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Oh wow, I didn’t realize that! I was using the test strips, as they didn’t have any solution/vial kits available (out of stock) at my local aquarium store, but I will check out Amazon. At the aquarium store, I took my water sample to them and they tested with both a strip and verified it with a...

Thank you! That is super helpful! I’ll further consider just replacing it, but I didn’t think about baking it!

Mr. Overfilter- Do you have any opinions on my above question about sterilizing the biomaterial?

I didn’t take any offense! I’m open to any comment, as I’m so new to this! Open to every learning opportunity possible!

Well, the time has come that I will be emptying the tank and cleaning everything before I start a re-cycle process (completely fishless this time). Given the prolonged death of all the fish despite little-no ammonia, I want to eliminate the possibility that it was some disease causing all the...

Thank you for the suggestions everyone! Unfortunately when I woke up this morning one of the Danios had died. I immediately tested the water, and my ammonia was somewhere between 0 and .5ppm (difficult to discern the color on the strip, but it appeared to be closer to 0). After reading the two...

Thanks for the reply and the two articles, I found those to be very helpful! I wish I had read these sooner. Sometimes, you may think you have done a lot of research, but it wasn’t the RIGHT research. Now, my delimma is this: what do I do with the two danios I currently have in my tank? Do I...

Hello everyone! I just wanted to start off by saying I am learning SO much from reading these forums, so I am seeking some advice for a beginner! Some background: I have always wanted a fish tank. I recently purchased the Fluval 32.5 gallon flex kit. I have all my beginner supplies...