Recent content by Andy Sager

I've used Poly Filter pads ( POLY-BIO-MARINE, Inc. ) in the past to keep a lot of organics at bay. What you need to do is have the water in the filter go through the poly filter pad last before going back into the tank so that the nitrifying microbes get fed before everything gets absorbed/...

Because the OP's other thread said that the ammonia and nitrites spiked but in this thread, the OP states that the ammonia is now 0. This is why they should get a second opinion on the test results. The good news is that even if the ammonia spiked, at a pH below 6.8, the ammonia is converted to...

From what you described, that sounds like it was a severe bacterial infection ( which is common in Cory cats) so he's going to need to some to heal from it so don't rush him. If the fish is eating, it's healing and that's fine. Let him heal at his pace. All you'll need to do is keep the water...

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If you are good and quick, you can scoop them up into a clean cup or container if they are hanging at the surface. ( Just don't tell them you are coming for them. ;) ;) ) The easier way is to use 2 nets, 1 larger one and one smaller one. The larger 1 is the catch net and the smaller one is the...

Yes, usually you have to go by what is posted but when what is posted doesn't make sense, you have to dig a little deeper. ;)

If the nitrite reading is a false reading, there's nothing wrong.

When the fish is eating eagerly, the discoloration is all gone and is swimming around " normally", it would be considered healed. Cory cats do better in larger numbers and like to be in the current so don't expect him to be actively swimming in the hospital tank. It should be excited however...

This: " However, these values were typically inferred from heterotrophic bacteria rather than specifically measured for nitrifiers. Hence, conclusive data to clarify our understanding of nitrification-related decay and death is lacking. " kinda screws up that theory. ) :unsure:

It's not something most think about. They are just glad the temp didn't get too high or too low and the fish are still swimming. What sucks is when it goes out for a day or 2 and then the anaerobic bacteria start to form and then the power goes back on and they contaminate the main tank...

An area under bright to medium light and away from any stinging corals. For what it's worth,, that may have not been the best coral for a 5 gallon tank. They need close to 12" of space around them as they grow. That's kind of tight in a 5 gallon. You really want to stick with more smaller...

That's it. :thumb: The nice thing about this is you just need to put an airstone on it to keep the water oxygenated. Attach it to a working sponge filter is even better. The problem with canisters and HOBs and long power outages is that the water inside them can foul terribly if the power is...

Congrats. :thumb: Those would be considered Marbled. Currently there are 7 different recognized Marbled Angelfish depending on how much gold there is or silver there is or other coloration besides the darker brown/black. The greenish hue just makes them more a " mutt" than the regular mutts that...

I think you are missing the back story. If the tank water pH is above 5.0 ( which it is), the nitrifying microbes that were there are still there. The fact that the ammonia is reading 0 shows that. That the nitrates are also 0 can be explained by the uptake from the plants since they are...

While some medications can make fish sterile, those 2 meds do not have anything that could sterilize fish so it's very doubtful the shrimp are sterile however, Metroplex is known to be stressful to plants and invertebrates so that may be why they are off their breeding cycle. The fact that they...