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    Fish hiding in corner

    yea but they all are in seperate corners now kind of wierd to say the least.. i think ima just wait it out and see what happens i guess... do another change tomrw.. my ph is reading 6.0 unfortunately.. im using the liquid tester
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    Fish hiding in corner

    yea i have three dogs... no younger siblings though
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    Fish hiding in corner

    i did about a third of the tank... the ph was extremely low.. what could have caused this do u think? and whats a good way to keep the ph up? when its down that means the water is acidic right? appreciate it
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    Fish hiding in corner

    come to find out my ph was extremely low just did a water change... do u think that ll solve the problem?
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    Fish hiding in corner

    back again All the parameters are fine.. ammonia nitrite and nitrates are all at zero.. the tanks completely cycled and has been for serveral weeks now.. the tank is a planted 55g .. the fish were fine when i left on friday and returned sunday with them being like this.. i have been doin water...
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    Fish hiding in corner

    I just recently got home from a weekend trip to wisconsin and realized that three of my fish wont leave the corner of my tank.. I left my mom the responsibility over the weekend and left her instructions considering. I have three angels, three zebra danios, five tiger barbs, two catfish, two red...
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    hey there cycle complete?

    Just got my 55g tank started about four weeks ago seems like the cycling is completed.. All the levels are down after a couple spikes of all.. The fish i have are 3x zebra danios, 3x bala sharks, 2 angelfish, 2x corydora catfish, 5x tiger barbs, 3x red tails, 1x algae eater.. i have several live...
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    back again :) question about cycling

    honestly havent gotten a nitrate tester yet.. will probably get one this week.. i heard they are compatible as long as the angels are young when you get them. ima triple check before i buy them.. yea the balas are getting pretty big considering the size when i bought them.. def look healthy. im...
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    back again :) question about cycling

    hey there, Just got home and tested my water again.. ph tested 7.6 ( louisvilles water is very acidic), ammonia tested 0 ppm and my nitrite tested 1 ppm i think.. kinda hard to tell. its going on week three of the cycle. I have three zebra danios and three bala sharks.. i also have several...
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    hey there got a question about my plants

    i did a 15 galloon water change on a my 55 gallon tank earlier today
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    hey there got a question about my plants

    I just got to looking at my plant and they are looking kinda rough to be honest... my ammonia and nitites were kinda high considering the tank isnt completely cycled.. could this hav to do with it? ive been adding plant food weekly.. they look kinda weepy. My temp has been steady around 76 and...
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    question about water changes

    so one end in the tank and the other out the door and jus suck to make suction? or use the faucet? cant figure it out
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    question about water changes

    hmmm. ima just try the siphoning route, have a window relatively close.. appreciate the advice, ammonia has started to climb in the beginning cycle and i have fish.. just trying to help em' out a bit. this is the first spike of the cycle.. is it possible to siphon with a 50 foot hose?
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    question about water changes

    im pretty sure its a decent one paid 70 $ its called gravel vac as i brand i do think... Just having a hard time getting it to work in reverse. i can get it to pump water in the tank though.
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    question about water changes

    having a hard time figuring it out.. Its not creating suction for some reason?? any help
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