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Cloudy Water 3 days ago i did a gravel vac and the water became cloudy, i have been doing 20% water changes and it seems to be getting cloudier not clearer. the la...	sodaaddict84	10	17-Nov-2006 21:31
Cloudy water If Someone ever gets cjoudy water, i have heard of the chemical the is suppose to get rid of the cloudyness, andi have also heard it doesnt work. Does...	ku5626	2	13-Nov-2006 02:45
Kosher salt Is there any reason why fosher salt or natural sea salt cannot be used instead of aquarium salt??...	mike77ca	2	07-Nov-2006 04:46
Not Sure How to Interpret Tests I'm using a Red Sea Fresh Lab test kit. My tank is shared in my profile. I have what the pet store called a 46 gal bow-front tank, but according to...	rcjones52105	6	31-Oct-2006 03:53
Help with PH debate! Pages: 1, 2, 3 I have read so many posts & articles on water quality that I am thouroughly confused! I have a 55 gal. set up for about 2 mo. now. The fish I ha...	fish patty	51	27-Oct-2006 18:42
Big Question On saturday we bought new plants for our 55 gal tank in it lives 4 sword tails and 7 angles all so one algae eater. The water was fine all at 0. we va...	Edith	4	23-Oct-2006 22:32
Need Help With New Tank Pages: 1, 2 We have just set up our new 30 Gal tank added water yesterday no fish yet the ammonia is 25 everything Elsa is 0 P.H is 7.2 how do I lower the ammonia...	Edith	20	15-Oct-2006 12:54
I need to no plz help I have just checked my water everthing is at o p.h is 72 is it ok for the nitrates to be 0...	Edith	4	09-Oct-2006 14:00
55G hello all i have a 55g tank with 7 small about 2inch each african chiclids and i have developed ammonia i did a large water change went away for a day...	saceone	5	09-Oct-2006 00:30
URGENT crazy ph changes So I've had this problem recently with ph swings. There was nothing in the tank, but for some reason, after water had been in the tank, it would drop...	djtj	8	06-Oct-2006 20:55
Softer water - which do I buy? Hi All, Im trying to breed my Nanochromis Transvestitus, and I suspect they will need a ph drop to induce spawning. Im just wondering, what water shou...	So_Very_Sneaky	9	04-Oct-2006 20:54
Collecting roof water I was watching a small TV program on water polution and its bacteria. One of the experments was to collect roof water after it had been raining they...	keithgh	4	29-Sep-2006 01:04
Water There`s a brown film that covers the plants,rocks and gets on the glass. Im able to scrape the film off the glass but what can I do to get rid of it a...	Deep Drive	2	28-Sep-2006 11:15
Tank upgrade Hi, I will be upgrading from a 75g to 125g. The 75g is a bare bottom tank with two pieces of driftwood. I keep the inside glass clean so most of the b...	Video Poker	3	25-Sep-2006 17:19
How do i........... How do i reduce the Hardness & Alkaline of the water?. Thanks alot in advance....	jasonpisani	7	21-Sep-2006 22:46
Water from a dehumidifier: usable in aquarium? I have a 5.5gal planted (anubias and java fern) tank with 6 serpae tetras. The tap water where I live sucks. It is very hard (high dGH) and basic....	eogle	10	12-Sep-2006 05:37
Water Test Is In Hi I promised I would let you no what the water test came back as here go's (P.H-6.8) (AMMONIA-0) (NITRITE 0.25PPM) (NITRATE- 80 PPM) AND THEY TESTED...	Edith	14	11-Sep-2006 22:32
Sudden very cloudy water Yesterday, I performed a water change and added some PRIME water conditioner as well as FloraPride (plant food) for my plants. Today in the morning my...	Dholden007	8	08-Sep-2006 07:54
Very Ugly Water hey all i have a 20g in need of help i have 7neons 3blk neons i male guppie 2cory catfish and a male betta.Nearly a week ago the water has turned to a...	saceone	3	08-Sep-2006 02:52
Tank & Tap water Hello all, it has been awhile but I have a couple questions if anyone can help. I have 2 20g tanks one is a standard 20 and the other is a 20L. I do w...	Needeles	12	01-Sep-2006 20:17
Peat Filtration im setting up a 55gal south american tank, i want to make it as natural as possible. is peat filtration a good idea and if so how can i do it. i cant...	geminilyretail	5	25-Aug-2006 03:34
White/Orange crust? Salt maybe? Hello, I have only been keeping fish for a short time, but I have to know what this crust is that keeps developing on the outer limits of my tanks. I...	CT	5	25-Aug-2006 01:55
GH and KH The water where i live is very hard. From the tap it has a GH of 21ºdGH and a KH of 8ºdKH I understand you can lower KH by doing partial water chang...	kieran	7	18-Aug-2006 17:19
High Choliform count? Can this affect fish? Hi there, as some of you may know, recently (few weeks ago) I had a mysterious rash of deaths in my tanks, some cories, both my angelfish, and some o...	So_Very_Sneaky	7	18-Aug-2006 16:36
Oil Slick?????????? in my ten gal i have what looks like an oil slick. rainbow color ,thicker liquid with lots of bubbles in it. water readings normal. baby convict in th...	geminilyretail	5	10-Aug-2006 22:48
AmQuel messing up my test readings? My water parameters have been all over the place. Here are my readings: august 3rd pH: 7.6 ammonia: 0 ppm nitrite: .25 ppm nitrate: 5 ppm august 4th...	sophiecat22	4	10-Aug-2006 17:03
Black water expert? I've been noticing recently that when adding black water expert to my tank it does not seem to dissolve properly anymore, instead about 1/2 of it diss...	bonny	2	09-Aug-2006 21:55
Cycle Problem....maybe I set up a 55 about a month ago. I started it by adding some ammonia instead of a couple small fish. After 3 weeks, I still had no nitrite. I did a...	bagoegg	11	08-Aug-2006 16:18
Never mind... Sorry... I posted a message under getting started and didn't mean to double post. Daphnis...	daphnis	1	04-Aug-2006 02:09
Fishless cycling & Black Hair Algae Problem Hi people Well, I'm into week 5 of my fishless cycling and my water paramaters are: ammonia 2ppm nitrIte 4ppm nitrAte 70ppm I have now discovered t...	Mitchee	18	01-Aug-2006 08:50
Cycling ok I have a 50 gal pond I was thinking of adding WHite clouds or Zebra danios to. But I don't want to go through the trouble of cycling the pond when...	adoptbettafishes	5	29-Jul-2006 01:57
The best test kit brand?? I have a feeling that my KH test is no good. The brand I have is Aquarium Pharmaceuticals. I know they are a good brand. I am going to get another GH/...	GirlieGirl8519	6	23-Jul-2006 23:20
Nutrafin nitrate test If anyone has the nutrafin nitrate test instructions handy could they please put them on here. I have the full nutrafin test kit, but unfortunatly al...	bonny	2	23-Jul-2006 12:10
Carbon in Filter or Not? Hey everyone, I've been reading about carbon used in filters. Recently I got an Aquaclear 500 for my future to be discus tank. Is carbon a good idea...	JQW	16	10-Jul-2006 20:02
NirtAte test shows VERY high Hello, I have been using some simple tests strips to test my water quality. Today I went and bought the API Freshwater Master Test Kit and it is sayin...	Needeles	8	10-Jul-2006 02:25
Cycling question I've been doing a fishless cycle for just a few days now. I've been keeping my ammonia at 4ppm with no nitrites or nitrates. Tonight I tested my wat...	paige	2	03-Jul-2006 06:56
Green Water Hi all, Over the last 4 days my tank water has gone really green, normal weekly 25% water changes have been carried out, all nitrate levels etc. are n...	Little Budda	4	30-Jun-2006 01:45
What could be so different that could cause this? Ok this is an odd question and I'm not sure where it fits in on the boards but thought I'd put it here. I and my next door neighbor both have 29 gallo...	Kaschic	5	29-Jun-2006 07:10
Water changes? I have a 20 x 20 x 30-ish tall tank (47 galls). What amount of water should I be changing out each week? I have just started this tank up and have 5...	adr58	3	25-Jun-2006 05:19
New city, crazy water I just moved to a new town and our tap pH is around 8.2 and the alkalinity is a little low...about 3 dKH. I would like to raise the KH a bit and the...	paige	7	25-Jun-2006 02:09
Nitrate I know this is the most n00bish question you can ask but... How do you get rid of nitrate. I am getting my gravel siphon back from a friend today. Do...	Garofoli	5	22-Jun-2006 08:19
Cloudy Water My tank has been running for 3 years. It is a 20 gallon. My test kits ran out last week so I dont know the readings. After I cleaned it yesterday and...	kj fishy-finn	5	20-Jun-2006 21:45
Filterless Cycling Is it possible to cycle a tank w/o a filter? Can I just use a aerator? This weekend I am going to start cycling my summer tanks. The filter and lights...	Garofoli	3	17-Jun-2006 00:42
Chemistry behind nitrite/nitrate tests. Just for a school chem assessment. Wondering if anybody could help me out. What are the chemicals used in nitrite and nitrate test kits. how do the...	aussiebloke	1	16-Jun-2006 15:25
Digital Water Tester Are the Digital Water Parameter testers accurate? Are they the same as liquid tests? Thanks....	Garofoli	3	16-Jun-2006 07:46
Seachem's Purigen And Matrix I was reading over a Seachem product brochure the other day, and saw some pretty incredible claims from a credible company. Purigen is supposed to be...	sirbooks	5	16-Jun-2006 07:42
Fishless Cycling Hi All I've started a fishless cycle and my ammonia is now registering 5ppm. No nitrites or nitrates are registering. The ammonia has been at the 5...	Mitchee	7	14-Jun-2006 03:31
Cloudy Water Hi everyone. I'm just a little bit concerned because the water in my tank has gotten pretty cloudy. My tank is a couple months old. I have done two 20...	Optimist	13	10-Jun-2006 02:41
Brown Algae I have some brown algae forming on my tank. I have been planing on getting a clown pleco, so would he be sufficient in takign care of this problem or...	dvmchrissy	12	08-Jun-2006 03:25
Phosphate & BGA Hey everyone, Still battling my cyanobacteria problem in my 4ft. Did the black out, bga disappeared for about a week, but came back again. I'm suspe...	JQW	8	07-Jun-2006 09:55

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