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I had no power for 11 days during Sandy. I prepared by using battery air pumps with the Pro V sponges already in tanks. I fed them after 7 days but slightly. The house was ice cold about 30 degrees so I covered the tanks with blankets and kept adding warm water every 8-10 hrs. My filters were...

I am really confused. I've been trying to cycle a 90 gal tank for months. Finally after days of cleaning the filter, I have 0 ammonia readings but no nitrites? Now the fish are full of fungus. I am changing the water twice a day and it seems when I cleaned the filter (not the hoses) all...

I finally got nitrites in the 75 gal for about a week now. Ammonia 0 and Nitrites off the chart. The 90 gal is still high on Ammonia and 0 nitrites so I switched filters last night and added water from the 75 gal to the 90 gal hoping to seed the 90 gal. I did a 50% water change to the 90 gal and...

I have three tanks, 90 gal, 75 gal, 10 gal (hospital) I am having loads of issues trying to cycle since I've added new filters. 90 gal (40 african cichlids lake malawi) 75 gal Tilapia Buttokerfi (10 inch) 10 gal (5 fish) cycled (2 parrots and 3 africans) I removed the FX5 from my 90 gal...

I'm having loads of trouble with this filter. Seems to be clogged somewhere and I just keep cleaning it and changing the tubes. I finally removed it and the tank seems more stable. The fish were getting white foam like fungus and spots all over. I can't get the ammonia level down however over...

I just discovered after months of constant water changes that my water source itself is contaminated. I test the water before and after water changes and noticed there's always ammonia so I tested the source. There it is! Ammonia right from the source. Now what do I do? I've been adding both...

I have a 75 gal with a Tilapia Buttekoferi. He is about a year and a half. I got him as a baby and now he's about 10 inches. He is alone now since he became very aggressive with his tank mates in a 90 gal (African Cichlids Lake Malawi and one parrot). A few days ago my son purchased a medium...

I made the mistake of washing out some of the sponges in the FX5 filter with water about a week ago. Fluval FX5 is about 12 weeks old and cycled. The tank is more than six months old and completely cycled. The sponges were so dirty I couldn't get them "clean" with the fish tank water so I rinsed...

I noticed my parrot was acting funny for a few days, hiding and being alone. He didn't eat this morning and stood at the top of the tank. I found him upside when I got home from work but his eyes were moving and he appears to be breathing. I removed him from the tank and placed him in a bucket...

I just don't know what to do. I got a fairly large (not fully grown) african yesterday and tried to place him in my 55 gal tank but my Tilapia Buttokoferi attacked him. I had to quickly remove him and put him in a 29 gal tank with 1-2 inch african's. This is my "baby" tank and he looks like a...

I am at the nitrite stage. I am testing daily, day before yesterday was at 1.0, changed water and yesterday it was .0. When do I know to use the nitrate tester? I won't have nitrates until I have steady .0 readings from ammonia and nitrites, correct? Thanks Two tanks: 55 gal (14 cichlids) yes...

Hi, Took both samples of water to the fish store today for testing. 29 gal (10 fish) Ammonia .25 (was darker than yellow almost green), PH good, Nitrites 1.0 55 gal (2 fish) Ammonia 0, PH 7.6, Nitrites 0 Seems the 55 gal is ready? However I was told to let it run another week then add a...

Hi, I am very interested in the larger African's but someone told me if they are that big (8-10 inches) they are probably old and will die soon. Is this true? I notice one petstore had really huge african's (blueberry zebra i think) and they were just so pretty. I don't have very large...

Hi, I just wanted to share a great experience. Unknowlingly, I've been adding males to my tank. Everytime without a doubt the male gets attacked by the other males. It has been stressfull. I've had to take many fish back to the store because of the fighting or attacks. I pick the fish by color...

Hi, I am very new to this. I would like to know if I can add anything to my filter to reduce the nitrites? I've noticed "media" or pouches of nitriteZorb that state it can reduce ammonia and nitrites. Sorry spelling :( Can I use this in my 305 Fluval filter? I currently have two African...

Hi, I am a new member and new to the fish hobby. I just started a 29 gal after watching my son's 90 gal (he lost so many fish). I became amazed at how graceful and smart Oscars were so I got my own. I started with a 29 gal with a green terror, a mbuna, Tilapia, blood parrot, and algae eater. The...