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Hi. This week has seen the emergence of fry. Planted tank. Suspect origin inside log. Difficulties keeping track of how many. Problem 1: suspected carnage. 1 queen arabesque, 1 Mega clown. Trying to keep them well fed but.... Problem 2: due for water change. Some of these guys are...

So Monday is water change day. I awoke this am to 1 of 5 adfs in a planted 10G dead. I have to say that as upset as I am, I am not that surprised as there was one the other night who simply would not eat. I did not inspect the body too closely as I was upset and my husband was good enough to...

So I am as my namesake suggests. 29G planted mixed tank. stocked to 90%, 2 filters + sponge for colonization for quarantine. Filtration and oxygenation should be more than adequate. 10G 5adf + 2 otos. planted. Tetra whisper pf10. The bigger tank nitrates are getting out of control...

OK. I'm sorry it wasn't clear. Thank you all for responding. The nitrates died as the Ph dropped below 6.4. All livestock survived. I try not to add too much crap to my water, but as I believe was outlined in other post, I am forced to use RO water. I bought the alkaline buffer so that...

ph falling thru the floor... crushed coral? - Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community

Hi. I had a ph disaster. So far everyone save the nitrates are alive. I have a sponge filter in another tank that might help rebuild the nitrates, but it's a sponge filter. Everything that I have read suggests that it is waaaayy too much disruption for them. I am desperate to not have...

Thanks, I'll check replenish. I actually did a change Monday night, ph was at 7, tds was 120, nitrates were 10. When I posted last night I should have mentioned that. It was 24 hours until the results from first post. I use ro water as my tap ph is off the charts, (over 10) and it tests...

Hi all. So my 10G adf tank read ZERO :eek: nitrates today!!! Last week at 20! ph fell thru the floor last night and I guess they all died. I use RO water with Kent RO rite. In the larger tank it's not such an issue. Kh a problem. You would think the kent product would accommodate that rather...

Whew! Maybe he just ate too much. He seems fine this morning. :dance:

Hi. If you added all those other fish at once, you likely didn't give your tank time to adjust hence the new cycling. In order to prevent this it is important not to add too many at any one time. Be prepared for daily water changes again... Also watch your feeding. decaying uneaten food...

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This morning I noticed that one of my frogs seemed to be "relaxing" at the surface. Everyone else is zipping up and down the tank. Last night they ate alot. I have tried shining an led on his tummy, but quite frankly, I don't know what fluid from dropsy or constipation looks like. I...

Hey thanks again! I will look into both of those options! :thanks:

Sigh. That's what I was afraid of. I know of people who do keep corys in a 10, but I was wondering. Guess I'll have to continue with daily or every second day changes on top of the weekly. I am just worried that the little buggers might find it too stressful. Anyway, thanks very much...

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