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    Help with GH

    Yea I had not checked it in a while, but it was my last strip so I decided to check it. I couldn't find the level on their website so I did a google search says that most areas in Texas have hard water, so maybe it is the tap water. I am gonna buy more strips. If its my tap water, do you know...
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    Help with GH

    Thank you. I do not know my tap water hardness. I took the tank GH before performing a water change and it was 180, this was when I wrote the post. I ran out of strips so haven't checked it with test strips. My tank levels are PH 7.6, high range PH is 7.4, ammonia is 0.0, nitrate, 0.0, and...
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    Help with GH

    Hello, I have been writing here before, and get help so thanks lol. While I use the test master kit, today I used the API strips and the GH is at 180, per the chart it is too high. This is in my 29gal display tank where I have guppies, mollies, and a platty. While they are all swimming I feel...
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    Glo Fish Advice

    That's what I thought but was not sure. I ended up leaving the glo fish and the danios in my hospital tank because they were less of them and they did not get along with the guppies nor platties. So when I medicated I had to medicate the big tank since that is where I keep the guppies. Would any...
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    Glo Fish Advice

    Need help again So I had the question above and I bought a treatment called the Microbe Lift Artemiss. It seem to be working but now I noticed that the Ammonia has been high, 1ppm, mine is usually 0. I stopped the treatment yesterday and changed the water last night. I have a 29gal tank and I...
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    Glo Fish Advice

    Oh okay, Yea I have one like the second pic and the last danio. I did not know they were illegal in the UK.
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    Glo Fish Advice

    Thank you. I just know them as long and short fin tetras. They are the round ones, then to be the largest ones of the Glofish. Fully grown, they remind me of the old 50 cent coins. Not sure if that helps, lol. I only have two types, danios and the round tetras. Some of the round tetras are...
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    Glo Fish Advice

    Thank you so much for that information. Both my tanks stay around these parameters: Nitrates: 0-5ppm Nitrites:0ppm Ammonia: 0ppm PH: 7.4ppm My tanks are cycled they have like 3months running, but somehow my Nitrate was way too high 20 in my hospital tank. I do weekly water changes as well as...
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    Glo Fish Advice

    Hello, I have a 29 gal aquarium that had 5 round glofish, two danios and 2 mollies. I added some guppies and the glofish, particularly one round glofish and the two danios started bitting the guppy's fin. I was adding Seachem Stability and Stressguard but two of the guppies started to lose...
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    Help with Ammonia!!!!!

    Hello, My Ammonia and Nitrite have been at zero for about a week and my nitrate goes up to 5ppm, I am thinking it has finished cycling? Also I bought the recommended product of Seachem, I will be using it in my next water change. All this to now ask about algae, lol. I have algae in the live...
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    Help with Ammonia!!!!!

    Thank you so much for your help, so far my fish seem good and I am making small water changes and testing the water.:)
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    Help with Ammonia!!!!!

    Thank you so much to both of you. I am committed to fully cycling my tank and hopefully save all my fish. My water temperature is 81 and my ph level is pretty balanced. Should I vacuum while the tank is establishing? If so, how often should I do vacuum changes? Also, should I take out the...
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    Help with Ammonia!!!!!

    Hello, I have a 29 gallon tank with about 4small plants, two small snails, 3 mollies, 3 glo tetras, 2 glo danio and 5 guppies. I started having high nitrites 3 ppm and nitrates 40ppm results on the API test strips but no ammonia (I also have the master test kit). I did 2 8gal change daily for...
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