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Salt or no Salt...? I was told at one of the big pet stores, that salt is good for any freshwater aquarium. I was wonders after the initial setup; do I have to add salt o...	*Manny*	19	07-Oct-2004 23:46
Nitrite/nitrate question Can any one tell me if the small bottle of NO2 Nitrite in the Hagen kits(NUTRAFIN), is the same ingredients as the small bottle of NO3 Nitrate Hagen k...	TigerAngel	13	06-Oct-2004 08:49
Help-Nitrate Hey i know this question might be asked several times, but please help me out. I have a 360litre tank and 120litre tank and i was just wondering what...	friedrice	5	06-Oct-2004 05:06
Severe problem with water Well, Im going to be moving up to a larger tank soon, and I simply will have to switch from using straight RO water, to a tap/RO mix of some sort. H...	TexasBetta	7	03-Oct-2004 17:30
Bacteria, Water Changes, Filter Changes and Mini-Cycles Okay, I have ALOT of questions. I just did my first water change last nite on my 20gal tank (Took out 5 gals, added 5.5 (for evaporation)). It took 8...	CyndieL73	6	02-Oct-2004 04:33
What is the 'healthy' level for NitrAtes? Okay, my tank finally cycled (after 8 weeks!), with 3 platies and MANY frys. Now it has the 3 platies, and maybe 10 2 wk old frys, and 2 dwarf gouram...	CyndieL73	2	02-Oct-2004 01:30
automatic cycling when i set up my 55g tank. im going to put the filter and gravel in there from my 20g. could i just take all the fish from the 20g and put it in the 5...	greenmonkey51	7	01-Oct-2004 19:31
Lowering Hardness Hello all The water i am going to be using in my tank is hard and therefore I need to lower it quite a lot. I have been advised to use peat in the...	sawilson	6	30-Sep-2004 06:49
Marble The 100 gal that I bought earlier this summer came with some white marble chips. I was thinking of possibly using them if they won't change the pH....	Doedogg	3	29-Sep-2004 12:42
White slime growing on suction cups Well, what is it? After 2-3 days it thorughly covers the suction cups, and is easily wiped off. After a couple more days, I can see the stuff starting...	TexasBetta	1	28-Sep-2004 14:39
I want nitrates!!!! I'd love some peoples thoughts on this.....I have a reasonably heavily planted tank (32g) with a fairly high phosphate level and lots of different alg...	james747	9	28-Sep-2004 13:06
Well water problem I recently got my water tested and the pH was 6.2 in my 90 gallon tank. The reason being was because I have well water and the pH of it is 6.0 (maybe...	fishnewbie	7	25-Sep-2004 22:48
High levels of nitrate Apparently i have high high levels of nitrate according to a water test even though mine says it only 0.10 what ever. Could someone tell me how often...	nitro	8	25-Sep-2004 18:43
question about pH: difference between tap and tank i only bring this up because i plan on starting up a new tank with fish that prefer a lower pH than what I THOUGHT was coming out of my tap. The water...	NowherMan6	3	10-Sep-2004 22:40
Why is my water cloudy? Ok Me and my wife started a 29 gal. hexagon community tank at the end of June. After getting off to a poor start (too many fish too soon) we "re-start...	Nick	13	10-Sep-2004 15:45
0.2 nitrites no ammonia just got finish doing a test. ph 7.4 amomonia 0 nitrite 0.2 nitrates.... i dont know temp 79f I was reading and it said 0.2 and above is high are my f...	brtaylor2000	3	10-Sep-2004 11:27
New tank... To Cycle or not to Cycle..? Hello, I have a new 90G tank. Its been running for about a week now. It contains about 17 different fished 4 plants. I test the water daily for Ammon...	*Manny*	6	10-Sep-2004 01:53
largest water change possible?? I have a 10g that seems to be very dirty, i.e. there's a lot of plant & fish waste. I currently do weekly water changes of about 20%, however, I can'...	johnsmith	8	09-Sep-2004 22:52
co2 levels What factors affect the amount of co2 in a tank w/o purposely adding it? The reason I'm asking is b/c I'm wondering how many plants I can put in a 10...	johnsmith	2	09-Sep-2004 18:03
Air pump affecting PH????? Hello all. I have been having problems lowering my PH in my 4 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot tank. I have tried using Peat with no avail, then I used 'prop...	frostjam	6	09-Sep-2004 15:20
Bioload research where can i find more info on bioload? did anyone tried to figure out what's the load of every species? what about fish mass? i have an idea how to c...	fry	7	09-Sep-2004 06:11
Terrible water quality - advice greatly appreaciated I have had a 55g freshwater tank for one year with: 1 Oscar, 2 Bluegills (Sunfishes) & their 3-month old Baby Bluegill, a Catfish and a Pleco algae-ea...	HeineKatt	16	09-Sep-2004 05:38
ammonia etc are any of the chemicals out their really work on reducing ammonia nitrate and nitrie? if so what is you recamendation?...	bratyboy2	2	09-Sep-2004 01:08
Using cycle..... I just started cycling my Tank yesterday. I have 3 danios water levels are fine. I am using a bio filter and an airstone wand. I have currently in the...	brtaylor2000	12	09-Sep-2004 00:22
Bacterial Additives/supplements/starters/whatever - what works for you? Pages: 1, 2 I know some people that love N.I.C., and I've heard others talk about different additives ( bacterial starters, supplements, whatever) that have worke...	jake	24	08-Sep-2004 18:03
Penguin Biowheel 170.... I absolutely love this filter for my 29g tank. Unfortinatly, I have went through 3 of them in 9 months and I don't want to keep shelling out $30-35 ju...	DMDyne	15	08-Sep-2004 17:56
cloudy water????? I have a 55 gal discus tank and over the past two days the water has become really! cloudy. I can hardley see my fish! 3 discus 4 in. 2 german blue ra...	mimo	12	08-Sep-2004 01:29
starting to cycle? I'm a newbie who started a tank about 2 weeks ago. I have 4 tiger barbs in right now (I know, I know. I'm working up to 6). Decided to have my wate...	apologeticus	6	06-Sep-2004 22:32
What's going on? now it's official: 5 weeks, no changes, no additives, completely sterilized tank before start, and no byproducts in the water. ammonia=0 nitrite=0 nit...	fry	7	06-Sep-2004 16:21
3 months of no maintenance That's the case with all of my tanks and my pond. It's been 3 months with nothing done for them. They are all low on water. The reason for it is th...	Tribe	3	06-Sep-2004 15:37
Filters! Ahhhhhhhhh! I am planning a 125g cichlid tank, not sure exactly what species but they will probably be large and messy. I have decided to go with something like...	Desdinova	7	05-Sep-2004 03:55
How to treat Foamy Water? I am starting to get foamy water when water surfaces from the filter. The bubbles floats to the edge of the tank and collects up. I was wondering...	Manix	9	04-Sep-2004 17:56
Best method for cycling a new tank? When setting up a new tank, say 55g and above, what is the method you prefer for cycling the tank? [option1]Use hardy fish, seed with bacteria from an...	Desdinova	10	04-Sep-2004 17:49
9hr power outage strange effects Came home 2 nights ago and the tank was in darkness (lights on a timer) which should not have been. Realized a fuse had blown and caused a power outa...	bensaf	3	04-Sep-2004 17:15
Removing nitrate I heard someone say at our LFS that Poly____ something or another removes nitrate and other stuff from the water very effectively and he said that the...	nitro	4	04-Sep-2004 10:49
ammonia in tap water... My tap water has about 1.0 ammonia in it, is this bad to be doing water changes with? Like will it affect my tank/fish? The LFS guy said i should buy...	ontariobetta	10	03-Sep-2004 16:46
cloudy water? can i use clear water to clear my water is it safe will it like clear white films and everything...	tetrafan31313	1	02-Sep-2004 23:01
Is it true.... Is it true that if you dont clean your filters out very often you can get a nitrate build up in your tank? [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-...	nitro	3	02-Sep-2004 17:04
New tank won't cycle . Advice needed Pages: 1, 2 Hi all A month ago i bought my first aquarium (100x30x34 in cm) which is around 25 Galons . At the time i knew nothing about the nitrogen cycle so i f...	Alucard	20	01-Sep-2004 14:26
Snail shells and water paramaters I have snails in my planted 10 gallon tank so i remove them regularly and stick them into my 20 gallon community tank where one of my yoyo's makes qui...	steve711	3	01-Sep-2004 08:29
Cycling and the effects of CO2 i have two questions: 1. my water condition is good. too good, in fact. NO2 and NO3 are at complete zero, although the tank is set for about a month (...	fry	6	31-Aug-2004 01:02
Very Large Water Changes Okay, so we decided to move this elsewhere! Question up for debate: when is there a need for very large (70% or more) water changes in a cycled tank...	littlemousling	7	30-Aug-2004 19:08
Help!! is cycling useless?? I dont know but i read this article, pretty much shocked me! Read of it yourself and tell me what you think cause im just shocked after i read that th...	friedrice	14	30-Aug-2004 16:55
My Fish are dying.......please help!!!!!!!!! Has the tank only been running with fish in it for a short period of time? You are cycling the tank - unfortunetly, you're cycling it with a lot of...	FishProfiles.com	10	30-Aug-2004 04:35
Aqua Pharm Master Test Kits Pages: 1, 2 How many tests, roughly, can you get out of Aquarium Pharmaceutical's Freshwater Master Test kit? I plan to fishless cycle a 75USg. Can I expect it...	Desdinova	24	30-Aug-2004 02:28
There's something wrong with my Ammonia Test kit... I have the Nutrafin mini master test kit, and it doesn't expire until 03/31/2006. It used to work just fine, when I tested my water, if there was a...	guppylove1985	5	28-Aug-2004 23:37
starting fishless cycle: tap water test results Pages: 1, 2 I finally got my new 60gal, and am starting my fishless cycle (by starting, I mean there is water in the tank, and I'm telling you guys what the readi...	Beefshank	22	28-Aug-2004 13:51
New Tank Ammonia Levels Okay, I bought my 20 gallon tank 7/31, got it all set up with everything, tested it daily as required, (Test readings were all in the normal range, ac...	CyndieL73	13	27-Aug-2004 14:01
how do i lower the salinityand test the pH i need to knwo real specifically how to lower or raise the pH. how to test it. how to rasie or lower the salinity. i need to know asap. thanks so mu...	mrjackson	5	27-Aug-2004 06:30
Not using Carbon? I was posting on another thread about plant fert. w/ Carbon filter media. At any rate, it was brought up, and I wanted to ask opinions here. Is it o...	AngelZoo	6	27-Aug-2004 05:26

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