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I Quit I quit obsessing over my tank and the water and the testing blah blah. I just let it run on its own, I do a small water change here and there but I n...	zookeper	6	07-Jan-2008 07:06
GH and KH Ok so I just ran the battery of tests and found that my gh and KH are out of wack. Anybody got any ideas on who to adjust the KH up and the GH down a...	FishKeeperJim	2	06-Jan-2008 16:26
Nitrate Spike,Way Up,Why Does This Happen hey all,i went to do my fornightly water testing on my tanks,and only in 2 tanks,my nitrates are way up this happened once b4 but it was ages ago...	HOKESE	7	23-Dec-2007 13:33
Brown Algae On Glass And Plants i have a 60g. tank with 6 african clawed frogs. i do water and filter changes every 10-14 days. this brownish algae builds up on th glass and plastic...	golopus	6	17-Dec-2007 09:33
Marine Iodine in FW conditions Hi all! I was looking into getting up and running a nano shrimp tank, about less than 5 gallons. I was going to have some cherry or some other shrimp...	GobyFan2007	4	15-Dec-2007 09:01
Green Water hi i was wondering if any1 can help me or give me some advice on my green water???? its not algae its just green water i think it might be where its...	ashley1984	2	15-Dec-2007 04:11
Gh concerns Ok, I've recently started shaping up my tank after a year of neglect. Tested my gh/kh tonight and concerned with the gh level as I have SA cichlids (...	DaMossMan	7	14-Dec-2007 08:04
Green Water hey can any1 help me im really bothered bout the colour of my water it is a little bit on the green side????? iv added a bit of green water control an...	ashley1984	3	13-Dec-2007 02:56
Green Slime Algae Well, I'm puzzled. I have always thought that the green (blue-green) slime algae was a symptom of poor water quality. Mine was, until two days a...	Twilight	8	06-Dec-2007 02:51
Biowheel? Does anyone have any information of experience with this product? is it worthwile?...	jjflex	12	05-Dec-2007 22:41
Water Advice Please hi, I have to prepare my water,with peat before adding to tank & it takes a couple of days to be ready.I have water in a 5 gallon container,with a fl...	Tracy10	10	04-Dec-2007 22:07
Cloudy Water - Please Help!! Just arrived home from a very hard days at work and may water has gone cloudy and I dont know why? Why is this and how do I fix the problem. I have...	Leighton	4	01-Dec-2007 08:55
Ammonia in tap Well I finally went and got a new test kit and tested my water out of my tap. And got what I expected...I have ammonia in my tap water. I tested twice...	tigermom	7	28-Nov-2007 09:20
What makes Clear Water Clear? Hi all! After the initial cycle period, the tanks water is usually clear. I have had barely any luck in keeping the water clear in my 20 gallon. I wa...	GobyFan2007	5	26-Nov-2007 05:49
Fuzz Puffs and Bacteria Supplements Hi all! As some of you may know, i have a cycle going on in my tank, and it is coming to an end, soon. I have been adding Cycle to my tank every day...	GobyFan2007	5	23-Nov-2007 06:45
Need Help!!!!!!!!!! Befor I Move!!!!!! Please!!!! Ok, I have a 29 gallon tank that’s got a BBA problem in it, and I want to take it down and re-do it. I was wondering if there was a way to reuse the w...	oldpro	6	19-Nov-2007 01:29
PH raising and Help with Corydoras Hello Eveybody, I haven't posted in a long time here however I'm checking this great forum in frequent basis. I'm opening this post because I want to...	hcelizondo	19	16-Nov-2007 18:28
Clouds and Fog Hello There, Someday's when I do water changes the water that comes out of the tap is very very cloudy. I don't get this water every time I do water...	tigermom	5	12-Nov-2007 19:12
Need to increase pH? Pages: 1, 2 I have a 72G tank that I am prepping for African Cichlids. I added some rock formations to the tank 2 days ago, and checked the pH - came back betwee...	Hari Seldon	22	05-Nov-2007 19:24
Green Water What are some possible causes for water to turn a thick green color? I've seen it happen before and was always curious to why it happens...	JYJason	3	30-Oct-2007 16:10
Strange water goings on Okay I got a softwater system added to my new house. I also got an under the sink RO unit also. However I have had some strange readings. My soft...	fishmonster	5	19-Oct-2007 07:57
GH and KH Okay I didn't start testing for these until about a month ago. And my results are not looking good. One tank hasd 18 GH another has 22 while KH is I...	FishKeeperJim	2	11-Oct-2007 02:42
Bad test results - Please help! Hi there, I have had my tank running for about 2-3 weeks now and my current readings are PH 7.6 Ammonia 0.50 Nitrite 0.25 Nitrate 0 They have been...	Leighton	4	01-Oct-2007 03:33
75% of Warragamba Dam covered in BGA http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Algae-covering-most-of-Warragamba-Dam/2007/09/27/1190486462486.html [link]http://www.abc.net.au/news...	Callatya	1	28-Sep-2007 08:27
Brown Algea Problem Is there anything I can use to kill off the brown algea in my tank? I have assorted African Ciclids and a Fresh water lobster. The ciclids keep eati...	VinnieV	3	21-Sep-2007 00:48
Seachem Stability Has anyone used this product for 'emergency' cycling on a fully stocked (not overstocked) tank? How effective is it or should I be expecting it to i...	Callatya	4	20-Sep-2007 03:23
"pea soup" water going greener with UV? After wrestling with a borrowed in-line steriliser for 3 hours trying to get it connected (oh for the day I can afford the user-friendly stuff), the l...	Callatya	12	19-Sep-2007 15:17
Cloudy Tank I have now had my tank running for over 24 hours and I have noticed today that my tanks water is cloudy. What does this mean and does it go away on it...	Leighton	5	19-Sep-2007 12:14
Ammo-chips effective? Hi Has anyone had any experience with this product and can attest to its effectiveness? Does it really remove ammonia to the extent that my fish wil...	Mitchee	8	14-Sep-2007 23:34
Nitrate and Nitrite problem HI all. Ive had my 29 gal tank runing for almost 2 months now, and i can still detect Nitrates and nitrites in very high levels, but no ammonia. Th...	aspire	14	08-Sep-2007 02:01
Cloudy Water... I have my 20 Gallon H tank at college now. There is plants and fish in there. Unfortunately now the water has gone cloudy with a greenish tinge to it....	General Hague	12	06-Sep-2007 18:35
How Do I know how much peat to use Hello all Here are my readings currently and from the tap. Tank Water Ammonia .1ppm Nitrates 10ppm Phospates 0.5 - 1 ppm (was unsure of exact color...	fishmonster	10	26-Aug-2007 00:53
What's making my Ph drop Tap water parameters: Ph = 7.0-7.2 KH = low (2 degrees I believe) GH = high The parameters in my fish only tank with driftwood seem to be the same ex...	DragonFish	13	24-Aug-2007 22:18
PH & Hardness question I have lived in our new home for just over a year now, the PH has always been well over 7, and the hardness is also off the chart. About a month ago...	jewles	3	24-Aug-2007 09:16
PH question No.# 2 thank to a previous post and the gracious feedback of so many members i thought i would try for the first time simply post my local water sources repo...	kantankerousmind	7	23-Aug-2007 18:32
Still present nitrites? I tested my water in my two tanks and find it odd that my 20 gallon that has been running for almost a year still has nitrites present. I tested the w...	tigermom	3	23-Aug-2007 00:28
Tanin Stain! ok i did pre soak my driftwood.for about 2 days.which i don't think is long enough because the tanin still stained it lol.it's like a green t...	Maddeningdream	12	21-Aug-2007 21:48
Starting Over as most of you know... i recently had a big explosion of fishy sadness, including the deaths fo all my fish... So i dumped all the tank water, ga...	eat_ham222	11	13-Aug-2007 06:13
Water quality in Brisbane - Experiences? Hi All, As most Australian members know - we're smack bang in the middle of a pretty serious water crisis. Brisbane dam levels are currently sitting...	Hayley	2	09-Aug-2007 03:48
Water Hardness??? OK everyone here's my situation. I went to do my weekly water change this morning, and as always I tested the water hardness out of the faucet before...	Lil Fishee	3	27-Jul-2007 08:28
Nitrite Spike It's been a while since I last set up my 10 gallon tank. I got my 20 gallon tank about 3 or days ago. To help speed up the biological process, I put f...	General Hague	11	27-Jul-2007 00:53
Little white worms and dirt particles?? I recently set up a tank and its been almost a week and I noticed these little white worms on the walls. They all very in length. I did some research...	tigermom	2	24-Jul-2007 10:50
Cycling question Hello all! I am still cycling my 20g parameters: http://www.fishprofiles.com/logbooks/tanks.aspx I am curious as to when I might see...	ScottF	4	18-Jul-2007 02:28
Tap water quality in Aus I have a list here of water Parameters though the states of Australia. At present, due to drought additives are being added to make the water safer to...	Lindy	7	17-Jul-2007 02:06
Hardness and pH Levels How often should one check the hardness and pH levels in a tropical freshwater tank?...	patman	2	07-Jul-2007 07:15
Green Water Im stunned I had this tank for the longest never had any problems. Last week I did my monthly water change and all of sudden the water turned white. I...	brtaylor2000	16	02-Jul-2007 20:05
Recent Water Quality In Sydney I've had a few people say recently that they have been losing a lot of fish after water changes in the past few weeks. One shop even said they lost 5...	lifeofcrimeguy	14	29-Jun-2007 05:46
Fluval Clearmax Does anybody have any experience of Fluval Clearmax? Any advise would be gratefuly received. The desc ription says that it traps phospate, nitrite and...	Tony Durant	3	29-Jun-2007 00:29
Ammonia in the tap water........ I got 3 Gourami's alittle more then a week ago so I go out and buy a master test kit test Ph was 7.6 Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrites 0 ppm and Nitrates 10 ppm...	antman08015	2	26-Jun-2007 02:47
Need Help With 20G Cycling hello all, i once again need the help of the great minds. I started my 20g a little over a week ago, i put five zebra danios and three black neons to...	$ilver dollar	7	24-Jun-2007 22:53

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