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Good thread so far. You are right that I'm not a chemist so my exact understanding of chloramine is limited - however - on a practical level I'm more interested in good solutions. I think the mistake a lot of beginners make is not pre-treating their water. Where I live a pH of 7.2 with .5%...

I would say lay down three inches but it's going to make a cloudy mess and take hours to settle so make sure you don't have anything alive in there. Pebbles are too loose a substrate to house bacteria, sand works very well. Microbe Lift Special Blend will speed up the process both in your...

I just went ahead and devoted a separate thread to it. The salient point is that it's important to pre-treat the water in a large change vs dumping in a bunch of chloramine and then treating it. I prefer to regulate my tank using natural means but either version is acceptable.

Hey Fish Friends, I signed up for an account today because this seems like a good spot for aquarium banter and, frankly, my Facebook friends are tired of hearing about it. I'm sure you can relate. Anyhow, having done some searching I've noted there is not an active thread dedicated to handling...

What do your ammonia levels look like? High ammonia will literally melt a plant faster than it'll kill a fish.

Be careful of the "frequent water changes" advice you get on internet forums. If you live in a part of the country where water is treated with chloramine, it's a fantastic way to kill your fish. Chloramine will kill off your friendly bacteria, causing ammonia levels to spike. You can treat for...

A QT is primarily useful for keeping new infections out of an established tank. As for the sensitivity of your newest fishy friend, run the critical water tests on both your tank and your new fish's water (pH is the only really critical one) and put together a dripper. You want to slowly add...

I realize this is a very old thread but it's worth mentioning that this sounds like a chloramine problem. The only effective way to cycle a chloramine tank is through promotion of healthy bacterial growth and proper filtration. You can try chem treatment but it can turn your tank into a bit of a...