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Thanks for the help. I'll give it a try. I have another aquaclear 70 from a tank I no longer have. Would it be overkill to add it on a tank of this size?

I really appreciate the help. I'll give it a try.

Ok. Update. Did another API test a week after last water change. Ammonia is .25, nitrite 0, and nitrate 20-40ppm. Tested tap water nitrate 0%. Water changes every week 25% changes. If I remove the UG and clean the gravel, won't that restart the watercycle? Or would my Aquaclear 70 filter be...

Sorry. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, high nitrate.

I have had my tank up and running for 8 years. I always had lots of luck with fish and no major problems. The past year or so I have not had any luck with fish. Any fish I put in the tank will not last more than a few weeks. I'm talking hardy fish like patties and jollies. I have hard water...

Thanks for all the advice. I think I will feed them right before I leave. I don't know if I trust those feeders or blocks. I hope they will be ok. Now if I could only do that for my dog it would save me a ton of money at the Kennel. :)

I am going on a vacation for the first time since owning my tank. I will be gone for 6 days. What is recommended? I do not have anyone to feed the fish. Should I get a feeder, those vacation blocks, or something else?

Thanks for the help. I have had the same tank set up and running for at least 4-5 years. I have never messed with the water except for weekly water changes. I have not have had trouble with my fish. They all seem healthy. I give most of my credit to my fish for being hardy breeds. I would not...

I have hard water and when doing weekly water changes I use tap water that is "softened" by a water softener. I understand that the water from my tap is not really softer, the calcium ions have been exchanged for sodium ions. During the winter months the tank evaporates as much as an inch per...

The fish at both stores looked fine. Very active and healthy looking. I will try to do your method of slowly adding water. I was wondering about the temp. I will lower the thermostat on the heater.

I purchased 4 Glofishfor my tank from a reputable LFS. After 2 days they all died. I decided to give it another try and bought them again from a Petsmart. They were half the price there. After one day, 2 of the fish have died. I do not see any discoloration, spots, or any other common signs of...

I have a 29 Gallon tank with 5 mollies, 3 corys, and a red tail black shark. The shark has always kept to itself since I bought him a year ago. Now that it has grown to about 3", it has become very aggressive with the mollies at feeding time. It chases them around the tank and no one except the...

I was doing a PWC on my 10 Gallon tank that only contains 4 Kuhli loaches. As I was stiring up the gravel I noticed a tiny worm like creature. Upon closer examination it was a tiny Kuhli. Is there any special care I would need to raise baby Kuhli?

Found it dead this morning. It must have been something else. :(

Thanks for your help.

I have a dwarf African clawed frog and their is a large white almost fuzzy spot on his back. It was not their yesterday, but this morning it is covering about half of his back. I am wondering do these frogs shed their skin or is this some kind of disease? I have never seen it before.

I have a dwarf African clawed frog. I also have a small infestation of snails in the tank. I was watching the frog and I have seen it a few times attempting to eat the snails. The frog would sneak up on the snail and lunge at them. I do not know if he is actually eating the snails or if he just...

Thanks for all the help. I will try differnt food in the future.

Hi. I just purchased an African dwarf frog last week for my daughters tank. It died in 4 days. I returned it to Petsmart and got a second one. This one lasted 2 days. I have it in a 10 g tank with 4 Khulis. I tested the water with an API master kit and the water was fine, no ammonia, no...

Thanks Mary. I will have to go get some hose. @ Johnathan. I think the long length of the hose restricts the water drops from evaporating. It's funny because my tanks evaporate by at least an inch every week in-between water changes.

Thanks for all the help. I use it every week to do water changes and I drain it as much as possible, but there is always a few drops. I tried running Hot water through it, but it will not go away. I might try the H2O2.

I have a 100 ft Python and I have noticed that black spots have formed in the hose in spots. I am thinking it is mildew. I cannot get to it to clean it out, the hose is too long for that. I have tried to run hot water through the hose to clean it. That did not work. Anyone else see this...

Yeah, they are very aggressive and own this tank.

Thanks for all the advice. I have 4 mollies in the tank. I got the shark, because my 4 y/o daughter likes them. I got the tank for the two of us to have a hobby together. She wants replacement shark. I am looking to get a bigger tank down the line so it will have room to grown. Times are just...

Looking to add a red tail black shark to my tank. I have a 29G with mollies, platties, and corries. I have had shark before, but he only lived for a couple of months. I am not sure if it is the hard water, the food, the stress from living with the big bulling mollies, or just the shark was...