Recent content by mshell

My pH has remained stable throughout so I don't believe the softened water has caused any pH issues.

I had heard that softened water may not be the best for aquariums, but our water is so dark before it goes through the softener I'm not sure we'd be able to see the fish in the tank and I'm afraid it would eventually clog and damage the aquarium filter. My last resort would be to get an RO...

Our water does stain orange, but has no noticeable smell. We have a water softener which uses water softener salt. The water I use for the aquarium has gone through the water softener first. I treat the water with Tetra Aquasafe Dechlorinator and Conditioner and let it sit for a few hours...

I am new to fish keeping. Currently I have one lone platy. The fish have changed over the course of the year. I started with mollies and a dwarf gourami. An ick outbreak killed them off so then I went to semi-aggressive and had about 7 tiger barbs, a silver tipped shark and a gourami. I...

I've had a 40 gallon tank set up for about a year now. It's never been fully stocked because I can't seem to keep fish alive long enough to fully stock it. I test regularly for pH, Nitrate, Nitrite, Hardness and Chlorine. All levels remain stable in a safe range (with the exception of the...

Hello, After suffering many newbie pitfalls I finally got my 40 gallon tank established and almost fully stocked only to have the most recent fish I added cause an ick outbreak killing 2 fish so far and sickening several others. My water has tested fine throughout so I can only assume I bought...

I set up a new aquarium several months ago and so far I've lost 9 fish and only have one left alive. I'm new at this so I'm not sure what the problem is. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I have a 40 gallon freshwater tank with a Marineland Penguin Biowheel 350B filter. I have a...

I have a 45 gallon tank which has been cycled, but I currently only have one fish, a sunset gourami. I'm having trouble keeping fish alive. I was going to post a detailed description of what I've been doing on one of the other forums to see if I could get advice. My levels are all fine and I...

Hi everyone, I've recently started an aquarium so I am new to this. I am here hoping to find pointers and advice to help me along my way to a happy healthy aquarium that my family and I can enjoy for years to come. Thanks, Michelle