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    Raising PH level..?

    yes it does look like that....Ill try that coral sand...thanks. :)
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    Help...Nitrate levels off the scale.

    I have a Jewel Rio 240 tank, so i just use the filter that came with it..I also have 2 air stones on the go.. I do water changes every fortnight,i also do the filters but not all at the same time..Ill do one half at a time.I used to do changes every week but was told there was no need as if...
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    Help...Nitrate levels off the scale.

    So basically all i can do is maybe a small water change daily till this problem is solved? :)
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    Raising PH level..?

    I use marine salt, was told to use that, not aquarium salt...Ive two large pieces of rock (dont know what you call it, it looks like coral but its not)..
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    Help...Nitrate levels off the scale.

    How can having 23 fish in a 4ft tank be over-crowed? most of the fish are tiny..i was told i can get more in there if i wanted.So over-crowding is not the issue here..But i do understand that over-crowding can be a major factor, just not in my case...
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    Help...Nitrate levels off the scale.

    Tank is no way over stocked, far from it....The only cause i can think of is slighty over feeding...I like to give them a good diet of dry and frozen..Think im just going to give them just the 1 kind but alternate them.. I spend around £20/30 every two wks on live plants but my fish just eat...
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    Raising PH level..?

    How do i raise PH levels up? I have a 32l tank which is home to my Green Spotted Puffer..It is gravel base with a couple live plants and coral rock..As he is a Brackish lil fella, i am struggling to get the PH up..Ive got the Salinity ok, but PH level reads 7.4 and i need it to get up to...
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    Help...Nitrate levels off the scale.

    I have a 240l tank...Ive been testing them all and all the other readings are reading ok but the nitrate reading was 160, its around 80 now..Im using an API Freshwater master test kit bought from LFS....
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    Help...Nitrate levels off the scale.

    Ive also got 1 Plec, 3 bolivian rams, 1 male convict, 1 angel, 2 gouramis, 3 panda corys, 3 pepper corys, and red tail shark.....Dont want to lose any more.. :(
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    Help...Nitrate levels off the scale.

    I ve been testing every hour and seems no change as of yet..Since doing the 30% change i have took another 2 buckets out. Ive lost 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Rosey Tetra, 2 Bolivian Rams and my female Convict has developed 'pop eye' a bad case which fingers crossed seems to be getting better as i have...
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    Help...Nitrate levels off the scale.

    Can anyone advise me on how to get my tanks nitrate levels down? I have been losing fish around 2 a week, with no symptoms...So i tested the water today which i do every week and OMG the nitrate levels are so high!! I was so shocked that i tested them twice... I have done a 30% water...
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    Red severums

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    green spotted puffer

    Great info thanks....:)
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    Algae and critters

    Every so often when i lift the lids on my tank i notice tiny little critters around the rim.Is this from aglae? as i often get this on the lids.I clean it often and cant understand why or where these critters come from. My LFS says its over feeding but i know i definatly dont over feed. These...
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    green spotted puffer

    Hey, does anyone have any experiences with these lil guys?? I bought one of these (because they just look so cute) little did i know how crazy they are.lol...I put him in my big tank with my other fish and with in 5 minutes he was attacking them all.Even my Red Severums (hand size!) were getting...
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    severum behaviour....

    Are my severums breeding??? Lately ive noticed them locking lips, doing a shivering type behaviour and a very large pile of sand being made..Very similar to when my convicts breed...Any advice would be appreciated. :)
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    breeding convicts:my log

    I feed mine fresh baby shrimp, they love it or just dry flakes crushed up..temp is around 30.I removed another load of eggs today, they were not impressed one bit...
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    breeding convicts:my log

    im getting abit fed up with them to be honest lol....but its something im guna have to put up with..they are very active.i cant understand why its going so wrong for you ;( ...I dont know what would have happened to the babies if i had left them in with parents(they could have gone)..I have put...
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    breeding convicts:my log

    oh really...well another theory out the window..up until last night she was laying exactly every 3 wks.we removed her last eggs last wk and she last night laid again.so shes doing it weekly now.
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    breeding convicts:my log

    hi, well my convict babies are doing great. ive put 3 in my large aquarium and they keeping good. got the remaining 100 in smaller tank.took half to my LFS and ive to take another few up again soon so to give the remaining lil ones more space.im enjoying watching them grow its great.very...
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    breeding convicts:my log

    Really great vids..... Its bn 3 weeks now since my convicts had their 1st fry. They doing really well, feeding them fresh baby brine and crushed flake food. They in their own lil tank and growing well. Havnt thought of what im guna do with them once they get bigger lol... Parents have just...
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    breeding convicts:my log

    we love rams,....we have 3 bolivian rams, and 2 very very cute balloon rams. we would love for the rams to breed, and advice?....i have uploaded some pictures on my profile,...please take a look and comment on the sexes if you can see what is m or f. oh and do you have pics /vids of your baby...
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    breeding convicts:my log

    Hello, thankyou for the advice...Because i had to put the fry in a new tank i have been giveing them crushed flakes..They doing really well,developing pretty fast..They were free swimming quite close to the bottom of the tank now they getting adventurous and climming higher,its a joy to watch as...
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