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Hello, I have a problem with my tank water turning green quickly. I am doing 50% or better water changes weekly and at the end of every week the water is green. It appears to be in the water as I am not having any buildup on the glass and very minimal on the decorations. My tank is a 55...

The gouramis are very young, just about 1/2" to 3/4" long. The betta and the gouramis were in the same tank at the LFS when I got them. The betta will probably end up in a tank by itself in my son's room when I finish remodeling it. I was thinking of some catfish to possibly help stir up the...

Hello, Looking for suggestions to finish stocking my 55 gallon tank with. Current Stock: 1 Dalmation Molly (Female) 1 Fancy Guppy (Female) 1 Betta (Male) 3 Chocolate Gourami 2 Clown Pleco 4 Head and Taillight Tetras 5 Misc. Platies I have had problems right along and lost alot fish along...

The gourami seem so be improving a bit, there was some whiteness developing around the sores that is gone and the sore doesnt appear as raised up as it was. Most importantly is he is swimming around instead of hiding behind some plants at the top of the tank. There is a large Platy that I have...

55 Gallon Tank Whisper 60 Filter Aquaclear 70 Filter (Only two weeks old, waiting for awhile before removing whisper) Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrites 0 ppm Nitrates 20 ppm The water was crystal clear until I started treating with Melafix, now its dull but not what I would call cloudy. I noticed a...

Hello, I just started treating my tank with Melafix for my Gourami which had some two red open sores on its body. I put the first dose in and was wondering what I should be looking for to stop treatment. The bottle says 5ml per 10 gal everyday for 7 days then do a 25% water change. Do I...

If your using one of those stick on thermometers I found them to be highly inaccurate and upgraded to a digital thermometer for less than $15.00. Sizing an air pump for the gallon size of the tank seems to be a rough sizing guideline. As the air volume needed would depend on the number of...

They are in a small city so they are likely using city water and treating it. I will scoot over this weekend and see if I can get them to check the hardness and alkalinity otherwise I will bu the tests for them. Thanks for all the feedback.

Platys dont die, but the mollies do. I have never seen them hassled by the other fish.

Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Tank 0 ppm Ammonia (for over a month) 0 ppm Nitrites (for over a month) 10 ppm Nitrates 7.2 pH 78-80 degree F Current Stock: 5 Head and Tail Light Tetras 8 Platys (Various Types) 1 Royal Flame Gourami 2 Clown Pleco All the current fish are healthy and active, last...

I had done a search on filter media and saw the suggestion of the additional sponge instead of the carbon. Thanks for the advice.

The media bag keeps bunching up the Biomax so it wont lay completely flat, will this loosen up with age ?? I only put a real thin layer of filter floss in between the sponge and biomax so I am not sure where I can reduce some hieght to make sure it is all under water.

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I recently saw these in my LFS and wondered what the benefit of one was or is it just a decoration. I have a non-planted tank and was just curious. Thanks in advance

Hey All, I have a 55 gallon tank that came as a kit from all glass/tetra. The heater failed this week and I replaced it with a 250W Visi-Therm Stealth heater and while I was at it and had some extra cash I bought a Aquaclear 70 HOB filter to add to my filtration. My plan is to eliminate the...

I can order it today. I only ask as I can get two heaters and have them shipped for the price of one from the LFS.

Hey All, My heater died over the weekend when I was gone. My water temp is staying at 70.5 - 72.1 degrees I am assuming that following my room temperature. Should I run out and buy a heater at my LFS for a high price or do I have time to wait so I can order online for a replacement and backup...

Hello All, I have been losing fish the last few days. Here are the water parameters: 7.2 ph 0 Ammonia 0 Nitrites 10 Nitrates 78-80 Deg F I believe this tank is cycled, as I havent seen any Ammonia or Nitrites in a couple weeks. I did have some ammonia problems 4 weeks ago when I found my...

Hey Everyone, So now that I solved my test kit problem and given it a couple weeks here are my recent readings from this afternoon. PH: 7.2-7.4 Ammonia: 0.25 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates:5 My last PWC was a 50-60% done 5 days ago. I am curious where I may be at in the cycle. I still see some...

Well I found that I did have an ammonia spike and lost some fish. I was monitoring it closely but found that my test kit was giving me bad results. I made a post about it. I had a second test kit and found my NH3 at 8ppm, Nitrites at 5ppm, and Nitrates at 5ppm. This was a couple days ago and...

The new kit was a sealed box I got from Big Al's. The other was one I got from the LFS and it dont recall it having a plastic wrap around it. The results I am getting from the new package are in line with what the LFS said my water tested at. Oh well, I am feeling pretty confident at the...

I had some fish die today, so being I just got them from the LFS and they have a three day warranty. I tested my water with my AP freshwater kit and didnt find any out of whack readings. When I went to get my warranty fish the LFS requires a water sample. When they tested the water they said...

Everything is still cruising along pretty well cycling with fish. I have yet to have any signifigant ammonia or nitrites at this time. My nitrates havent gotten above 5. I am hoping I am getting close to being cycled. I am doin 35-40% water changes weekly with my python and wiping off the...

I am cycling with fish and everything seems to be going pretty well. I have yet to see anything over .25 ppm on ammonia, no nitrates or nitrites. My only concern is I am now seeing a bit of rust/brown colored algae in my tank. Is this to be expected ? It is mainly on my intake tube on the...