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-Mardel five in one test strips, as well as aquarium pharmaceuiticals saltwater master liquid test kit. date on the test strips is 08/2007, and the saltwater one i cannot find a date, but it is under 6 months old. -no plants as of yet -The tank was not seeded -I used prime, stress coat, stress...

In the 20 gallon tank i have 3 guppies, and a rasbora. Before that the tank had 3 rasboras and 1 other fish that i cannot remember the name of, however two of the rasboras died as did the other fish. In hindisght, i suspect my two rasbora's died because of bullying from this "other fish". I...

yes! they do look like a rasbora. I googled them and found alll sorts of differant types, i guess there are a bunch of differant types of those suckers. I actually found both of the fish that i have under searching for "rasbora". Ryan

Well the one fish is still hanging on. It doesn't look abnormal at all, but he just kinda hides in the corner of the tank. The only time he comes out is to chase the other one around. On a side note, the smaller fish is currently swimming back and forth as fast as he can through the filter...

Well, i think i'm about to lose another one. I have no noticable levels of nitrite, ammonia, or nitrate in the tank. I dont understand how i can have no nitrite or ammonia, and also have no nitrate, either. This is the same thing that was happening with my previous salt setup, i seriously am...

The setup: 20 gallon Long tank, millennium 2000, aqua clear 20, wallmart "plant and aquarium light". I came home from work tonight to find two of my fish dead. I honestly cannot remember what they are called for the life of me, but i will do my best to describe them. They are smaller, like...

well, from what i understand a protein skimmer is out of my budget. The previous comment about the silicone absorbing copper does concern me though. So, even if i totally empty out my current tank and start over with new sand/liverock etc, the copper will still remain? if this is the case...

I was just using that term to describe a 5 gallon bucket, i would get a new one. Rubbermaid container could work just as well though, i'm not really partial to either just whichever is cheaper. One of the reasons i'm starting over is to eliminate the copper, I will not be using the sand or the...

As long as more complicated doesn't equal greater costs then it doesn't matter. I am very good with my hands and figuring out mechanical problems. Once i figure out the exact setup of my sump i'll start the tear down/rebuild process. Getting paid in a few days will also aid in that. At this...

Well, the reason i was thinking of doing the quarantine tank is so that i dont introduce any diseases to the aquarium again, and i think you may be on to something with the over-feeding causing ich. Stupid beginner mistakes costing me a ton of money. I read the article on making your own sump...

Well, the clown eventually died too,looked like ich got to him but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, water temp, parameters etc were all perfect. I want to give this hobby one more shot, and i'd like you all's help in doing it. I'm a college student, so please dont tell me to buy...

oh-forgot to add: I've been using Prime water conditioner since day one, and i also bought the bio-start 3000 or whatever it is called. Claims to alleviate new tank syndrome. Obviously it doesn't work as well as i was led to beleive. Approx how long do i need to wait at this point to add...

I first want to thank all of you for the helpfull advice. I didn't read the post saying not to put copper in the tank before i did it, but i'm not necessarily worried about invertibrates etc, i'd be quite content with a few healthy/happy fish. I'm also not overly concerned about it killing the...

i just got back from the lfs. i brought them water to check just in case i was mistaken in something. Turns out my nitrite is considered normal, but my Ph was too low, he said right around 8.0 so i bought marine buffer(supposed to safely raise and maintain the PH at 8.3) I also picked up...

well, neither the wrasse or the tang made it through the night. the wrasse i was expecting, but i didn't expect to see the tang dead this morning. I have two peices of liverock, with a sand bottom. I change my water at 25-30% at least once a week, and like i said the only level that is a...

This is a reasonably new aquarium(under 3 months). It is 22gallons, i am running a millenium 2000 and an aqua clear filter on it. Both filters supposadly should be able to support the aquarium by themself, or so i was told. Water levels are mostly ok, nitrite is a little bit high but has been...