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What do you mean by "cloudy" Does "cloudy" mean the water is not clear, thus has a little white in it or that there is thousands of organisms visible to the eye if looking very cl...	littletank	4	30-Jan-2005 06:46
raise KH? how can i raise KH of my tank besides baking soda? Looking for long trem results? thanks...	oz196	9	30-Jan-2005 01:42
New RO unit, need advice Hi all, I got a new RO unit and I am having some trouble with getting the water parameters the way I want. After the water goes through the RO unit...	spyder	18	29-Jan-2005 15:29
pH keeps droping hi everyone i have a 75 gallon tank and the pH keeps droping on me, i am trying to use pH stabilizer but it does not seem to be helping, i am also use...	oz196	7	29-Jan-2005 00:20
Hardness... Hi All... I've just had my tank water tested by my LFS, who tell me it needs to be hardened... I test it at 2.2 degrees KH.. Does anyone know if the...	geesloper	10	28-Jan-2005 23:14
filter It it true that you never change the filter material and just rinse it off every month? I thought you change the filter every month. Thanks for your a...	adoptbettafishes	4	28-Jan-2005 05:16
Chlorine and Chloromine, Melbourne Australia Hi everyone! Its been at least 2 years since I have posted here, had to sign up again for some reason. Anyway I'm living in Templestowe, one of th...	devilfish	3	28-Jan-2005 04:44
baking soda, what does it do? I have heard of people adding baking soda to a tank, why, what does it do? just woundering?...	oz196	9	27-Jan-2005 19:12
is real spring water safe? I was wondering if real spring water would be safe in tanks? I don't mean the glorified tap water that comes in jugs from the grocery store but the st...	Doedogg	3	25-Jan-2005 20:00
bacterial bloom What is the best way to correct a bacterial bloom or a biological bloom?...	kidsmom	13	25-Jan-2005 04:37
confused about CO2, pH, KH Hi, I am currently quite confused about the relationship between CO2, pH, and KH. I have an alkalinity test kit where you perform a titration. The be...	misty666660	5	25-Jan-2005 04:26
need an answer in 5 mins.....HELP!!!! Pages: 1, 2 I have a water conditioner that could be installed right now. Is this a no no for fish?? Remember, water conditioner not softner!!!! Soft water wou...	entkitty	33	24-Jan-2005 04:05
Yet ANOTHER Nitrogen Cycle Post ... !!! Warning - before you go on, this is a BIG post. If you haven't the time to sit and stare at it, print it off. I was leafing through...	Calilasseia	8	23-Jan-2005 11:18
ewww what is this stuff? Yesterday I noticed "slime" on a piece of driftwood in my 55g. The best way to describe it is just that... clumps of slime. It looks like the slime th...	gartenzwerfe	3	23-Jan-2005 00:25
It's getting greener! help? hey, recent;ly i added a live plant to a 10G tank thats the home of 3 platies. now, i noticed 2 days ago that i was getting a little algae, the wa...	stuquarium	2	22-Jan-2005 20:41
nitrates and nitrite too high My nitrate and nitrite readings are really high, they are not even on the comparison chart the my LFS had. What can I do? I did a water change, adde...	kidsmom	7	21-Jan-2005 13:49
Best filter for plants? I am gonna be planting a 10 gallon gallon and was wondering which aquaclear filter would you recomend to use in a planted 10 gallon tank so i can over...	Azrael_Darkness	8	21-Jan-2005 03:48
Purchasing Good Water Test Kit For almost two years, I've been using the Wardley Professional Master Test Lab (tests medium and high PH, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates). I'm running o...	todash19	7	20-Jan-2005 03:58
Nitrates Hi I have a 21 gallon freshwater planted tank. It has been up and running for almost a year and I have a problem.....! I appear to have high nit...	The Fish Lady	8	18-Jan-2005 22:30
Boosting kH? I tested my tank water this weekend and came up with the following results: - pH: 7.5 - 8 - kH: 3 - gH: 7 - 8 I know a kH that low can be dangerous,...	tinfoil	3	18-Jan-2005 19:31
pH in tap is 7.4.... pH in my tank (w/o fish) is 8.2? I just moved and set up my tank again. My fish are else ware for now. My question is, why would my pH be so high i...	entkitty	8	18-Jan-2005 18:24
PH & GH Way too high HELP!!! Please Hi everyone I have not long ago moved house and the water is really different here in my new home. Anyway after cycling my tank after the big move I...	AUSSIEGRRL	8	18-Jan-2005 04:14
alkalinity how can i lower my alkalinity? I can not get my pH to change, and I think my alkalinity is the problem....	fatkid	8	17-Jan-2005 15:11
Algae I have noticed a big change in my tank and the algae is starting to build up quite a bit on my stones and gravel what measures can i take to prevent t...	brimcv	4	17-Jan-2005 14:35
Rain Water I was just wondering if it's considered safe for aquaruim fish to use pure rain water in a tank. What there be any advantages or disadvantages in doin...	Cichlid Keeper	7	17-Jan-2005 13:09
Phosphate questions. Hello all. A few weeks ago, i noticed that i was starting to have some brown algae problems. As time went on, the algae started to attatch to the plan...	clownloachfan	6	17-Jan-2005 02:33
Any Nutrafin nitrate test users here please? First, my tank is a 20 gal. I have a couple questions about step #4... and a couple more after that . After waiting 5 minutes for initial color to...	Fish On The Brains	19	16-Jan-2005 16:53
cloudy water hi i have a 3ft nursery tank. with aa heap of krib fry (3-4cm) the water has a white cloudy appearence. i have tried large water changes but to no p...	matt&his_cichlids	14	16-Jan-2005 11:09
holding on to good bacteria will this work? I have a 20g tank that had too much gravel in it. So I put the gravel in a platic bin with water that comes from wtaer changes. I want to hold on it i...	brtaylor2000	3	15-Jan-2005 19:57
ph ????` My ph is too low and i was wondering what I could do to get it up, thanks...	fishterror	6	15-Jan-2005 14:22
Sump Tanks I read an interesting article earlier today on the benefits to the overall quality of the water in your tank you can recieve by adding a sump on to yo...	Cichlid Keeper	1	14-Jan-2005 07:08
Easiest way to lower ph I need something to lower the ph of my girlfriends water. She has a well and the ph is 8.9 Ideas please...	wuddio	9	13-Jan-2005 18:51
Algae Growth? My new 20 gal. has been up and running since Dec 28, 2004. Today as I was looking into my aquarium, I noticed what looked like to be dried water spo...	Fish On The Brains	3	13-Jan-2005 08:48
test kit expiration dates? Don't know if this belongs in this forum, but since it is related to water quality, I'll post here: I know test strips for ammonia, etc., tend to get...	LMuha	3	13-Jan-2005 02:07
dead fish Pages: 1, 2 woke up this morning to find all but my crab DEAD.took water to lfs and they told me the tank was almost done cycling?true? well,nitraits and nitrites...	dolphinfan	33	12-Jan-2005 23:46
cats drinking tanks water one month ago i brought a kitten and he loves lapping the tank water , my other two cats are not interested at all. i do not encourage my kitten to dr...	possum	17	12-Jan-2005 20:09
raising pH I'd like to raise the pH in my Endler's tank a bit...is there any way to safely do this without using chemicals?...	Theresa_M	2	12-Jan-2005 17:39
getting the water right when i set up my 27 gallon all i did to the water was let it run through my filter for a day or two then i added some plants and some plant fertilizer...	amico	2	11-Jan-2005 18:36
Carbon and BioSpira Should I remove the carbon insert in my filter (a Whisper 20 HOB on a 20 gal tank) before adding BioSpira to cycle a new tank? The instructions on th...	KathyB91	1	10-Jan-2005 20:55
high PH but fish are eating like pigs :) My PH is approching 8.8 (limit of the test chart), last week I swear it was at about 7.8 (city water is at 7.4) I'm getting worried, but the fish are...	braytag	7	10-Jan-2005 06:39
Can I start adding fish? This tank is really perplexing me. It is our 60 gallon tank, newly converted to freshwater. Trying the whole fishless cycle thing. Here's the breakdow...	superlion	6	06-Jan-2005 18:52
cycling a 125g in about 2 weeks im going to start cycling my 125g. since i already have some giant danios im going to use them to cycle it how many should i use to c...	greenmonkey51	3	06-Jan-2005 12:46
Low PH I'd like some advice about my ph level. I have town water with a very low ph: ph < 6.0 (my test kit doesn't go below 6.0). Kh < 1. Gh = 3....	todash19	17	06-Jan-2005 04:34
Ph Pain Okies. I don't usually post so I'm a little nervous. Please don't yell at me if I ask something stupid. My Ph is stubbornly not moving below 7.8....	azmentl	5	01-Jan-2005 03:56
Red other ammo threads need answers Hello. Ive read all the ammo threads and still have no answers to my question. I have a 55 with probs. 4 angels(9"total),Royal plec(5" ,L-264 plec(2"...	stallion81	10	31-Dec-2004 03:21
green tufa rock? ok i have a 55 gal fw tank and my fish had the ick,and i treated them like the meds say to do,now my tufa rocks are turning light green?its been three...	dolphinfan	2	30-Dec-2004 22:53
hard vs soft water? I was just wondering what was considered hard or soft water. Is this the Gh in the test kits? I've read that some fish prefer soft over hard water o...	jenbabe256	3	29-Dec-2004 22:47
city water?? Hello all!!! We are thinking about moving back into the city! and its been forever since i have lived inside the city and i have a question. SInce, it...	zebra	8	27-Dec-2004 14:02
Changing water hardness Yeah. My water is fickle. It comes out of my tap with a pH under 6, and very soft. Suddenly, it's gotten a pH of 7.6 and hard, which my cichlids,I'm s...	smantzer	2	24-Dec-2004 10:07
Canister Cure Cloudiness?? I currently have an HOB filter. Unfortunately I have sand substrate and the water is cloudy - i suspect from insufficient cleaning off of sand dust....	azmentl	3	23-Dec-2004 22:10

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