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Just tested today and my ammo is @ 0.0ppm, Nitrites are @ 0.0ppm, and again my Nitrates are off the chart red!! This is after I did a 50% water change yesterday... I've tested the tap water that i've put into the tank with the conditioner and it's fine. The only real difference that i've done...

I normally do 30% water changes every week, and gravel clean every other week (since i recently started taking care of the tank). Before I really didn't do anything to maintain, and the fish were fine. Ever since finding this forum, i've started to grow fond of the whole aquarium thing, and...

Full disclosure: I made a tactical error :hide: I recently changed the filters out of my tank. Against all common sense and advice that i've read on here, I removed both at the same time. I figured that my tank has been running for over 4 years now, and the two hard media filters on the...

Nice tank! Cute dog in the background too :)

Nice tank!!

Just picked up my new tank today. It's a 60 gallon tall and I can't wait to tear into it. A friend of mine said she was done with fish (after 30+ years of running aquariums) so I expressed interest and a few months later i've got a beautiful tank sitting in my garage. It's dirty, so i need to do...

:) maybe i'll get a 10 gallon and set it up for the two gold fish...was kind of thinking they would die sooner then they have. So i'm going to be getting a 60gallon tall soon, i'm thinking the media filters in my filtration system will be good for seeding that thing once i get it up and...

Nice! Thanks guys. Is this a decent filter for a 30gallon? I was kind of planning on doing something different with the tank once the two gold fish in there die.

And the other 2 pics mentioned above...

What a good idea :) should have done this a long time ago! Alright bare with the pics. I took a few of them. The first one will be the side profile of the filter. The second is the front profile as it sits in the water. The third and fourth pics are the front and back of the front filter pad...

Thanks. Should I do another PWC while changing the filter? I just noticed that the replacement filter cartridge lengths are shorter then the plastic filters that are currently in there. Is this bad? Will my new filter cartridges still work? I don't want to open the package if they are the wrong...

I suppose I could, but don't want the 2 fancy gold fish I have in there, or the kori or the pleco to get eaten. The 2 gold fish are about 3" long and they are kind of dumb and slow. I'm positive they'd be food for an electric blue!

I kept an electric blue crayfish for about 4 years. That thing was awesome. I ended up throwing a bunch of fancy guppies in the tank with him. They would be able to populate the tank faster then he would kill them off. It was a pretty good system. I'd also feed him shrimp pellets. :( he died a...

I've been browsing these forums for a few months now and it's inspired me to start taking better care of my fish tank. I have a 30 gallon with 2 fancy gold fish, 1 female guppy, 1 kory, and 1 pleco. I think it's time to change my filters (had the tank for about 3 years now and haven't done that...

Is it ok to mix different types if substrates together? I'm thinking about doing sand and gravel. I'd like to have the majority of the bottom be sand, but think it would look cool to have different parts of the tank be all gravel... Is this possible, or will it all just mix together?

lol it even came back to cuddle afterwards..

I don't even have the tank yet. Definitely plan on doing the fishless cycle thing prior to getting any fish in there. If size were not an issue with the tank would those fish mesh well together? My lfs has tiny little pike and i wouldn't mind growing one out for a few years and then trading it...

Hi all..new to the site. I've been browsing this forum for the past few weeks, and finally decided to register. I'm about to acquire a friends 60gallon high tank and I need a little advice on compatibility for the fish i'd like to put in there... So basically I plan on starting small and...