Recent content by jb1985

Thank you for your advice. I really want a clean well stocked and beautiful tank. I will be patient till i have everything right

Trying to. Its a fine sand. I cant stick it in to get the stuff. I usually stir the sand around then let it settle. Then hover the tube above it and try to get as much as i can. I have a gravity syphon, the syphon u hook up to a tap, and a battery vacuum that doesn't remove water. What ever i...

Ok. Will keep up with 10 gallon pwc every other day till the nitrates are down. Or is that to much?

Also i have turned off the lighting for the past 24 hrs and will start doing 4 hrs of light a day or less. Is it ok to add fish with the algae? I want to go to a fish store 45 min away on sunday to maybe get 2 or 3 more fish. This place has some exotic freshwater. Bigger selection than pet smart...

Results are in. Api test kit nitrates are 40 ppm. Color difference between 40 and 80 ppm is hard to tell. Api test strip results are. 120 ppm GH. 80 KH. 7.0 ph. 0 nitrite and 80 ppm nitrates

All i have been doing is shaking by nad for the 30 seconds. Sometimes a lil longer. I will shake very hard and test right now and compare to an api strip as well

I use api freshwater master kit. 1 month old still has a year before expiring. Nitrates have read the same 2 weeks so i believe i am not screwing up the test. My dad purchased me some plant seeds. He used them before and liked them. Or should i go with the ones already sprouted? Ideal number of...

Thank you. Anything else i can do to get nitrates down besides pwc?

Had snails before. Never again. Got one and a week later their were like 100. Thank you for your advice

Hello. I am trying to become a more experienced fish caretaker, and am in need of help/tips. Please forgive if this post seems long or if i state some stupid questions, as i am a noob. First off my tank is: 55 gallon freshwater Fluval 306 canister filter Fluval heater- heat stays between 75 and...