Recent content by Kclskates

Thank you. You have really made a big difference in my aquarium with all of your advice. I even bought that book I believe you told me about called fancy goldfish.

Nitrates 40-80. all the pet stores say it's good and they say the Gh is good. But when I do the API liquid test, they hardness is a little low and gold fish prefer around 200ppm. I have no where near that. My tank is a little overstocked but nothing like what others maintain. Goldfish are...

I would like to know your thoughts about my water hardness. My tap waters ph is about 7.Gh 35 and Kh 53. My tanks parameters are the same. The ph will drop If I don't keep up on weekly water changes. I also have high nitrate levels due to a lot of waste from fancy goldfish. I recently added...

So what is the reason for fin split? That's my main question

What causes this? 47g bow front. 5 fancy goldfish. 4 are 3-5in. One is 2in. I know it's overcrowded. I'm going to remove the large one soon, then there will be 4 dragon eyes. 1 dojo loach. 5in. Is the loach a threat? I like him cause he cleans well. 1 clown Pleco which is 4 years old and...

Woooow. That was very good!!! The ammonia is 0. Nitrates 0. Nitrites 0-20. And yeah ph was dropping. I have asked pet stores if I should test kh. I think they said no not if your ph is good. Overalls my problem is over stocked Should I test for kh or just keep changing water more...

Yea my tank. I posted a question but you didn't get it. But yea you mentioned the ph may be dropping? I was wondering why you wound say that.

My tap is around 7.6 I don't add anything cause my goldfish eat the plants. There for my plants don't grow very much. But my ph usually was around 7. But now it is around 6.2-6.6 I did let my filter go a little long with out cleaning it but no longer then 2 weeks. I have a huge...

No. Tank is 3yrs old

What causes ph to drop?

You stated that the ph may begin to drop. I was wondering why you would say that? What would cause ph to drop in my situation?

I guess I just want more info then just what to do to fix problems. I know that it's the easiest answer to give people since its usually the problem in aquariums. Do you know of any really good books about fancy goldfish that go into depth about the anatomy and overall science of the fish...

Ph has been at 7.2-7.6 for a very long time. It wasn't till I got the big canister filter that my ammonia, nitrites and nitrates are all zero. Sometimes the nitrates can get up to 20ppl. I don't have a lot algae growth. I also have two 18" life glow bulbs on for around 6 hrs a day. And I...

I know clear water is not mean healthy water. I was just stating the facts of after I got a filter that is more than enough for my tank and bio load. The tank has been stabile for over six months now and perimeters are not all high. If you have ready post at all you would see I have a question...

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