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Replaced the pad as you said :)

Hi Paul, Sorry reply taken so long, had heaps going on. I seemed to have resolved most issues now :) Have had Baby platy and guppys since. Geez they add to messing up the tank, I feel like I am forever cleaning it and had a few bacterial blooms after gravel clean and WC and it still looks dirty...

Hi guys, so to keep you posted with my tank :) Water has been clear since putting carbon back in filter. I thought the tank had finished it cycle on 20th march with no amm or nitrite level showing. Again the same results when tested in 23rd March but today the figs seem to be gasping again and...

That's what I thought about stress coat.

The stress coat is a conditioner as well??

Ok, so water today is quite a lot clearer the last 2 days. Parameters were on 16/3/14 PH-6 Amm-4 Nitrite-0 Nitrate-10 Kh-7 Gh-5 After 60% WC they were: PH-6.4 Amm-4 Nitrite-0 Nitrate-5.0 Kh-3 Gh-5 Added stress coat, ammo lock and 1 tsp bi-carb for ph Today they are: PH-7.2 Amm-4 Nitrite-0.25...

Yeah I thought the coral raised ph as well??

Ok, will take out and put carbon back in, thanks so much!

Ok great thanks :) So my water is clearing a bit but still cloudy atm. I have got both filters running ATM, I had to rinse out the filter sponges in some tank water as they were all gunky. How often does C4 need to be washed out? Just when the indicator shows? Also is it necessary for an air...

Hi guys, So I bought the C4 today :) So excited lol. Just to confirm, I don't use the carbon that comes with filter but I replace it with the Seachem Purigen instead. The link you had regarding using my seeded media goes to something else? How would I do this? Or should I just run both filters...

Thanks Paul, your a gem xx

I have 40 gallon tank and the 2 were great in there.

I found once I had cleaner out all filters of them that 2 clown loaches was all I needed to stop them, I haven't seen 1 since and loaches have since died due local petbarn giving me WRONG info on antibiotics for fin rot, this was about 6 months ago now.

Thanks Paul :) Ok that sounds pretty good :) So C4 is the 1 you think is the best? I am happy to spend a bit more on the next model up even, if it benefits my tank. Just want all this levels sorted for my poor fishes! Do u recommend anything different another than the Seachem Purigen in place of...

Old scales, you suggested aqua clear 70 or 110? Would the 110 be better?

Here's the info on tap water parameters you asked about too Rak:) In 2 minds about what to do with filter atm. There is no guarantees the filter I have even works and I have to buy all the media etc for it that lfs has to order in. So perhaps I should just buy another one, I dunno...... What's...

All good :) I'm learning a lot too, very knowledgable ppl in here :)

So reading the info on the filter it's for marine tank, does that matter if my is just freshwater tropical tank?? Wondering if instead of mucking around with it if best to just but a new one?

Hi again :) I have found the following info on the filter I was given :) How does this sound?

Ok loads of info things to take in......the fish shop said that filter was suitable as it goes up to 180l and mine is only 165l. I have been given aqua one marisys 240 but I haven't had time to set it up and give it all a good clean and sterilize it somehow. Perhaps that would be a lot better...

The filter is aqua one maxi 104f. It has 2 filter sponges in it.

I added 2 tsps of bicarb.

Ok, so my tank is usually around 26-27% Celsius so around 78.8-80.6 F. I have tested after 50% water change and vac gravel parameters are PH:6.4 Amm:0.50 Nitrite:0 Nitrate:20 KH:3 GH:6 The info with kh/gh kit says to aim for 3-6 so I'm guessing that's ok although OS mentioned 10-12 to be perfect...

So I have bought the gh/kh test. So am I testing the aquarium water/and or tap water?

Thanks so much for help :) The fish seem to be doing a better than before, not gasping at the top or sitting on the gravel, either just swimming or swimming close to the top. Did measurements again last night. Ph 7.2 Amm-2 Nitrite-0 Nitrate-20 So did 50% water change, I haven't tested again...