mechanical sponge on the intake tube on accaclear pump because...
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    So still have to white particles, they seem to have increased in number. my water is clear not cloudy at all. not sure if it my old pump that I got from some one that is not working. so I bought aquaclear to run side by side. please help they are driving me nuts.
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    Change and cleaned all filter media

    Hey so I bought and added accu clear and fine mechanical filter And it has not helped either. This all started since I did that change of all filter parts in my filter pump and added the foam filter. and now I cannot get ride of it.
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    the tank is not cloudy just has lots of white specks in it
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    I checked yesturday and everything was still good no rise in ammonia. However I still have a lot of white particles. Anything I can do about that.
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    I checked water parketer again water change about ph is 8.0. ammonia 0.25, Nitrite 0 . and nitrate 20ppm.
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    I will keep updating my values daily. please advise what all the levels should be at. my tank was overstocked cause the guppies kept having babies. currently I have 15 fish 7 tetras. and 7 guppies. and an algae eater . I feel it I still overstocked. I got this tank from a friend. I don't have...
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    When I do they 25 percent change do I need to keep putting the conditioners like tap water, fish loss
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    yeah my cycle is messed up. please advise how I can fix it. My phone is 8.2. ammonia between 0 an 0.25 I can not tell Nitrite is 0. nitrate high at 160. please advise. I am going to do a 50 percent water change for now.
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    Change and cleaned all filter media

    picture as reference to what the particles looks like This is what it looks like after changing all filters and adding a sponge filter. I am just praying my gravel and oranments and plants have enough good bacteria to help colonize the filter pump and sponge filter.
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    Change and cleaned all filter media

    Hello Everyone, So I think I messed up. I completely cleaned out my filter. So I made a mistake and rinse it all out in hot water maybe. Which means I may have killed all the good bacteria in my filter pump. I have now white floating particles. My concern is about the fish. I did not do any...
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