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Well the Ammonia reading tends to often read 0.25ppm despite being 0.0ppm but this is quite clear. The ammonia test spikes the PH to figure out the ammonia level and with Prime and many other dechlorinators this tends to cause a re-release of ammonium when this happens and the test reads both...

I don't mean cycling but when a tank would be considered set well enough for more slightly more sensitive fish. I feel there is a long cycle a tank can go through where it's conditions evolve based on it's contents after establishing the bacteria. Where it becomes conditioned to the plants and...

could get a really small cheap pump from Home depot/lowes/hardware store they usually have for ponds and connect it to the bottom end of the python and drain buckets that way. That's what I plan on doing anyways once I get over there. City water has the chlorine and chloramines, it's easier to...

I've had 11 rummy nose tetras in the tank and 5 Peppered Cories (3 of which where visibly different in appearance and more colorful than the bigger two) One rummy nose I think got accidentally crushed when moving around this big fake wood decoration since I found him the next day under one of...

haha well obviously, I was just saying I had it on hand. Ich is a parasite... Furan 2 is for bacteria.. For what kind of bacteria I do not know since most seem to be labeled for general infections since it's hard to tell many times. But one of my LFS once recommended it for a nasty case of...

What kind of medications would your recommend to have on hand? If any would kill of media I just remove the media and run the filter with just floss and sponges in the canister till it clears up? or would that defeat the purpose since they are probably on the filter media... Ich I understand is...

it's not a zombie lol it definitely didn't die but you should probably keep an eye on it for while hopefully it doesn't have any broken bones and starts to recover and become relaxed. the lack of color probably has to do with all the stress it's been through. During the next few weeks are...

well this is where for me this becomes complicated. I have 12 fish in the tank now, 10 rummies nose tetras, 2 peppered Cories. and snails that managed to find there way in. None of which are quarantined. So the chance that trace amounts of dormant ich or bad bacteria are in the tank are...

From my I understanding the PH will drop with continued use of Co2 and rise when oxygen is produced by the plants at night time or by aeration. 7.8 is usually high for what you have but not necessarily bad. In the wild Ph fluctuates a lot, either by season especially when trees shed leaves or...

I know this guy who owns the place seem to know his stuff and may even be extremely cautious about every fine detail in the hobby. But is his fish food any good? his equipment for sale is kind of outdated and he has a small margin of stuff for sale online but the points he makes in his videos is...

Proper Fish Quarantine Slow Acclimation vs Quick-Release Fish Acclimation I found these two links. The guy makes a lot of sense but also does things that seem a bit more difficult or are frustrating to do for most of us. Like my tank is right next to my quarantine tank and I can move my Qt...

Proper Fish Quarantine Slow Acclimation vs Quick-Release Fish Acclimation I found these two links. The guy makes a lot of sense but also does things that seem a bit more difficult or are frustrating to do for most of us. Like my tank is right next to my quarantine tank and I can move my Qt...

I suppose it could be a good thing since it's supposedly a bacterial colony on it. Although I'm not sure what kind of bacteria.. Could be one unrelated to cycling but harmless nonetheless. I have the same thing but only on the suction cups and plastic "driftwood" piece, my real driftwood piece...

I wondered the same thing... During the day it gets bright enough that the fish all know it's day time and some of my low light plants still grew quite a bit. At least they grew pretty well before I managed to buy the light. The others I'm not sure if they grew or just adjusted and stayed...

Thank you thats a lot of good information that I was looking for :) I might get some new cory cats to add but since the last batch only 2 of the 5 survived I wanted to take extra precaution. There is 2 of the remaining peppered cories in the main tank now that are doing very well, the other 3...

Betta fish are some seriously hardy fish otherwise they'd all die in those tiny jars. The live in basically ... well see for yourself... that's a wild one so it's a little tougher and the ones in stores are likely offspring that are well adjust to cleaner waters. But they still have that...

I know this is a lot of information and it seems people here tend not to like to read much lol. but I put it fairly straight forward but I am also kind of hoping for an expert opinion on the matter since this topic kind of leans toward a more advanced way of introducing new fish. Now my...

Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Taiwan' - Tropica Aquarium Plants Well it does reselmble the Nymphoides hydrophylla as well Sometimes the banana plants lose their bananas lol but they will regrow after the lilies are formed I believe. I have one in my tank but haven't seen it's full growth cycle yet...

looks similar to a banana plant (Nymphoides aquatica) to me and if it is then they have it planted wrong. since the little "bananas" should be above the substrate. could also be the closely related Nymphoides hydrophylla or some other Nymphoides.

The floss on the bottom is to catch the bigger particles before it gets to the foam since the foam is denser and can get clogged quicker. This gives time for any organic matter to break down before moving on to the next sections. Also wait a bit before adding purigen so that the bacteria can...

Do water changes at least once a week of 25% - 50%. This is just required for good stability. If the ammonia never goes past 0.25ppm then its likely to be nothing but a false reading. But if it rises then you probably have a mini-cycle and need to dose prime everyday till its drops back down to...

I made this up real quick to help visualize what I mean. I figure this would be a good layout that can do you well. on the top and bottom the filter floss can be thicker but the middle one is optional and can be thin. It's just to catch anything that might remain before it reaches the main...

yeah all three are different materials. Bio chem appears to be more of a biofilter and not so much mechanical. It's made out of a polymer But it's good nonetheless just more expensive and some people don't like that it floats but I'm not sure that really matters much in a canister. I'd keep them...

I looked into this topic a lot these past few weeks. I think either Matrix or Biomax would work nice. Matrix is good because it's pumice which is the most porous rock on earth which means it's a natural stone with a ridiculous amount of surface area through out. it'll be harder to kill all the...

I'll have to ask them then.