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Thought about R/O also - am going to recheck my tap water again - did it a while back and found no nitrates but wouldn't hurt to check again. I set the tank up in July after my 55 gal sprung a leak in the middle of the night necessitating me to go shopping the next day! I salvaged the water...

Wasn't sure where to put this but since I am relatively new and have made all the newbie mistakes last spring - got some questions 1) Been reading up on UV sterilizers but not sure what size to buy - I have a 90 gal freshwater tank with possibly heavier bioload - I have angels, gouramis...

Hello Everyone! - I have a whitish-pale gold granular material coating the gravel and decor in my 20 ga tank - There is also a film with very small whitish stuff coating the glass. I had done a major water change and clean-up from brown algae that took over a couple of weeks ago. Tank looked...

Have a few things going on - need advice! Started fishless cycling a 20 gl on 07/27 - checking and dosing to 4. daily. Started getting action: 8/3 - in a.m. - amm 2 - nitrites .50 - dosed back up to 4. 8/3 - in p.m. appx 12 hrs later - amm .05 - nitrites 1. - didn't check nitrates thought...

Hi, I have a question on having to treat my angelfish for what I think might be velvet. She started getting a greenish film that starts from her mouth up her head to her top fin. Can't say it is goldish or other like the velvet disease description or spots. Just looks like a film that you...

black shark - king of the jungle! I have a small black shark who has claimed my piece of driftwood as his own - it has a hollowed out place in it and he hides in there - if anyone swims by to close - he jumps out at them and then slowly lowers himself back down into the hole again! He lays in...

Thanks Librarygirl! Got reassurance from this super great FS that I did the right thing - this place is awesome - family run business - trust them - they KNOW their stuff - been in business 30+ years. Bought a beautiful set-up from them I fell in love with when I first visited their store 2...

Ok, I should of warned you guys from the get-go - you know that saying "it could only happen to........" well, I am the ...!! Family woke me up at 2:30 a.m. - seems my 55 gal (used) tank that I have been trying to get going (ammonia problem) sprung a leak and was going down fast! I have...

This is all great stuff - thanks for the help - beddybye time for me though! I so appreciate you all and will keep on keeping on!

Oops, I was answering someone else about if I had aeration in my tanks!

I hope this is good news - I just checked my tap water for nitrites and nitrates and they are zero! Just ammonia. I wonder if my Culligan man has something we could add to the softener - not sure I like ammonia in our drinking water! I also had bought clear ammonia at Walgreen's thinking I...

I originally used Turbo Start (about 3 weeks ago) and thought everything was okay but obviously not! I tooked a used filter from the 10 gl goldfish tank and put it in the filter of the 55 (with the Fluval 405 system) and another used filter and wrapped it around the water intake in the 75 gl...

yes, I have one in both tanks - sized 1050 - larger than needed but figured bigger is always better! I was answering if I had any kind of aeration in the tanks - I have 1050 powerheads (?) pumps - those things that up in the corner propelling the water - fish seem to love playing in the currents!

Thanks much! So glad I found this forum - you all help to calm my nerves with this! I will keep doing the PWC and try to be patient (it isn't one of my virtues and I am the first to admit it)! eco23 - your advice is greatly appreciated and I will be printing out the ammonia toxicity chart...

Hello - I was on here last week and received assistance for my 75 gl and 55 gl tanks - cycle not finished. - problems with high ammonia and high nitrates. There are fish in the tanks. I have tested the water in both every day and this is what is happening: pH level on both tanks is always...