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Thanks. I checked the water tonight and ammonia was 0 and nitrites are 0 and nitrates are between 5 and 10

We have a 29G high tank with a Aquaclear 70 filter. We have a tank of mixed tetras. Recently we lost all 3 of our neons and a rasbora. They we smaller fish and we found each one stuck to the filter. We have it on the lowest setting, but maybe we need to purchase larger ones? The fish that...

We have a 29G tank that has been going for about 2 months now. We have several groups of different kinds of tetras. All is well, ammonia at 0 and Nitrates are at 10-15. We feed them once a day and the light is on for about 6 hours a day. We clean the gravel once every 2 weeks and do a 30%...

With so few fish in the tank the gravel is very clean and so is the water. How often do I need to do a pwc and how much?

They used test tubes to test the water. I also use the API test kit when I test it.

We have an Aquaclear 70 HOB filter for our 29G tank. How often should I clean the sponge and bio media? I believe I am supposed to swish them in some tank water in a bucket? We just started the tank a few weeks ago and had 6 fish and unfortunately have lost 2 already?? The LSF tested our...

Thanks for the suggestions, we will take a look at all of them. Currently we only have males in the tank as we want to avoid fry. We have a neighbor who has a nightmare with guppy fry. We have had our fish for 3 weeks now with no issues. The pencil fish seem like an interesting choice.

Would a small school of neons be ok?

It's after several days of being in the tank

The PH of our water is 8.2. We have a 29G tank with 3 platy's 2 swords and a black molly. All have been doing well for 3 weeks. Cycled the tank with an active filter. Ammonia is 0, Nitrites are 0 and the Nitrates are around 2-3. What other fish can we add that will do well in this PH? Thanks

We had the tank setup last year and had males and females in the tank. We seemed to lose the females all the time and would prefer to not have babies in the tank. So we wanted to stay with males if that was possible.

We have a 29G tank that currently has 3 male platy's, 2 male swordtails, and a male molly. All getting along well. Tank has 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 5 nitrates. The active filter has worked well for us with cycling. The PH of our water is 8.2. Any suggestions on what else we can safely...

Changed it all and have no more issues

Thank you for all the replies, it has been very helpful. No one commented on the softned water. I am assuming that it's OK that we used the water from the softner.

My question is more based on whether the softned water is a problem. According to liveaquaria swordtails and platy's are good in water of a ph of 8.2. The tank is not cycled because I purchased an active filter from angelplus and talked to the owner who told me to add some fish to do fish in...

We just started our 29G tank. I have a active filter from angelplus in the tank for cycling and purchased 2 platy's and 2 swordtails today. We just discovered that the faucet in our laundry room which filled the tank comes from our water softner. Our water is very hard but I do not have...

What if we purchased just males? Then we would be able to have the swords and platy's together. And have no risk of babies. Why did all your adult fish die?

We are about to start adding fish to our newly set-up 29G tank. Put an active filter from angelplus in for the cycling. We would like to have Swordtails, Molly's and Platy's. Would 6 fish for the 29G tank be too many to start with? We would like to have a final total of 12 fish. Is that...

I have a Aquaclear 70 HOB. I have had some suggestions on what to replace the carbon bag with after the first 2 weeks. I currently have an active filter in the tank from Angelplus. After a few weeks I was going to remove it and trim it to fit on top of the sponge that is with the filter...

We used tap water to fill it up. Had a smaller tank setup before and never had cloudy water. Have just plain gravel in the tank. Looks better today but the issue I have is that my active filter from angelplus has arrived and I want to know if I should put it in the tank or change out all the...

Started up our 29G tank yesterday. Have a brand new aqua clear 70 HOB filter. Rinsed the sponge, carbon and bio bag and filled the tank and filter up. Clear water all day yesterday and last night. After work today I turn on the light and the water is cloudy, whitish tint. I had the filter...

Yes I have a few today. I have a cloudy water issue and wanted to start a new thread on it. I have all the information in my thread called Aquaclear 70 filter

Anytime i try to do a thread it says I exceeded the number of tags. What does this mean?

I just opened the top of the filter and noticed the bio bag and carbon had floated to the top of the basket, not resting on the sponge. Is this normal?

So I need to rinse the sponge in old tank water every other week? Does leaving the carbon in while I am starting up the tank cause a problem? I don't mind buying another one if I need it someday. After a few weeks I could then replace the carbon with filter floss. Do I buy the floss at my LFS?