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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water Test #18 (before 50% water change): February 19, 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------- Ammonia: 0ppm Nirtites: 0ppm Nitrates: approx. 1.5ppm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Water Test #19: February 23, 2014: Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrites: 0ppm Nitrites: approx. 2.0ppm...
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    Guppy not eating and isolating itself?

    Hello, I am currently cycling my tank; I am now in the third stage of the cycle (NitrAtes are rising), and It seems that one of my fish is isolating himself from the other. He is not swimming and is becoming inactive, and when it's feeding time, he swims to the top, acknowledges the food, and...
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    Pregnant guppy in tank that is still cycling?

    I've noticed that one of my guppies has been getting bigger lately. At first, I thought she was just having a bloating issue, so I started giving them a single pea once a week to help out their digestive tracts. However, I am starting to notice that she is developing a dark gravid spot as well...
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #17 (before 50% water change): February 15, 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ammonia: - Nitrates: approx. 3.0ppm Nirtites: approx. .10ppm :) Moving on to the third phase! Nitrates are rising and Nitrites are falling, Ammonia is at 0ppm.
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #16 (before 60% water change): February 13, 2014 Ammonia: 0ppm :) Nitrates: approx. 5.5ppm Nitrites: approx. 2.5ppm Having some HUGE spikes in my tank right now, I'm glad I checked all parameters today.
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #15 (before 50% water change): February 7, 2014 Nitrates: approx. 1.7ppm
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    Plants that don't need a CO2 set up?

    Hello, I am currently looking for a SMALL plant for my 10g freshwater. I currently have a plastic java fern and my guppies love it. I was just wondering if there was a live plant I could place in there that would not need a CO2 system to survive?? Sorry if I sound dumb, I just have no clue...
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #14 Ferbuary 4, 2014 (Before 50% water change): ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ammonia: .25ppm Nirtates: approx. 2ppm Nitrites: approx. .30ppm Okay so I got my nitrates and nitrites mixed up in my last post (I fixed it)... Ammonia, then nirtItes...
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #13 January 31, 2014 (before 50% water change): FIXED POST ------------------------------------------------------------- Ammonia: .50ppm Nitrates: approx. 2.5ppm Nirtites: 0ppm
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #13 January 31, 2014 (before 50% water change): ------------------------------------------------------------- Ammonia: .50ppm Nitrates: approx. 2.5ppm Nirtites: 0ppm It's obviously not good that there are these sorts of toxins in the aquarium water, but I am pleased to know that I am...
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #12 January 27, 2014 (before 30% water change): ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ammonia: approx. .30ppm Nitrates: approx. 1.0ppm
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #11 January 26, 2014 (One day after 40% water change): ----------------------------------------------------- Ammonia: .25ppm I am very happy that the ammonia levels in my tank are finally starting to settle. Hopefully they won't go up again!!
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #10 (Before 40% water change): January 25, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------- Ammonia: .50ppm Nitrates: approx. .5ppm Nitrites: 0ppm
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    Water testing for 10g freshwater

    Water test #9: Ammonia: approx. .30ppm
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