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Just following up to officially report that my water tests negative for copper.

Liberty, Thank you for the letting me know about the API copper test. I'm ordering one tonight. I do dose with prime but only every other water change or so, maybe I should be dosing with prime every water change. I really appreciate your input and should know very soon if copper is my issue.

Hello Liberty, I have tried dwarf crayfish and amano shrimp. I had mixed results and would not buy the crayfish again, but would love to try more colorful varieties of shrimp. The well has never been tested for copper, but I do not believe copper is common to wells in this area. I will...

Hello Liberty and Aiken, Yes they were/are very dead and smelly... already in the compost. I only tested the store water's pH which was at 7.1... I never mix store water into my aquarium. I acclimated the snails the same way I do any new fish I buy (perhaps this was my mistake). The LFS...

Hello B, I have settled into a monthly routine on water changes. Evaporation consumes about 5 to 10% during that time and I vacuum the substrate until I am replacing about 20% to 25% ( 8-10 gallons) with untreated well water. All I am thinking about doing is diluting my well water to reduce...

Hello everyone. So, I decided to try out some zebra nerite snails in my tank. I bought them at a LFS, acclimated them over a 3hr schedule, and added them to the tank. 36 hours later all 3 were laying upside down on the bottom of my tank. I retrieved them and quarantined each to its own...

The more I learn, the less I know... Okay, with the API GH/KH kit. Took 3 drops on the GH to go green so around 50ppm, but the KH took 24 drops to turn yellow. The KH range on the instructions stop at 12 drops... so how do I interpret the KH? Do I literally multiply 17.9 by 24 to produce 430...

Thanks for the suggestions... Cyprinids and Labyrinth fish are both categories that I hadn't researched yet. Danios & Barbs... Looks like Danio Rerio, Puntius Titteya, Puntius Tetrazona, and Puntius Conchonius, are all strong contenders. A Gourami as a center piece... Trichogaster Leerii...

Hello Delapool, You are very perceptive. I did get my initial results with Tetra EasyStrips, and recognized them as odd. So I took a sample to my LFS who verified my results using an API kit. Furthermore, I have a freshly calibrated digital pH meter. Highly alkaline soft water has been...

Hello everyone, new member here, I hope this is the proper place for this thread. I've been given a 46-gallon bow front tank, Fluval U4, Penguin powerhead, heater, and gravel. The previous owner was making room for a larger tank. We removed the fish and decor, drained the tank while vacuuming...