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Well, If I had actually bought them, I would not have gotten any of them! *laughs* I went to pick up a used 5 gallon tank for the betta I already have. When I got there, the lady said her fish came with it. It was a betta, a neon, and a pleco! Yikes, not the mix I would choose for a 5...

Yeah, there's no way I would have put that poor fish in there, but they had apparently been living that way for some time. I suspect that the little neon originally had some friends, and they were getting picked off one by one...the people I got the tank and the fish from didn't strike me as...

When in doubt, do a PWC! you can very rarely go wrong with a PWC.

so, I hadn't really planned on getting more fish. But I went to pick up a great deal on a 5 gallon setup for my betta, Laurent. Here is Laurent's current home: I figured he could use something a bit bigger than a gallon! Got to the house that is selling the 5 gallon setup, and there were...

I just got three fish 'given' to me when I went to buy the 5 gallon tank off of craigslist. One is a blue betta, one is a neon tetra, and one is a tiger pleco. *sighs* I guess the neon and the betta have been together for a while, so I figured I'd give it a try. Well, today, I see that the...

I only feed mt bettas 1-2 pellets every other day. helps maintain water quality, and is plenty to provide the nutrition the fish need to stay healthy.

Well, I found my 'magic balance'. The tank is doing GREAT! I am using 100% RO water, 2 measures of Seachem Equilibrium, 2 measures of Seachem Alkeline Buffer, and 1 measure of Seachem Acid Buffer. This is giving me a wonderful pH of 7.4, a kH of 7, and a gH of 9. I am much happier with this...

wow, that little heater is GREAT! I was actually thinking about just setting my little 1 gallon desk tank on a heating pad! It gets cold inour office at night.

I did have someone else suggest the Indian Almond Leaves to me from a different forum. My only issue with that is the water color change. In my own home, I wouldn't have a problem with it. But it is on my desk at work, and people could easily think the water was 'dirty' and my boss...

I think I am going to do some testing on my home tap water, to see how that is. I have not really kept fish on Alaska well water before, so I have no idea what the levels will be. But I might as well check it out! I don't like that pH spike, and I REALLY don't like not knowing what caused it...

Well. My pH is back to 7.6. OK....can't tall you why, all I'm doing is partial water changes. But, OK! I'll take it! 10/24/08 pH = 7.6 kH = 3 gH = 2 NO2 = 0 NH3 = 0 NO3 = 5

wow, this is quite the project! Can't wait to see it all finished.

HALP! OK, I have not done anything in the little tank, except a partial water change on Sunday. And my pH is through the roof. 8.8!!! yipes. 10/17/08 pH = 7.6 kH = 4 gH = 3 NO2 = 0 NH3 = 0.5 NO3 = 5 10/18/08 pH = 8 kH = 3 gH = 3 NO2 = 0 NH3 = 0.5 NO3 = 5 10/19/08 - 30% water change...

Thank you! That is EXACTLY the information I was looking for! I am working on finding the 'magic' mixture, doing all of my tests on water that I'm not adding to my tank. So, I can create the 'perfect' chemistry before I add it to my tank. And once I do find the right mix, I will transition...

Thanks for the responses! The reason I have to worry about the kH and gH is that I will be using 100% RO water in the future. The tap water at my office is not safe, it has a very high level of arsenic. So that is not an option to use in the tank. So I will be adjusting the kH and gH...

Well, like everybody else who starts a post in this forum, I'm new here! Right now, I just have a little 1 gallon tank on my desk at work with a lovely VT male betta. For years and years I had larger tanks running. I always had at least one tank running from about 1993 until 2002. But then...

Hey, I just joined the forum, and I live in Palmer! Did you end up spending some Dividend money to set up your tank?!

Hi, I'm new the forum! I am searching for a list of 'ideal water quality levels'. Here's what I have: 1 gallon 'tank' on my desk at work A hood and a small light 1 male betta 1 java fern 1 clump of java moss 4 floating water sprites We have an RO unit here at work, so I am using the RO water...