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    Angel Fish Problems

    I had six angle fish in my 75 gallon for the past year no problems. Then one developed hole in the head and died about two weeks ago. Now two more have bloated bellies and are almost dead and another has what looks like two bite marks on each side of his belly. I have the sick ones in...
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    Some kind of wound?

    I think my fish is wounded. Dose this look like a bite? How do I treat him, I'd hate to loose him I've had him a while. I have never seen any aggressive actions from my fish, I'm not sure how this happened.
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    Fish gasping and c02

    I'm a little confused on how to read my co2 levels. I have pressurized co2 on my 75 gallon planted tank and a red sea drop checker. When the drop checker turns a light green the fish seem stressed and are gasping for air, the fish are not at the surface but seem to breath fast and gasp. But...
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    Confused about water hardness

    I have a 75 gallon plated tank. I have well water, a softener and I also have RO water. But I'm not sure which water I should use for my tank, I used the hard water in my old 20 gallon planted tank then switch to the soft water for my 75 gallon. I've been reading the water softened with salt...
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    Fin Rot?

    My Bala Sharks fins are red I assume this is fin rot. But I'm not sure what caused this my water parameters are inline and I do a 25% water change every week. I'm dosing Plant Pack: Fundamentals and Plant Pack: Enhancer, NPK at the recommended dose for my 20 gal planted tank. I was doubling...
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    Added a 2nd DIY CO2 bottle and PH went from 7.6 to 6.6

    I added a 2nd DIY CO2 bottle for my 20gal and PH went from 7.6 to 6.6. I'm not sure what I should do, I'm running the air pump right now. The fish are not at the top gasping for air, but I'm concerned about the PH drop.
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    Trying to read my PH & KH

    In my planted tank with CO2 I have tested the water with test strips that tell me my PH is 7.2 and my KH is 180. Every chart I try to look at to read the CO2 levels has KH in single to double digits. The chart on the strips say the KH is ideal but I not sure how convert the triple digit...
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    DIY Co2 and the water filter?

    I set up my first planted tank about a month ago. It’s a 20 gallon, DIY Co2, Eco-Complete substrate, Aqua Clear 20 filter, a 55 watt 10,000k bulb and set up from AHS Lighting, one Java Fern, one Banana plant and two Frazeri’s and 12 small fish. I getting bout 3 bubbles ever 2 seconds from my...
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