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Thought the same thing Good to hear a 20 will do it. Yeah it was strange to not have nitrates of some kind in the tank, it does have a bit of brown algae in the tank. I can't remember when I did the 1st PWC. Maybe the fish has been "backed up" for a while? I'll go run another test just to...

Sure I'd like to see a list of what he has.

My wife has one fancy goldfish in a 20 gallon. (Slight upgrade from a 10) Lately the fish was gasping for air which I knew was a sign of problems with the water quality, so I checked it. Ammonia was kinda of high (1ppm) so I did a PWC. Apparently, it had been doing this for a while. Today I...

LOL I thought the same thing when I saw my Angels doing the same thing. Still waiting for results in the tank. Have black neons and head and tail lights in with them as well as a Pleco and corys. Need to get another 35 high if I want them to breed.:(

GSA GSA as far as I know isn't eaten by most inhabitants. It's too hard of a substance for them. If it is a lack of phosphates I usually do a PWC and scrape the stuff off with a one sided razor blade. Had it in both of my tanks at some point, but it then went away. I usually do a 25% PWC...

Depends on what they eat Yes they are generous depending on what they are eating. Pleco's can leave a mark on a tank too. :grab::jump: Then there's goldfish, sure they can be cute, but what a mess. Oscar's a messy too, but they create BIG poop in large chunks all over tank.

Test kit Get a master test kit you can get them for about $20. They are more accurate than strips and worth the money. I'm pretty sure corys are omnivores so regular flake food, or rounds will work. If you get rounds get the one with green stuff and other stuff that way the diet will be...

LOL you won't lose your mind Yeah just be patient and keep feeding the bacteria. It'll eventually roll over and then you'll get to wait for nitrate. Are you doing anything else with the tank and water?

Angels I have a pair in a 35 high and when they put eggs on a plant the roommates get their workout. 20 gallon won't cut it. Go with 40 or higher and they tend to like taller tanks, but a 40 long or a 55 will work just fine. There is a ton of info out on ht eweb about these and you can...

Loaches I have striped loaches that I used to terminate the snails that got added to my tank. Clown loaches will get huge, but they'll eat what you throw at them typically anything other than veggies. Mine eat whatever the other fish eat and obviously snails. The link below should provide...

My experience From my experience I started with standard gravel, the plants didn't do so good so I switched to Flourite which was great for the plants, but was a friggin mess to swap out, because it's clay gravel and will basically look like a mud puddle if you are not careful. I obviously...

Yeah go with Crepe's advice I typically ask when the LFS gets its new fish, that way I can kind of gauge what to expect if I pick something up. I also watch the fish for a while before I buy them. Depending on where your cardinal's were raised will depend on what kind of water they'll need...

Get the test kit You'll want to get the test kit A.S.A.P. even if you have to borrow the money. Keep an eye on your ammonia, that will eventually shift to nitrite and then to nitrate. There are bacteria bottle you can buy to introduce the needed bacteria for the cycle. If you have a 28...

Cracked Tanks Depends on the crack, but most of the time you're toast. It would be better to either get a new one or find someone that can repair it properly. A 6 foot tank is a heck of a lot of water to spill out. Also, if you want you may be able to claim it on homeowner's insurance, but...

Photos and roots When I pulled the plant from the tank it did appear that the roots were rotting so I left the plant out of the gravel this time around. So far it was fine planted in the gravel, however I know the plant does better floating or attached to wood and rocks so that's the route I...

Brown leaves This plant has been great it's produced several offshoots that are in this tank as well as the other one I have. I don't ever remember seeing the leaves turn brown when it produces "fernlets", I have one in another tank that is doing that at the moment and there are no brown...

We have three sizes, wee, not so wee and friggin huge! Great tank. I aspire to get one like it, but 700 gallons is a bunch of weight. I take it this was a custom build, but who built it?

I've had this java fern since I set up the tank about 1 to 2 years ago. I started noticing that it's leaves were turning brown in the center last weekend, so I trimmed those leaves off. Today I looked at it and the brown color is spreading and the some of the leaves look like they are...

Neon Yeah that stinks, I was hoping it could pull through, but when they "swim" like that it's vertical battle to keep them alive. It's a chance to go out and get more. Poor little fish.

Orphans Gotta be someone who could take them, just have to think outside the box. Not a good idea to put them in the river, they'll be feeders there too. Might look at large fish places they may have some room, but before you do ask them when their fish shipments come in. That way you can...

LOL If 10lbs will last you a year a fill station will last you a veeeeerrrrrrryyyyy long time.

Get some Maracyn-two Yeah, get some maracyn-two in the tank asap. It will kill the internal infection etc. and will promote eating again.

Moving and cycling One of the main reasons I move water as well is so I do not have to cycle the tank and or expose the fish to a huge change in water chemistry. Didn't have a second tank to start up so that was the best option for me. Now if you have a secondary tank and can set it up prior...

2 Ways to do it I have 2 20 oz tanks that I could use and you can also use one of the fill station containers. They are friggin huge, but you could run off of it for quite some time depending on your flow rate. Have no idea how long, but I would image a year or more. I haven't priced them out...

When I set up. I was going to use a CO2 tank from a paintball fill station. You should be able to swap them out just like paintball places do.