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My GAE stopped eating about a week ago, and 2 days ago I woke up to him looking terrible. He went from solid yellow to covered in black literally overnight. He's much more active than he used to be, and I've read that they can change colors, but the loss of appetite concerns me. All parameters...

status update Well, things are looking a lot better now. I have the nh3 down to about 0.025ppm based on the chart. My pH crashed in the meantime (around 5.0) and I lost a nice mono argentus I had just bought. I don't know what happened other than I did a water change and I think the city may...

Well, all fish are accounted for, the tank seems to have cycled (0 nitrites, 15ppm nitrates). The tank is a 180, I have 2 canisters each rated for 125 gal tank plus 2 HOT250s running ammochips. Temp runs between 76 and 80, usually around 78. I'm just going to dose daily with the Amquel for the...

Wow Wow, that is the best explanation I've ever gotten about ANYTHING related to my tank, I really appreciate the time it took to do that. I understand very clearly what is going on. So the bottom line is, I need to keep dosing with Amquel, use ammo chips and work on the bacteria. Easy. I'll...

Test kit 3 months old. Tap water tested, miniscule amount of ammonia.

ammonia issue How could amquel+ and stress-zyme give false readings? I used the stress-zyme in my other tank, never had an issue, and the amquel is supposed to detoxify ammonia...

ammonia monitor Yes it is the seachem monitor.

Yes it is the Seachem monitor...

Setup: 180 fw drilled, 2 canisters running through overflows, sand substrate, mix of plastic and live plants. LED lights. Fish: 3 plecos- 1 6", 1 4", 1 3". 2 large angels. 5 neon tetras. 2 longfin zebra danios. 8 corys. 2 clown loaches. 1 siamese algae eater. 4 barbs. Chemistry- nitrites: 0...

Stupid mistake Well, I got my tank cycled, fish and plants installed and chemistry stable finally. Multiple water changes, Amquel, and patience got me a beautiful tank. Until yesterday. I am running 2 HOT 250's for polishing right now. I didn't notice it, but one of the intake screens had come...

doing what I should be and... Ok, I did this- did 3 water changes to bring my nitrates down to under 20ppm, nitrites are at 0, ph good. Transferred fish and HOB filter from other tank, also put gravel in pantyhose and put in both overflows for more bacteria. Only lost 1 fish, but now my...

Just did an 80% wc on my big tank in prep for moving fish, everything at 0 except nitrates still around 80+ ppm. I guess I'll do another water change and see what that does.

fishless cycle Hmm. Now that's something I hadn't thought of. Since I'm moving the fish from a 65 to a 180, I guess I could actually just pretty much do a huge water change on the big tank, move fish, water and HOB filter from the old tank to the new one (can't move media, going from gravel...

I am "attempting" to cycle a 180 gal fw tank. I am using the fishless/ammonia method. I started the process on 12/15/13. The closest that I can figure is that 1.75 oz ammonia brings the tank to about 4ppm. So far, my nitrites are holding steady at "off the scale" (API test kit, deep purple...

Hmm, now that is a great idea. Sometimes the simplest things are the best. Now, if I can just get behind my tank to paint it! Thanks for the idea, I appreciate it.

Hi, looking to procure green plastic 1/2" mesh to do a moss wall on my fw 180. All I can find currently is black, anyone have any sources for the green plastic? Thanks.

Yea, upfront with BML is almost a grand, WAY out of my budget. I'm going to have to rethink this, I believe.

Ok, in a nutshell, I cannot find any concise information about whether the lights I am looking at are suitable for my tank. I am setting up a 180 gal fw planted tank with pressurized CO2. The tank is 6' x 2' x 2'. So far, I've looked at 2 fixtures- first, a quad T5HO fixture (used, 2 80watt 10K...

I have a couple of questions concerning a specific fluidized bed filter. I have 2 Red Sea Merlin 120 fluidized bed filters (old-school, I know!) that I'm setting up. These filters are brand-new/old (probably close to 15 years, but never used. Unfortunately, I don't have the boxes for them any...

regulator Hmm, ok. I'll probably go ahead and get this one anyway (regulator and full 20# tank for $60), and go with a fancier electric regulator later. I'm searching now for the needle valve, other than the bubble counter and diffuser that's about all I need for the time being. Thanks for the...

Question- is it necessary to have one of the electrically-powered regulators for a CO2 system or can I just use a regular one and connect a bubble counter inline with the output? I have a regulator that was used in a home-brew setup, so I wanted to utilize that if possible. Thanks for the help...

Hello all, new member here from Raleigh, NC. Got back into aquariums last year after my GSD passed away, needed something to feed and spend money on! I am currently running a 65gal fw planted setup, but I am in the process of setting up a 180gal fw drilled tank setup. I put my substrate in...