Recent content by RFeldman

So, after lots of reading from the threads, I have re set my 75g. I am now running a Marineland Emperor 400, a Marineland penguin 200 for filters. A 160gph power head, and 300w heater. I haven't gotten into live plants yet. I have a common pleco, 3 dalmation mollies, 4 platys, 1 Cory cat, 1...

I was thinking snail eggs too, they laid them out of the water though, between glass and underside of the filter

Does anyone know what these are, hanging out on my filter?

So my LFS says I have just had a "tank crash" all but 3 fish... 1 Mollie and 2 blue gaurami are dead. 4 90% water changes later and my ammonia is .25ppm nitrites are 0ppm nitrates are 40 to 80 ppm and pH is 7.6 to 7.8. I think I am doing OK, just need to get my PH down a little more. How does...

BB? My nitrates were 0 nitrites between 0 and 20. I use API test strips

The only thing I changed is I used melafix when I added the new fish, recommended by the LFS I purchased from

Major fish kill when I got back from work today. I added 4 mollies, 1 Pleco, 5 glofish... 1 neon tetra 4 glass neons to my 75 gal that was home to 9 other small fish. Tonight, my 4 glass neon, 1 pleco, 2 angels and 2 loaches are dead. Did a water test, everything was fine. So I did an emergency...

Filter... Aqueon 75 on my 75 gallon doesn't seem to be handling my tank. I have 18 fish, been watching my feedings and doing regular water changes up to 30% per week. Should I buy and run a second filter for my tank? I am going through filter media every 2 weeks

So is there anything I can add to bring NO3 levels down at all?

Tap water is 60ppm hard, 40ppm carbonate hardness, 7.0 pH, 0 NO2, 0 to 20 NO3

I have done 25% every week was planning on 40% every 2 weeks from here on out

Its a 75gal, been set up for a month, aqueon HOB for a 90 gal tank. 2 gauramis, 2 loaches, 2 crayfish, 3 angels, red tail cat, upside down cat, Cory cat, 2 pleco, 5 snails.

Still new to this. Did my first water test today 60 ppm general hardness, 40 ppm Carbonate Hardness, pH 6.5, NO2- 1ppm, NO3- 40ppm. What does this mean?

First off, I have a 75 gal tank, gravel and fake plants and decor. My stock is 1 Red Tail catfish, Iridescent Shark, 1 Raphael catfish, 1 Upside down catfish, 2 Loaches, 3 angels, 2 crayfish and 5 mystery snails. I have a Hang on back aqueon for a 90 gal tank, a medium sized bubbler with 2...