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Maybe looks like i'm up against velvet? Fish Disease - Velvet This sounds spot on, and also produces tinier whit spots than ich. We lost 2 before i even notcied our platy had it. Most of the fish coloring make it hard to spot, but the "rust" seems like a giveaway. I didn't want to try...

I posted yesterday on what i though was Ich in my tank. Its a 30 gallon with 3 Mollies, a platy, and opaline Gourami. Two gouramis (one already dead) and 2 of the mollies were added in the past week or so. It hasn't cycled yet, and after a 50% water change last night, the Ammonia is .5ppm...

Not sure this is ich anymore, although i do so very tiny white spots on my Platy's tail. I just lost our Bala shark. Notice the orange-ish spots on his belly and fins. i don't know if this happened after he died, but he couldn't have been gone for more than a couple hours. Could this be some...

Ammonia has been pretty steady around 1 ppm. 0 Nitrites and nitrites. stupid nitrogen cycle :) I just picked up prime since my Jungle Labs Start Right ran out. Will be using the first time tonight when i do a pwc. I guess i'll change a 5gal bucket worth and add 15 tsp (5 Tbls) to it when i add...

for dosage of salt i have seen everything from 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon per gallon. Any reccommendations? And can the salt be stopped at a later time?I imagine it'll eventually get dilluted out as i do water changes. Is aquarium salt necessary? I have kosher salt handy, which has no...

I have been having difficulty getting my 30 gal tank cycled (10 weeks now) and i think i am starting to see an Ich outbreak. I picked up some Tetra Lifeguard for treatment, but then saw it shouldn't be used on new tanks. I'm gueesing this will mess up or kill off what liitle biological filter...

Just had a though - Since i have a new sponge filter, any thoughts about picking up a 10 gallon tank to put it in and do a fishless cycle to seed some bacteria?

10 weeks - no cycle UPDATE UPDATE - 3 weeks since my first post. I'm now at 10 weeks and still no cycle. Last week I added a sponge filter to compliment my HOB Whisper filter to help colonize the nitrifying bacteria. I also picked up a bottle of Tetra SafeStart. The kit i bought came with a...

I don't have one yet, but will be picking one up soon to supplement my hand ong filter. Mainly to grow the nitrifying bacteria to seed new tanks - I haven't even finished my first tank and i'm starting to plan my second :)

Are you seeing any ill effects that raise your question? Algae problems?

My ammonia kit is a liquid one from API, the rest of the test were on a strip. I just went out and liquid test (Also API kit) for everything. Tested Nitrites and Nitrates, no readings at all. Ammonia around 1ppm. How can i not be getting any Nitrite readings after this long? Also...

Another thing i was wondering - How is it i could have this take for 7 weeks and show no Nitrites at all? I'm thinking of getting a liquid test kit instead of the stips i am using, i've heard they can be inaccurate. But are they so inaccurate that they wouldn't read at all?

We found that out after we bought it. Saw a youtube video of a tank of balas and thought, "Hey, i'll get to buy a bigger tank next year" We picked them up at a local Meijer, it didn't even occur to me that they would be selling fish that get that big. Most of their stock is Mollies, Platies...

I've been patient up to this point, but i'm startin to chomp at the bit to get more fish in my tank. Here's the history: 7 weeks ago started up the 29 gallon tank - plastic plants, couple of hiding spots, gravel substrate. Only started with 4 fish - 1 Dalmation Molly, 1 Micky Mouse Platy, 1...