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I have a 55Gal freshwater tank that's been in operation for over a year here and transferred from many years at another location. All has been going well for the last year. Nothing unusual. I have been in and out for the last few weeks and things have gotten out of control for the tank. The...

Purrbox, I don't have drop tests for them, but the strip tests show no ammonia or nitrites. Next trip, I'll pick up some drop tests for those as well. The black spots on the java fern are holes, not just spots. Is that normal? It' so bad, some are splitting in half. If I can post pics here...

Okay, here's the numbers: Source Water: pH = 7.5 NO3 = 2-3ppm KH = 125 GH = 210 Aquarium PreChange: pH = 6.8 NO3 = about 120ppm (was misreading the dip test) Aquarium PostChange (of >50%): pH = 7.5 NO3 = 20-30 ppm KH = 125 GH = 275 I have not cleaned the filter after the...

Gravel has been fairly undisturbed lately. Refills splash to a rock submerged in the tank and goes out from there; no gravel disturbance. I'm working on an aggressive campaign of water changes and pre-filter cleanings. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks for all the support! I need it. My 10 Gal was easy, but getting this 55 Gal into shape from the mess it was in is proving more of a challenge. Feeding: They're small fish. A small pinch of flakes once per day. Or, small pinch of bloodworms or brine shrimp. All is eaten in just a...

Okay. I need some information here. Teach me to fish, as it were! I came into an existing 55Gal tank, lots of Java Fern, UGF, 3 little fish. I removed the UGF (just don't like them), lightly rinsed the gravel, vacuumed like crazy, added Laterite, replanted only some of the Java Fern, added a...