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So far so good thanks, my fish seems healthy and happy and the cloudiness seems to have cleared up, but still keeping a close eye on all the parameters just in case! :)

I followed the salt treatment you advised to me on another thread as my goldfish had ick. I did a 50% water change yesterday morning and I tested the water again this morning, the ph is back up to 7/7.2 ish. Ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are all 0. The medication I used is the interpet anti...

So I changed 50% water this morning and it is still really cloudy. Anyone, anyone at all have any ideas what and why this could be happening???

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Please could someone help me, I have been treating my tank for two and a half weeks now with salt as my goldies had a nasty case of ick, it's seems to have cleared up and so last Friday I added some fin rot/anti fungal medicine as their tail fins in particular we're very red and torn looking. I...

Despite the salt treatment, my black moor died ?. He lost his appetite and just lay at the bottom of the tank, he became really thin and weak and got stuck to the filter pipe on one occasion, poor soul hadn't the strength to get away. I have been following your instruction exactly. All my...

Yeah I found some info bout raising the temperature for treating ick but I don't have a heater, and with goldfish being cold water fish it didn't seem like a good idea. Il defo be doing the salt water treatment and il go online and have a look at the API aquarium salt you mentioned. Thank you :)

Ok thanks for you help :) can I just ask though, is it ok to use table salt? from what iv read online some articles say table salt or sea salt is fine but then others say to only use aquarium salt.

Oh yes sorry, I have two fancies in a 150 litre tank. Parameters are all fine I think. Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 5/10ppm Ph - 7.2 Temperature usually sits at around 68/70F I would usually do a 50% water change every 3 or 4 days although this is a new bigger tank so I assume I wouldn't...

Hello, I'm looking for some advice on how to treat goldfish with ick? I can't seem to find any threads on here specific to ick and goldfish and I really need some help please. I don't have a heater, and I haven't yet bought medicine as iv read it can ruin the beneficial bacteria in the filter. I...

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Just a quick update. I wanted to thank everyone for their advice it has been so much help, I have managed to raise the ph to a steady 7 over the last few weeks, the shells really helped. I also upgrade to an even larger tank and it has done wonders for the cycling process, I believe it has...

Hello, I'm also from Scotland :)

Yes I have been using the nitrate test solution correctly. I made sure I read the instructions thoroughly before using the kit.

It is a liquid test kit, the API freshwater master test kit to be exact and I have been using it for the last two weeks or so. When I first used the kit I tested my water before doing a water change but now I have gotten into the habit of doing my water changes in the afternoon then testing my...

Yes my tap ph appears to be 7 but when I test my tank water later it always seems to drop to 6.4. The lowest reading iv had is 6 and that was today. I have purchased some crushed cockle shells online and I'm hoping they will help with the ph drop. My tank has only been cycling for about a month...

Hello. I will defo test my tap water again then and see how that turns out, and I think I will give the crushed coral a try if the ph continues to stay low. Another question though (sorry), should I be putting it in my filter which is an HOB or can I just place it in the tank somewhere? Also I...

Thanks for your reply, well I just tested my tap water now at it gives a reading of 7.0 but my tank water is now showing between 6.4 and 6.6 today, and yeah I am in the process of cycling a tank. Is it normal for this to happen Should I be worried?

Hello from Bonnie Scotland! I am quite new to fish keeping and I'm sure this site will be a source of valuable information to help me on my way. So glad I have found it. Have a wonderful afternoon everyone. :) x

Hello everyone, I recently purchased the API freshwater master test kit however I am a bit confused as to which bottle I should be using to test the PH as this kit comes with two bottles. I have already tested with both bottles, the first bottle gives me a reading of about 6.4, but the high...