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Ph question... I have been doing alot of reading regard aquaria and the sort. I have been raising liverbearer for a while now and am studying to upgrade to a heavy p...	kantankerousmind	16	18-Feb-2009 03:27
Osmotic shock. Does anybody remember an article or link to Osmotic shock? I can't remember where it's at. Thanks....	lowlight	4	11-Feb-2010 22:08
Neutral Regulator? My ph is high so I bought some neutral regulator to get my ph to 7. Well the tank is 45 gallons and I put 2 teaspoons in and it turned my water cloudy...	zeketaz	19	25-Dec-2009 05:56
3 weeks to age water? Question... Ageing water over long periods of time, 2-3, 4 weeks, will it change the PH of that water?.. this is water that is sitting in just a pail/...	itsjustme1966	4	15-Dec-2009 06:32
New Tank A newbie fisher here. I have had a 10 gallon for ages, never tested the water, just been lucky I guess. I just set up a 37 gallon and tested the water...	Naamphong	2	28-Nov-2009 16:07
Nitrate level high I'm new here so take it easy on me folks. I have read alot of articles about high Nitrate levels in tanks...but feel I need information specific to my...	Spartacus	7	20-Aug-2009 03:33
I finally got a good test kit, what next? Pages: 1, 2 I got one of those master freshwater test kits and tested my water results are as follows: PH: 6-6.4 Nitrite: 0 Ammonia: crazy high 7 Nitrate: 10 I...	zeketaz	33	09-Aug-2009 21:05
White film Hey guys, I've got a 55gal tank with a canister filter and I did a water change last night, And now my WHOLE tank has passed away. I did notic...	spankym13	8	20-Jul-2009 20:15
Algae blooms I have a 40L tank housing 2 veiltail goldfish and a bristlenose, and a 20L housing 10 small, mixed livebearers. Parameters are fine in both tanks. Eve...	Caviar	5	19-Jul-2009 18:00
Reducing Ammonia Im concerned that my ammonia seems to have risen to around 0.25. I've been thinking about doing regular water changes to help combat this, anything el...	CrimsonaX	8	10-Jun-2009 05:32
Reading General Hardness I have one of those GH test kits from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals (API), and according to their instructions, draw a sample of 5ml water into testtube, a...	Fish_lover	7	04-Jun-2009 01:40
Cloudy water with sulphuric smell Heya. I have a 23 gallon guppy tank (with like 6 guppies in it) that I've had for years and suddenly it smells very bad (like rotten eggs) and is ve...	elisecroft	5	28-May-2009 16:38
Water changes I have a 45 gallon tank and I'm not good with percentages. If I take out 3 gallons of water and add back the 3 gallons of water is that enough of a wa...	zeketaz	6	22-May-2009 07:50
Water test results If this could be relocated to freshwater quality forum that would be super ^^ Had two tabs opened and just my luck I posted in the wrong one Just...	CrimsonaX	6	20-May-2009 14:52
Really confused!!! Ok I am really confused here. I have had a semi-planted 29 gallon tank running for 2 months with a few cories and some danios. The water quality has...	Pristellapower	11	18-May-2009 00:44
Degassing (pardon me!) Sorry, couldn't help putting that in the topic line. Okay, I've read numerous times that it's best to de-gas your top off/water...	Kellyjhw	4	17-May-2009 04:24
I'm moving to well water My new home that I am go to in July has a well. This is the first time that I have been off city water. Is there something different that I should do...	steven1982	4	05-May-2009 00:34
High nitrates in tapwater. Wow, it's been a while since I've been here. Had to take my 46 gallon tank down to paint the living room and I'm looking to set up a new 120 gallon ta...	techjak	4	16-Apr-2009 07:42
Ph and KH Hi guys, Not 100% sure where I stand with this. My tap water has a high Ph 8.8 and a low KH 2. (My tank is currently fishless cycling, 240 litre) I...	Pickles89	1	10-Apr-2009 16:47
Green Algae Problems Hi I've been having green algae problems now for nearly 4 years. It gets on everything and comes off in small sheets or strips. I have a 42G TALL tan...	Mitchee	1	25-Mar-2009 02:24
Tea colored water If I don't change the water in my 75 weekly, it significantly turns the classic tea color. I have 20-30 lbs of mopani wood in the tank and I always as...	Krash7172	7	20-Feb-2009 21:00
How much water change is too much I went away for three weeks and the kid I had take care of my tanks put too much food in the tanks. I did a 50% water change and I would like do more...	steven1982	11	21-Jan-2009 06:03
What should the cycled tank have for Nitrates? my tank has a reading of no ammonia, no nitrite and 20 nitrate.thats normal and means that it is cycled correct?...	Cichlid Kid	16	03-Jan-2009 19:10
Nitrates Have Gone i run an established 40gal community tank, i test my water approx once a month on the last test my nitrates are nil the always used to run at 12/15pp...	papasan	9	29-Nov-2008 21:20
Aquarium water for Discus it's a fact that discus need acidic water of ph 6 to 7 and soft water quality. most use Reverse osmosis to do this. some use morena extract and ph mi...	chix2k3	6	16-Oct-2008 23:57
Need A Lil Advice Please. Ok, I'm going to do a little history here on myself. I left My fish hobby about 15 yrs ago. About amonth ago I decided to set up a 20 gallon tall tank...	horacer	11	15-Oct-2008 18:14
Oil Slick coating on top of water??? So I've noticed that my 72G cichlid tank very quickly after a water change starts to form a kind of 'oil slick' coating on the surface of the water....	Hari Seldon	6	12-Oct-2008 16:36
Oxygen What are some ways to add oxygen to the water?...	The Mutant Goldfish	8	10-Oct-2008 05:03
Are Traces Of Iron On/in Rocks Halmful To Fish?? I have a new 125g tank I'm populating and decorating lots with various rocks and silk artificial plants. I was just given a rock by a friend that sho...	daddySEAL	7	16-Sep-2008 08:40
This garden tester good for plants AND freshwater aquarium pH testing? Being also an avid gardener(as well a a fishkeeper), I'm looking for a dual use electronic instrument to measure pH and other things (related to soil,...	daddySEAL	2	26-Aug-2008 11:46
Question about Kent Cichlid products I've got two of these products I use in a 20 gallon tank. All fish in there is African cichlids. I have a 90 gallon tank that is primarily African cic...	General Hague	0	09-Aug-2008 20:35
"Acid Buffer" better than "Discus Buffer" for lowering pH? and keeping it low? I don't have Discus, but do have quite a few SA rainforest fish that prefer water in the 7 pH range. My local water is pretty hard (8 or slightly hig...	daddySEAL	5	08-Aug-2008 21:50
Soft water: raising GH and KH Purchased an API kit and my tap GH is 1dGH (18ppm) and KH is 2dKH (36 ppm). This is my first time owning an aquarium with soft water. I am starting to...	Krash7172	7	29-Jul-2008 22:19
Bio Chem Zorb info required please I saw this at the LFS today and is used to remove tannins. Has any one used this product or know much about it. Here is the link to it for more info....	keithgh	2	29-Jul-2008 11:27
Jungle Test Strips i went and bought a bottel of the jungle test strips, or atleast i think the brand is jungle, also i got a bottle of cycle, and a bottle of sumthin t...	skyeye	8	27-Jul-2008 07:33
Callatya, (or anyone)...I will have to remove one of my running filters I do plan to have the 20g tank running continuously(even when only an algea eater is in it), for the various reasons I mentioned in that previous post...	daddySEAL	11	25-Jul-2008 22:32
Nitrate in Tap Performed my first WC since setting up my 75 at my new home. Nitrates were 30. After the WC I didn't see much change. I tested my tap and it is approx...	Krash7172	3	21-Jul-2008 22:54
Ammonia,Nitrite,Nitrate? i know ammonia is caused by fish wastes,nitrite is what eats ammonia(right) and what causes nitrate.it eats nitrite but what causes it after the nitr...	Cichlid Kid	10	21-Jul-2008 00:52
Air stone remove CO2? Does an airstone force the CO2 out of your water?...	mnventurer	1	04-Jul-2008 23:48
Would You Call my water softish with high alkalinity? PH 8.0 KH 7 GH 5.5 thats out of the tap and it will stay like that for moths in my tank with or without f...	H-Dub	7	29-Jun-2008 16:31
Can I cycle a new tank and filter without fish....this way ? I just bought a new 20g tank setup with a Bio-wheel type filter (Emperor 125)as a breeding/quarantine tank. My other 55g tanks are ready to have a pa...	daddySEAL	3	16-Jun-2008 20:29
Cloudy water over and over Once again my water is cloudy. No matter what I do water changes, filter changes. Nothing! Water clearifier works for a week than right back. Any Idea...	spankym13	7	13-Jun-2008 01:02
Hardwater and Nitrites Hi, I'm a new owner of an established 37 gallon tank. When i do my water changes, my area has very hard water. I'm wondering how this effects the ta...	hunnygirl	1	11-Jun-2008 21:00
Keeping Crystal Clear water Well I had cloudy water for 3 weeks and finally I put some water clearifier in my tank and it cleared it up a little but was still cloudy. So I did a...	spankym13	6	06-Jun-2008 05:41
Green Water hey i've got a 6in oscar in a 30 gal (i know he needs a bigger aquarium sson) and i left him with my dad for a week. when i got back the tanks water w...	RLHam3	2	03-Jun-2008 20:20
Cloudy Water hey i've got a 30 gal with a 5 in oscar and a 3 in bristlenose pleco. (i know oscar needs bigger later)so i've had perfectly clear water until recentl...	RLHam3	4	03-Jun-2008 20:06
Cloudy water Hey guys! Well the last 2 weeks I've had cloudy water in my 20gal hex tank. This is the first time I've had this problem since the tank was set up in...	spankym13	7	02-Jun-2008 21:58
Poss Calsium Build Up i have some off white deposits on my substrate that looks like calcium my tank is quite well planted i use easy carbo to feed my plants all my water p...	papasan	5	28-May-2008 20:40
Brown Algae Help Hello everyone, I realize this topic has been discussed to no end within the forum, but I am having the hardest time getting rid of a brownish almost...	Cmreds	3	25-Apr-2008 15:25
To much brown algae I have a brown algae problem. I know that this can be from high phosphates. So why is my phosphates levels high and how can I bring them down?...	steven1982	3	19-Apr-2008 23:43

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