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New tank -Cloudy water..HELP I just started my new 50 gal tank about 1 week ago today. About 3 days ago my tank went totally cloudy. I have no fish in the tank yet. I added ph...	rbreak7	6	09-Nov-2004 01:26
PHOSPHATE..... wat the whats the deal with phosphates?? wat are they, are they harmful, and why would it cause a weird brown algae on my plants? babel told me bout it and i...	fan fan	1	08-Nov-2004 18:05
help!!! Will have to dump all my fish and start over? Hello, I am not sure if I am in the right form or not. I currently live in Los Angeles, where my GH is 7. I am moving to Las Vegas where without a...	entkitty	7	07-Nov-2004 06:26
High Ph, hard water Im posting this message for someone else on another forum I go to. I dont know the answer but I knew for certain that you guys over here on fishprofil...	Pippin	3	07-Nov-2004 01:51
High Ammonia First of all I have never cycled a tank.I have always bought a tank and let it run for a few days,threw fish in and never had problems.2 1/2 weeks ago...	Guppy_man	8	06-Nov-2004 23:25
random ammonia spike?? I have a 29 gallon that is fully cycled and pretty well stocked. i have 6 cardinal tetras, 6 harlequin rasboras, 6 corydoras trilineatus, and 2 male...	devon7	3	06-Nov-2004 21:01
Is my water cloudy or are there tannins?? Ok, my water is STILL cloudy. At least i thought. When i look at my tank, it doesnt look couldy, but when i look through the long side, it is cloudy...	victimizati0n	12	06-Nov-2004 14:26
Using peat to lower pH Right now, my pH out of the tap is about 8.2. The trouble is, I'm keeping fish almost entirely from South America, and they prefer acidic water. I've...	sirbooks	11	05-Nov-2004 02:24
what would happen to a biowheel which stopped turning? my biowheel instructions say not to let it stop spinning, but i was wondering why that is? it seems like the wheel will still be wet and covered with...	moondog	13	04-Nov-2004 02:13
Filtration Lateral Thinking ... While browsing through some magazine back numbers over breakfast this morning, an idea occurred to me. On page 13 of the June 2004 edition of Toda...	Calilasseia	4	03-Nov-2004 20:45
should I have removed the airstone? We had one of those airstones that go the entire length of the tank, a 55gl. Anyway, I have AC filters and the bubbles going up into the filters was...	bmcelfresh	5	03-Nov-2004 17:17
Question about chlorine Yes, chlorine is bad, chlorine is the devil-- but when I change water, it's quite annoying to have to fill a bucket with tap, disinfect, and then pour...	smantzer	4	03-Nov-2004 02:33
can i guess what's my CO2 level? CO2 should lower pH, unless my water is Kh high, right? so if i know "regular" pH, and Kh, can i calculate what's the maximum of CO2 i could have with...	fry	4	02-Nov-2004 22:49
Protein on top of the water Just wondering how do i get rid of the "oily" film on the surface of the tank. I know that water agitation gets rid of it, but is there any other meth...	friedrice	3	02-Nov-2004 22:40
green water won't go away !?! I have a 72 gallon bowfront tank that recently has been having problems with green water, I'm assuming from algae blooms. I only have a few fish, 3 o...	TrpngBile	5	01-Nov-2004 18:14
BIOZYME has anyone ever used this???? I have some because my water is cloudy, because 2 LFS's around me had NO cycle. will this stuff work just like cycle??...	victimizati0n	1	01-Nov-2004 00:32
lots and lots of algea.... Ok....so my tank was geting all green inside of it....rocks turning green..guessing a lot of algea? but anyways, i have a algea eater..plus i added so...	SuicidelAngel1	10	30-Oct-2004 23:55
ppm to mg/L i know it's an old question, but the search is dead, and i want to have a straight answer once and for all. what are the conversion rates for the var...	fry	12	30-Oct-2004 22:11
Just bought a new filter Hi just bought an internal aqua one sponge filter and I was wondering how long it would take to build a bacteria colony in it if I put in a tank that...	Troy_Mclure	1	30-Oct-2004 12:24
This is really grotesque! In my 29 gallon tank there is these tiny little worms! It's so gross! I'm trying not to panic! You can hardly see them, and I would have to call them...	blondie	9	29-Oct-2004 01:53
KH My KH is two. My PH is fluctuating. How han I bring up my KH to stabilize the ph? Oh, the GH is also two....	spyder	10	28-Oct-2004 07:41
"Eutrophication"...WHAT!!!??...Part 3 Those who are really interested in measuring the quality of their tank water should invest in a nitrate test... Excessive nitrates, call them "waste"...	garyroland	6	27-Oct-2004 17:24
"Eutrophication"...WHAT!!!???...Part 2 Remember the old saying??... Use the word three times in a sentence and it's yours. Maybe. "Nitrogen is an element needed by all living plants and...	garyroland	2	27-Oct-2004 09:43
Water Changes Post Meds How soon after dosing the last lot of whitespot treatment can I do water changes? Last dose was on Sunday lunchtime (cysts dropped off Saturday night/...	SuperMummy!	2	26-Oct-2004 12:04
Nitrate test kits I am having a real problem getting an accurate result with my current Nitrate test kit. I have the aquarium pharmeucticals Nitrate test kit, and for a...	Nick	13	25-Oct-2004 14:04
pH question Does it matter when doing water changes, if the pH from the tap is different from the pH in the tank? My tanks pH is starting to drop and my pH from t...	ericm	3	25-Oct-2004 12:17
Cloudy water Allright, the water in my fishtank is VERY cloudy. It started about a week ago, and I did a Waterchange, but it didnt really help. My tank has been...	victimizati0n	7	24-Oct-2004 13:20
changing gravel i want to change the gravel in my 20g to the same as in my 75g could i take about 20lbs of gravel from my 75g,put it in the 20g. replace the gravel in...	greenmonkey51	1	24-Oct-2004 07:38
Water changes, aged water, KH/GH I did some searches, but I would like some input from you guys. I have always used water straight from the tap for my water changes, the smaller tank...	crickit99	13	23-Oct-2004 21:01
NTS...A Newby Disaster...Part 4 I'm over my Part quota... But, when it comes to bacterium, there's more to say. If we were dealing with only one strain, it would be easy. Unfortuna...	garyroland	2	22-Oct-2004 04:20
The "Newbies" are dropping like flies... Pages: 1, 2 It's come to my attention that slightly more than 30% of new fish hobbyists drop out in the first year of keeping tropicals... That's an awful statis...	garyroland	27	21-Oct-2004 20:38
question regarding cycling i'm fully aware of how the cycle works but i've always wondered what would happen if i take a filter with a full colony of benefitial bacteria and use...	betahex	4	21-Oct-2004 20:23
NTS...A Newby Disaster...Part 3 "Frustration" is the best desc ription I could come up with... A new hobbyist looks forward to enjoying his/her trops without the deadly results of fi...	garyroland	1	21-Oct-2004 16:52
Carbon Use - Could anybody tell me how long to run a bag of carbon in the filter to clear out meds? 12 or 24 hours? x...	SuperMummy!	5	21-Oct-2004 12:17
water params gone craaaazy! Well I am getting ready to transition my 10usg tank for a pair of rams + some otos. I have been moving the fish out of it into a bigger tank, and the...	devon7	5	21-Oct-2004 01:45
ph problems my tannk wont hold a stable ph. my tank stats are as follows- 4ft x 20 inches x 14 inches, roughly holds 200 litres (55 gal) running a aqua one cani...	fan fan	4	20-Oct-2004 17:23
NTS...A Newby Disaster...Part 2 Where would we be without bacteria??... Probably a lot healthier if we could eradicate the bad guys. But in a lot of trouble if all bacterium on ear...	garyroland	1	20-Oct-2004 15:45
NTS...A Newby Disaster...Part 1 "WARNING"...This tank may produce NTS!!" I wonder how many new/potential hobbyists would venture any further if this warning was posted on every aqua...	garyroland	0	19-Oct-2004 02:44
cloudy water Hi I have a 50g and i have been trying to get the cloudy water to go away.I do a 25% water change once a week and it just won't go away.The water look...	rubyred	11	19-Oct-2004 02:00
won't cycle i set up a 30usg tank and put a 6 inch pleco in from his 10 usg tank.(not my fish, i know he gets big) and i waited almost two weeks and i have no amo...	chris1017	8	18-Oct-2004 19:32
Ebay salt Has anyone ever bought aquarium salt from Ebay? theres a 500g bag of non iodized salt on ebay at the moment. It looks pretty cheap....	Troy_Mclure	2	18-Oct-2004 06:26
"Eutrophication".....WHAT!!!???...Part 1 It's been awhile since I've written anything in Water Quality... I figured while I still can move my fingers, I'd better get something in this Forum...	garyroland	4	15-Oct-2004 09:33
???pH fluctuations???WHY??? Why is my water so alkaline? I live in Melbourne Australia and have a tap water of about 6.8 pH. I add it to my tank, sometimes even adding some 'pH d...	simpkia	12	12-Oct-2004 17:21
a little bit irritated My fish having been living with a friend of mine who also keeps his own fish, cos I've moved into uni accomodation and can't keep them here. So I went...	tiny_clanger	5	11-Oct-2004 22:34
Cycling with a prawn I've just set up a 10gal tank, and am cycling it using 1 prawn (Asda'a own quality!). Any idea how long I should expect it to take? Deb...	skinny (ish)	12	11-Oct-2004 13:40
Low pH My pH is around 6.2 Too acidic...Needs to be raised to at least neutral...how should I go about doing this? And why is it so low in the first place...	terranova	11	11-Oct-2004 11:03
phosphate level I recently tested the water in my 55g community tank and everything (ammonia, nitrates, nitrites and pH) checked out just fine... except the phosphate...	gartenzwerfe	10	09-Oct-2004 22:53
pH question for sydneysiders hi, i live in castle hill and hv noticed that the water comming out of the tap is getting quite high (8- 8.5). i know alot of people say not to fiddl...	sumthin_fishy	10	08-Oct-2004 09:57
Moving fish from pH 7.0 to 8.0? Hi all, I'm in the process of moving house and thought I'd set up a transition tank in the new house so that I've got some place to put some fish betw...	TetraHedral	8	08-Oct-2004 04:26
Raising Kh My kh is @ 2 degrees....I'm running co2 for the plants but I'm a bit concerned about the MTS that I have in the tank....their shells seem to be damage...	Babelfish	6	08-Oct-2004 01:48

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