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No its not a planted tank....Ive got them bothed cranked....and Thanks :), Paul

Thanks justmy2cents,didnt think it would hurt...he brought me the bio wheels and media he was running in his tank......crank the 400 and leave the 330 on low flow?Thats what i was thinking,Thanks again, NascarPaul

I have a 55 gal,it has been cycling 4 weeks,i am running an aqua-tech 30-60,with a 330gph flow.My brother who has a 135 gal,was running 2 emperor 400's in his and he bought a new 400,so he brought me his old one to see if it will help with the cycling.My question is i have them both set on the...

Thanks I'll head there after the race. Paul

Btw...started using Amquel + last night...not sure if its a good idea or not. Thanks again, Paul

I'm back with my still high ammonia readings.I have 2 ten gal,1 55 gal,readings on my oldest 10 gal as of last night: ammonia 4.0,nitrites 1.5,nitrates .25Tank is 4 weeks old,can't understand why still the high ammonia.The other 10 gal readings are: 4.0 ppm ammonia,.25 nitrites...only a trace of...

I used ammo-loc....was told it would give a false reading,so i stopped.If ammonia levels are that high,I would expect that all of my fish would have perished by now.....but they all seem healthy...I"m sooooooooooooooo confused!

I was told it will throw of my ammonia readings.With ammonia this high....I would think that I would be losing fish daily,but I am not.Maybe I just dont want to believe the test.

LOL this started with 1 10 gal.then three days later it was 2 10 gal....then 2 weeks after that it was a 55 gal.Its been 2 weeks since i got the 55 gal up and running..wife is starting to worry Ill go get a 125 gal now :)I told her not to worry.I am working on a place to put it...

Thank you...wasnt sure if I was crazy for thinking that.The other thing I thought is I just started out with such a high bio load of fish that I havent given the nitrites near enough time to develop.I am doing 50% water changes daily on both tanks.My 55 gal seems to be doing ok...its ammonia is...

Thank you tkos and jsoong...I know I made some Serious mistakes on the 2 ten gal.....just trying to do all i can an using what I have learned to not make the same mistakes on my 55 gal.All the advice is helpful.Ill start doing water changes asap.thanks again, Paul

Ok I know this is gonna sound like a really stupid question,but I have a high ammonia tank and cant figure out why.One tank a ten gal has been running 3 weeks and had an ich problem which is now cured.I did use ammo-loc at first but havent in 2 weeks.Its ammonia is 8.0 +.I have another 10...

Thanks for the advice. I'll do a water change right now! :)

One more question for y'all,I can't thank y'all enough for putting up with me.I have 2 10 gal,one is fine,the other is very cloudy.The cloudy tank had an ich problem.Its gone now,had a filter change to put carbon bank in.Other than that,my ammonia test still shows off the charts,its been running...

I have a Whisper 200-watt submersible heater. The heater only gets the tank to 72 degrees. Is the heater too small, defective, or do I just need to add a second heater? TIA Paul

Its a glass cat with a neon strip down its top.The frogs havent shown any signs at all.....they have been in the tank the longest.They are african dwarf frogs btw.I have another 10 gal that seems to be doing great.Do I quarantine the frogs?thanks for all the advice, Paul

So keep the temp as high as my heater allows and keep with the med right?The bottle says for tough situations I can increase the dosage to twice a day....should I? Tia , Paul

I thought I was getting the ich controlled in my tank.Only 1 molly had it....and its spots were decreasing in number...then this morning bam,3 more had it.I had raised my temp...but my heater would only attain 84 degrees...i was using rid-ich+ before i read the water/salt method,my question is...

Thank you for the advice.I am also having my brother coming over with his ammonia test.Just to get a broader sample.He just started a 135 gal.One more question if I may,I am using rid ick + to treat the ick problem.(If I had known the higher temp and salt method before I started the med...

I am having an ammonia problem with 2 new tanks.The ammonia is testing in both tanks at 8.0 ppm +.I am doing daily 25% water changes.I did a test of my tap water and here are the results.Ph 7.8 ammonia 1.5 ppm,nitrites .25 ppm Gh is normal.My question is could it be I am either not doing the...

Thanks for the advice.I now realize I made a big mistake in both the amount of fish and trying to rush the cycling process.Should I do 25% water changes daily?Thanks in advance...just another newbie being impatient :)

Good day all....after reading through all the posts on this subject...i still need some advice.....have a 10 gallon new tank...1 1/2 weeks old....ammonia is 8+(had it independently tested.said the levels were elevated but not life threatening,am using ammo loc) while my nitrites are .25...ph is...