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Thanks for the input. Im only seeing it in fairly large cartridges so may need to cut it down into a media pouch to fit as much as possible in the AquaClear. Will give it a try. Much appreciated.

Hey everyone! It’s been a LONG time since I posted. Not sure if any of my old friends are still around [emoji846] I recently set up a 20 long housing 10 Harlequin Rasboras and a snail. The problem is the nitrAtes from my tap are 30-40ppm... so PWCs don’t remove as much as I’d like. I’m looking...

Would still be adding water chocked full of nitrIte every time I did a pwc :( I’m betting the nitrIte didn’t specifically kill the Betta... but I’d bet he tore a fin on the driftwood or something and due to the toxins he couldn’t heal

Soooo... I’ve officially given up on a fresh water aquarium in our new home :( Started several months ago buying a rimless 20 long. The plan was a Betta in a heavily planted tank with driftwood and eco complete substrate. Our pH is sky high, around 8.2 (even after sitting out overnight) and...

That's what I'm thinking after doing more googling... no clue what they're eating. Single Betta in 22 gallons, fed sparingly with weekly water changes. Wonder if they eat on the driftwood or some sort of nutrient in the Eco Complete?

Weird. That saltwater pic isn't mine. Not sure how that showed up. Here's one of the worm swimming-

Hey guys. 22 long, planted Beta tank. Eco Complete substrate with low light plants and driftwood. 0/0/5. Fish gets 3 pellets in the morning and 2 at night. Has been set up about 3 months. I purchased "active sponge filters" about a month ago, and shortly after started seeing long strands on...

160ppm - 25% = 120ppm No harm in doing virtually a 100% water change. Virtually all of your beneficial bacteria is in the filter media, and draining the tank will have pretty much zero impact.

Change the water much more frequently. Anything above .25ppm is damaging to fish. And yes, it is good to double up on the Prime. There's no such thing as too many water changes, feel free to do back to back 75% changes if needed. It's good for the fish.

Nice! And you're adding Prime directly to the tank? Just make sure you dose for the full tank volume, not just what you're adding. Tellin ya, that thing is a life and back saver.

It looks like you posted this question in two different sections... I posted a response to your one in the general section :)

New driftwood will release tannic acid in your water which will make the water tea colored for quite some time. It's not dangerous, but will drop pH by some degree and will continue to darken the water until it is all released. Many people either boil the driftwood to speed along the...

Bye Felicia. Maybe try to not give advice that kills fish on your way out the door.

If by "pulling my hair out" you mean debunking your reckless, incorrect and irresponsible advice of not doing big water changes because they impact cycling (you advised 20% every 4-5 days which = dead fish), and your scientifically false belief (which you're passing onto others) that...

A 10 gallon can be cycled just like any other aquarium, it's just the math of amount of nitrifying bacteria as it relates to the amount of waste being produced. Problem with smaller tanks is there's much less room for error, and when something goes bad it goes bad FAST in a smaller tank. For...