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No, wasn't a potty break. It literally looked he was crapping out his intestine. That would be the best way I could describe it.

Its a 20 Gal with 3 mollies, 1 bristlenose pleco and 1 rainbow shark. It has quite a bit of plant life in it. I've noticed recently one of the mollies tends to briefly chase the others, but its just in small spurts. Also, this evening the wound seems to be healed. Very strange.

I woke up this morning, and found what looks like a mortal wound to one of my mollies. Has anyone ever had this happen to one of their fish? Does it look like the result of fighting or running into something? Sorry for the poor photo quality, but it looks like a chuck of flesh protruding from...

I got a few plants when I purchased my tank. I'm trying to figure out what this is, as I really like it, and would like to get some more.

Well, as you can see in the picture, the tank is setup. 1/3 of the tank is pool filter sand, and 2/3 of the tank is gravel. I have put in some plants, and decos, getting things ready for some fishes. I moved one pieces of driftwood with a plant attached from a established tank, and put it...

Thanks. I'm actually not going to be putting large fish in the tank, I'm going larger school, smaller fish. I'm going to be putting in approximately 18 barb fish of different kinds. And about 8-10 Cory catfish. I like the barbs because they swim around a lot, and are very active. The larger...

So, I picked up a 75gal and full setup for dirt cheap a few weeks ago. I've done a few modifications, and changed a few things, but finally everything is working good. I've started the cycle, and hopefully in a few weeks, I can start adding fish.

So, all I really need to do is swap the filters?

I'm not worried about the cycled tank. It doesn't house fish right now, only one live plant. So, if I had to stat the cycle process all over in it, I'm fine with that. My 20Gal tank is the tank with fish, and there still going through the fish in cycle process. So, if I could just jump ahead...

Two hoses on my dry/wet filter have gone bad, and need replaced. They look very similar to a pool vacuum hose, and are 1 1/4 connectors. Does anyone know where these can be ordered from? I searched around locally yesterday, and everyone has 30ft pool hose. Also, has anyone replaced this hose...

Well, it seems as though my 10Gal has fully cycled. Tested this morning, and 0ammonia, 0nitrites, and between 5 and 10ppm of nitrates. Not bad for only 1 week. I added some more ammonia to make sure 100% that it will cycle through properly. Now, what can I transfer from the cycled tank, to...

OK, so I have had my 20 gal tank with fish setup for over a month now, and I haven't seen any signs of nitrites. I have a QT tank 10 gal, setup for a while now, and I decided to run in through the fishless cycling process. I added ammonia (Ace HW brand) to the tank on Monday. I checked it...

I got the stuff from Ace, and it looks like it will do the trick. Thanks for the help everyone

I've been looking all over, and no one has the right combo. I've found 100% ammonia, but with surfactants. and I've found 10% ammonia with nothing else on the label showing ingredients. It said janitorial strength on it. Does anyone have a clue as to where I can get some 100% pure, with...

OK, I picked up a new 75 Gal tank off CL today. Tank, stand, wet/dry filter, and pretty much all they had as far as supplies. It was a planted tank, which I'm not against, but I'm not going for a heavily planted tank. So, I've emptied the tank, and I'm trying to scrub all the algae out of it...

I switched to the Prime, and am going to try that to see if it helps. I added a small dose to my main tank, and dosed my QT with it on Monday night. I did a 50+% WC last night. I did tests last night after the WC. .25 Ammonia 0 Nitirite 0 Nitrate. I also did a PH test, and my water for...

As far as the prime goes. Should I add it in my next WC? or just put it in the tank now?

I'll do that. Hope it helps.

I don't have a water softener, and I do have hard water. The PH of the tanks are roughly at 7-7.2. I have the side tank as a QT tank, but I pull my WC water from there, because its already treated, and at the proper temp. I treat the water with Seachem Natural Regulator. Seachem. Neutral...

I can't see how it is already cycled. I've never have any readings on either Nitrites or Nitrates.

I've had the fish in the tank for about a month now. I'm using the API test kit to keep tabs on the water. I'm using well water. I put it in my QT tank to declorinate, and get to get the water up to temp. I don't test the PH as often, but when I do test it, its around 7-7.2

The tank filter is the generic Aqueon quiet flow 20. It came with the tank as part of the kit.

I've had my tank for roughly a month now. I didn't do a fishless cycle, and after about 4 or days of having water in the tank I went out and picked up a few fish. It's a 20gal tank, and I have 8 fish in it. 3 green barbs, 3 tigers, and 2 peppered cats(all the fish are not full grown)...

I found someone on CL who is upgrading to a 55, and I'm hopefully picking up his 30. With that, I may be able to expand my barb school a bit. I really like the Black Cherry Barbs, but can't seem to find a place that sells them. What are some good stores online where you can order fish?

I went looking for some driftwood down by a local river. I picked up a few random pieces I thought I might be able to work with. Are there types of woods to stay away from? What should I do to the wood to get it ready for a tank?