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A couple of quick questions: I have some algae growing in my tank (green algae/moss like) and I was wondering if that is bad? I know that Goldfish like it so is it beneficial to have it? Also I have a filter with bio wheels in it and I think I need to change the actual filters. Ya or nay? Does...

Good news So all the fish survived the night, and today, in the tanks in the garage. I am doing some water testing right now and things are looking to be back on track. Tank2 Ammonia:0.25ppm Nitrites:0 (which is where I want them :)) Nitrates: Between 10ppm and 20ppm ph: 7.6 a little darker...

Yeah I have always used Prime for water changes. I will give it a bit more time and test it one more time then if it hasn't changed I will just put the fish in then make sure tomorrow that is one of the first things I do when I get home is test the water. I have no problems with the water...

Well I did a pwc, not quite a 50%, and the nitrites are still up. Maybe I didn't wait long enough for the water to go through the filter and I will give it an hour and check it again. Otherwise I am just going to have to take my chances and hope for the best.

Well i didn't test it before I did the water change but remember I did have some weird Nitrites testing from my kit. Should I just do a small water change and test it later? All the other tests are pretty much right on where they need to be. Or do I just put the fish in and then test the...

So I did 75% water changes in the two 20 gallons tanks and after doing a water test the Nitrites went up from 0 to 0.50ppm. The Nitrates are in between 10ppm and 20ppm so that is fine. I drained the pond and all the rest of the fish are in some buckets in the garage. Can I put fish into the 20...

Actually to add some contrast that second picture was taken back in April and none of those fish have died. You can already see how big three of them are and there are at least 3 bigger ones then all of them.

Yeah I think it is this nasty *** water in my pond that gives them their vibrant colorization. When I fished that one out tonight the water seriously smelt like dog crap. Not sure how they survive but the goldfish seem to love it! I will keep an eye on those spots and make sure it isn't...

I have a 120 gallon plastic, underground pond, and I have not filtration or aeration. Goldfish are basically carp and my pond gets extra nasty and I have never had any problems with them dying off. As a matter of fact they have quadrupled their size in the 6months a year they are out there. I...

Added a third goldfish to the 50/55 gallon tank tonight. Much bigger than I expected. He is roughly 6"s and has a real nice big tail: This isn't even my biggest one. The big one has to be much bigger than this guy. Can't wait to get him out of the pond and into the tank!

So ran a water test on all three tanks and they were all the same as the night before. More importantly the 20 gallons in the garage recorded 0 Nitrites again. Should I dose the Ammonia back up to 4.0ppm or just do a major water change and get the Nitrates down to under 20ppm? The Nitrates in...

Yeah I have to bring my goldies in before winter because I have no way of keeping them from dying out there. I do however want to make a home for them out there some summer. They quadruple their size in one summer and it would be cool to get one to grow over 10 inches :) I have more of that...

So I have been spending most of my time on the "Getting Started" threads and now I am almost ready to start my showcase thread. I currently have two 20 gallon tanks set up in my insulated garage and a 50 or 55 gallon tank set up in my office. In the summer I have about a 120gallon pond that came...

Very cool tanks! One day I will get some LED's they look like they make such a difference in a tank!

I am doing the opposite. I am trying to transfer my goldfish from my pond to my 3 tanks but I am in the process of cycling them. It is getting cold here and I have no way of keeping the pond from freezing over. I have a 120 gallon pre-made, plastic pond but next year I might take it out and dig...

Yeah I did notice in my 50 gallon that the nitrites went up to 0.25ppm for one test then the next day they were back to 0. Just looking at my log it looks like on 10/15 they I recorded 0.25ppm Nitrites after I added two fish but then on 10/16 I recorded 0 nitrites. I think all my tanks will be...

Yeah I dosed it back up to 4.0ppm and both tanks will have no problem getting the ammonia down to 0.25ppm by this time tomorrow. I will just watch to see if the nitrites hold steady at 0. If they do I will start doing water changes until I get the nitrates down to 10ppm-20ppm. My 50 gallon has...

Well there is no doubt about it dropping from 4.0ppm down to 0.25ppm. Last night I am pretty sure it was at 0 Ammonia in tank 1 that is why I did a big water change. Should I dose up the Ammonia again tonight and test tomorrow for any nitrites? I am thinking the water changes lowered the levels...

Did a 50% water change last night, on the two 20 gallons out in the garage, after the water tests and I upped the ammonia back to 4.0ppm before I went to bed. Did the water testing tonight and here are the results: Tank1 Nitrates: 80ppm Nitrites: 0 Ammonia: 0.25ppm pH: 7.6 a little darker blue...

So I have tested the water the last couple days and no change in the water. My question is I really need to get the other fish out of the pond as it is getting colder and colder. High today was like 48 degrees. So I was thinking if I syphoned out like 30 gallons of my established water into a...

Tested the 50 gallon tonight. Ammonia: 0.25ppm Nitrites: back down to 0 Nitrates: looks to be between 10ppm and 20ppm pH: 7.6 Everything seems to be stable in the big tank so far. I will test the ammonia in the 20 gallons in a few minutes.

Ok so did another water test and everything remains the same except the pH level. It dropped from 7.6 to 7.2 which I imagine is normal when adding fish. I will monitor the pH level especially over the next couple days and if it starts to crash I will do some more water changes. On another note...

So I did a 50% water change and added 2 goldfish from the pond. I waited about 45 minutes and did a water test to see if anything changed. I don't know what the readings are from the pond but I hope there wasn't too much of a pH or temp difference to throw off the fish. I threw in some food and...

Ran some water tests tonight nothing out of the ordinary from last night. Pretty much the same readings. Tomorrow I am going to do a 50% water change on the 50 gallon and possibly a 50% water change on both 20 gallons. Then I am hoping to move a couple small goldies from the pond into the 50...

Yes it is the tank that has had the fish in it since early summer. The problem is at one point I had several other fish in there without a filter and ICH broke out. I had to heat the tank to 86 degrees for about 2 1/2 weeks. The fish that is in there now is the sole survivor of all that mess. I...