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Really hating my lfs!! Serious? A foot? Ok. How long does it take for them to grow? I figure in a few months I can move everyone to bigger pastures. A foot?! Jeez.

Thanks dragonish. Yes I've already started hunting for something. The pleco u see, think you can identify? I no longer trust my lfs guys and will always come here with questions. I told him what I had and he went ahead and let me buy everything. So screw them. Just in case anyone is wondering...

Caliban, yes!! At least I'll have something to transfer over. Everyone looks good. Haven't lost anyone and there doesn't appear to be any signs of ammonia issues. My daughter has also learned a lot she tests the water regularly for me as well and am teaching her about the nitrification...

Yes this is the op. Thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me everyone. I have researched much and am up on cycling and levels. Trying to maintain till I can get another tank (hopefully bigger) and not have to return the fish. Yes I've learned a ton in a few weeks. As for my ph...

H is 7.4. I've posted that earlier. Temp is 76-77 tops.

Sorry, I didn't mean to start an argument. This is part of my issue that there's so much conflicting info out there that I'm weeding through. Yes, I'm slightly overstocked. Yes I have researched ammonia and whether .25-.5 is dangerous. I've figured out that ph and temp and ammonia levels...

So here are my recent levels after morning wc. I fed the kids right before the change as I had not in almost a day and a half. Looks like my am level has come down to approx .25-.5 levels. Will do another change later today try and get it under .25. Appreciate everyone's input. Also my ph...

Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. With regards to prime dosing, when I do wc I'm adding about 1-2ml depending on how much I change. It says 5ml for a 50g. I don't want to overuse it either. I put it in the water and swoosh it around before adding water back.

If I cut it? Not sure didn't try. Probably 2.

So cut up the old pad and place in when I change out for a new one? The filter can't fit that many at once so just looking for clarification. Thanks.

Here he is. And yeh now I realize the lfs is a money maker. But I found a good guy at petsmart tbh so I'll be going there. There is also an exotic pet shop by me I'm going to check out. Mom and pop I believe. Def gonna check them out. So this is my pleco.

Thanks for the kind words. I figured I'd get some slack for having what I have. Yeh, the lfs guy didn't inform me about my pleco getting 12 inches. He knew the size of my tank. And I informed him about what I was stocking it with. Nothing. Needless to say I didn't like him, and do not go back...

Sorry, meant Greta. I forgot your name as I was typing. Still thanks :)

Tanks is holding: Four mollies between 1&2 inches One pleco around 2-3 inches. With regards to prime it says 1ml per 10 gallons. So gabby your saying for every wc I should 1ml of prime? No mater what the wc level is?

Thanks Greta and Anibis. Much appreciated. So let me clarify what I need to do and correct me if I'm wrong. When I do a water change, instead of adding the API dechlorinator use the prime instead? This will both dechlorinator and "bind" my high levels? I read only a few drops per gallon for...

Ok cool. But my issue with ammonia. From what I've read, prime, as an ammonia fix, only binds it up for 24-48 hrs. In this tank which is new, I spiked a 2ppm ammonia. I don't want to just "bind" it I want to get rid of it with wc's. So I stopped using prime and am just doing wc's regularly and...

Couple of days ago my ammonia was really high. I had been dechlorinating with API. But then spoke to the lfs and he suggested to use prime to reduce ammonia levels. I did but in my research realized that it was only a quick fix. So then went back to wc and using the API water conditioner. I...

No Cheryl, I learned that one before I made the mistake of washing the filter. I did make the mistake of throwing out a good "dirty" filter before cutting some of it up. But do clean the filter once a day in the tank water with a wc. But thanks for bringing that up. Since I started this I've...

I ha used some prime cause my ammonia levels were really high. I've been doing a ton of wc's and have gotten ammonia down to a .5. Doin one more tonight to see if I can decrease to a .25. I'm using in my bucket before I pour water in, API tap water conditioner. About 2 drops per gallon. Just...

Ok. Here are my results. Ammonia levels down since this morning. Plan on one more wc before bed. Btw I haven't fed all day. Last feeding was yesterday. Should I feed tonight or tomorrow morning? Yes I realize the level is still high. Working on getting back to a .25. Thanks.

Ok back to my tank :) I tested levels for ammonia. Still high. I just did another 30% wc. Will test again shortly. Luckily haven't lost anyone yet. Actually my pleco came out for the first time in days and was enjoying some time on the drift wood. First time in several days.

So when adding the dechlorinator to tap water, it's safe to do it in the bucket then pour directly into the tank correct? Or is there a certain amount of time involved before pouring it in. Total newb here but I'm pretty sure it's ok as long as not poured directly onto tank. I'm using a bucket...

Is it possible to do too many water changes a day to get levels down?

Thanks that worked. Appreciate it.

Ok just did 50-60% wc. Gonna test ammonia in an hour and see where it's at. If still over 1 I'll do another wc. Everyone seems to doing ok ATM. Any other advice is definitely welcome. Jc