Recent content by shadylady23

Okay thanks. Thats what I thought. So I'll just stop rinsing my filter.

That's what I was thinking, just wasn't sure if it'd be okay not to rinse it. Also, I'm pretty sure you have to have SOME ammonia to get things moving, but what's an ideal amount to be at? Like .25 or less right?

Hi guys! I've gotten rid of my 55 gallon for space, and started fresh with a little 10 gallon since I only had 3 fish anyways. lol. I've had this up for like 2 months now and I'm not showing any signs of cycling yet! Is there anything I can do to speed this up? Should I NOT rinse the...

Ok thanks!!

I've been giving them Tetramin tropical flakes amd some freeze dried blood worms here and there. both from WalMart. I dont really know a lot about good nutrition for them. Is that food you speak of a daily food? As for the tank, its a 55 gallon, so id say its understocked. Not really...

Here's a little history. I've had this tank up and running for about 7 years. These fish however are newer fish within a couple years. I have 6 Platys and two guppies. Last week I ran into a weird cycle in which my ammonia got up to .50. (If you read my post from last week about Prime, I...

Ok... That is interesting. Because after my water change from the .50 reading it was more than zero, but it looked less than .25, (you could tell isn't wasnt a perfect yellow). But I did retest it the next morning, and it was a perfect yellow showing a zero result. hmmm..... Spoonman- Yes. I...

I have a Platy that is getting REALLY skinny. He just doesn't look right. I've heard of people giving their fish garlic? Is that real garlic just pressed or something? Or are they referring to the garlic they can get in a jar? I've tried Jungle Parasite, that doesn't seem to work. His...

CleverBs- The only reason why I mentioned the Prime is because I didn't know if it had some "weird" effect with initial use. Giving a false positive or something to that effect IDK. Everything was good prior.

Hmmm... No ammonia in tap. I wonder if it was cause I didn't turn off pumps? Maybe sucked up some water that didn't dechlorinate quick enough?

OhNeil- That's a great idea turning off the pumps. I usually just let them run. I will also check the tap to see if anything has changed. When I tested the water it was before my change. I always add my conditioner before any water. In this case, it was Prime (first time), I used 1...

Although, I must say. I have been remembering to feed them daily rather than every other day or so. Maybe that's all it is. If so, it certainly doesn't take much to throw things off! :)

My apologies, I thought my stats were listed in my sig. I have a 55 gallon tank with 6 Platies, and two guppies. I've had them now for probably over a year. I did clean my cartridges with conditioned water in a bucket, however did not replace any. I just didn't know if you can clean them...

So, I got my prime last week. First time ever using it. Numbers good. Ammonia 0, Nitrite, 0 Nitrate 5.0, BEFORE my water change. This week, I was curious to see where they were at before I changed again. This is what I got. Ammonia .50, Nitrite .25 and Nitrate 5.0. I immediately...