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Need A Lil Advice Please. Ok, I'm going to do a little history here on myself. I left My fish hobby about 15 yrs ago. About amonth ago I decided to set up a 20 gallon tall tank...	horacer	11	15-Oct-2008 18:14
Oxygen What are some ways to add oxygen to the water?...	The Mutant Goldfish	8	10-Oct-2008 05:03
Are Traces Of Iron On/in Rocks Halmful To Fish?? I have a new 125g tank I'm populating and decorating lots with various rocks and silk artificial plants. I was just given a rock by a friend that sho...	daddySEAL	7	16-Sep-2008 08:40
This garden tester good for plants AND freshwater aquarium pH testing? Being also an avid gardener(as well a a fishkeeper), I'm looking for a dual use electronic instrument to measure pH and other things (related to soil,...	daddySEAL	2	26-Aug-2008 11:46
Question about Kent Cichlid products I've got two of these products I use in a 20 gallon tank. All fish in there is African cichlids. I have a 90 gallon tank that is primarily African cic...	General Hague	0	09-Aug-2008 20:35
"Acid Buffer" better than "Discus Buffer" for lowering pH? and keeping it low? I don't have Discus, but do have quite a few SA rainforest fish that prefer water in the 7 pH range. My local water is pretty hard (8 or slightly hig...	daddySEAL	5	08-Aug-2008 21:50
Soft water: raising GH and KH Purchased an API kit and my tap GH is 1dGH (18ppm) and KH is 2dKH (36 ppm). This is my first time owning an aquarium with soft water. I am starting to...	Krash7172	7	29-Jul-2008 22:19
Bio Chem Zorb info required please I saw this at the LFS today and is used to remove tannins. Has any one used this product or know much about it. Here is the link to it for more info....	keithgh	2	29-Jul-2008 11:27
Jungle Test Strips i went and bought a bottel of the jungle test strips, or atleast i think the brand is jungle, also i got a bottle of cycle, and a bottle of sumthin t...	skyeye	8	27-Jul-2008 07:33
Callatya, (or anyone)...I will have to remove one of my running filters I do plan to have the 20g tank running continuously(even when only an algea eater is in it), for the various reasons I mentioned in that previous post...	daddySEAL	11	25-Jul-2008 22:32
Nitrate in Tap Performed my first WC since setting up my 75 at my new home. Nitrates were 30. After the WC I didn't see much change. I tested my tap and it is approx...	Krash7172	3	21-Jul-2008 22:54
Ammonia,Nitrite,Nitrate? i know ammonia is caused by fish wastes,nitrite is what eats ammonia(right) and what causes nitrate.it eats nitrite but what causes it after the nitr...	Cichlid Kid	10	21-Jul-2008 00:52
Air stone remove CO2? Does an airstone force the CO2 out of your water?...	mnventurer	1	04-Jul-2008 23:48
Would You Call my water softish with high alkalinity? PH 8.0 KH 7 GH 5.5 thats out of the tap and it will stay like that for moths in my tank with or without f...	H-Dub	7	29-Jun-2008 16:31
Can I cycle a new tank and filter without fish....this way ? I just bought a new 20g tank setup with a Bio-wheel type filter (Emperor 125)as a breeding/quarantine tank. My other 55g tanks are ready to have a pa...	daddySEAL	3	16-Jun-2008 20:29
Cloudy water over and over Once again my water is cloudy. No matter what I do water changes, filter changes. Nothing! Water clearifier works for a week than right back. Any Idea...	spankym13	7	13-Jun-2008 01:02
Hardwater and Nitrites Hi, I'm a new owner of an established 37 gallon tank. When i do my water changes, my area has very hard water. I'm wondering how this effects the ta...	hunnygirl	1	11-Jun-2008 21:00
Keeping Crystal Clear water Well I had cloudy water for 3 weeks and finally I put some water clearifier in my tank and it cleared it up a little but was still cloudy. So I did a...	spankym13	6	06-Jun-2008 05:41
Green Water hey i've got a 6in oscar in a 30 gal (i know he needs a bigger aquarium sson) and i left him with my dad for a week. when i got back the tanks water w...	RLHam3	2	03-Jun-2008 20:20
Cloudy Water hey i've got a 30 gal with a 5 in oscar and a 3 in bristlenose pleco. (i know oscar needs bigger later)so i've had perfectly clear water until recentl...	RLHam3	4	03-Jun-2008 20:06
Cloudy water Hey guys! Well the last 2 weeks I've had cloudy water in my 20gal hex tank. This is the first time I've had this problem since the tank was set up in...	spankym13	7	02-Jun-2008 21:58
Poss Calsium Build Up i have some off white deposits on my substrate that looks like calcium my tank is quite well planted i use easy carbo to feed my plants all my water p...	papasan	5	28-May-2008 20:40
Brown Algae Help Hello everyone, I realize this topic has been discussed to no end within the forum, but I am having the hardest time getting rid of a brownish almost...	Cmreds	3	25-Apr-2008 15:25
To much brown algae I have a brown algae problem. I know that this can be from high phosphates. So why is my phosphates levels high and how can I bring them down?...	steven1982	3	19-Apr-2008 23:43
Water is just not right Okay, yes I know Ammonia is bad. Here's the deal. I bought a new tank about 3 weeks ago. Its a 55 gallon (I used to have a 55 a loooong time ago bu...	AgentKash	9	08-Apr-2008 00:25
how much would MTS shells influence PH and KH? well i am closely monitoring my water parameters right now because of CO2 injection is finally back to work. so i have noticed that my pH and kh ar...	greenfootball	3	05-Apr-2008 08:10
New Tank, No kH, High pH? I've just reset-up my 55 and I've gotten some confusing water readings. Water coming straight from the tap (right out of the lake) measures a pH of 7....	lioness	3	03-Apr-2008 02:11
PH very high what could cause it?? What could cause my PH to go up so much. Nitrate, nitrite, amonium are ok. But the PH is really high above 8.0 the tap water is around 7.0-7.4 W...	farmernic	5	29-Mar-2008 01:01
Phosphates spike? My first hiccup since establishing my 75. Params: pH 6.9 Ammonia 0 Nitrite .25 Nitrate 15 Phosphate 0.35 (Edit - typo!) I had the flu and slacked a...	Krash7172	15	27-Mar-2008 23:22
Messing with Parameters... So, here I am with a bucket and a jug of hydrochloric acid ... The water is ph 7.4, kh 8 and gh 10 out of the tap. At this point I'm a wee bit sic...	Veteric	7	15-Mar-2008 16:30
Lets talk salt What is the difference between aquarium salt and marine salt? What is the difference between rock salt, sea salt and table salt? All these different s...	Brengun	5	12-Mar-2008 03:25
Water Conditioner I just bought a new water conditioner, it's my LFS own brand, and I didn't notice until I brought it home that it says that it "Promotes the growth o...	kayteekate	1	01-Mar-2008 05:38
My unsuitable water supply for aquariums and drinking Today I called into my very local LFS reason as we get our water from the same source via a local storage and pumping dam. They and many other locals...	keithgh	1	26-Feb-2008 06:01
Water Storage Tanks Thinking of buying 1000L tank for storing/aging water. Found a couple of 2nd hand ones. One previously held sugar /water. The other previously held co...	TW	7	23-Feb-2008 22:52
Ammonia This has got me puzzled. I have two tanks both 26ltrs or 6.8 gallons. Both have a seeded sponge filter. Both had sand substrate. Both had a little pla...	Brengun	6	16-Feb-2008 06:07
Who measures KH I have been keeping fish for about 6 years nw and have never measured KH. In fact I dont even know what it means (potential hardness or something?) Th...	cappa	14	03-Feb-2008 23:10
DI water Hi If i run water through a API DI filter. does it remove chlorine??...	guybrushthreepwood	1	29-Jan-2008 18:24
Understanding water bio If I have a planted and cycled tank and I take out the fish but add a smidge of fishfood like there was fish in the tank, and do the standard weekly w...	Brengun	5	27-Jan-2008 19:15
Another cloudy water topic, lets talk filtration. Hello. I have lurked here for some time and figure I should finally sign up and jump in there. I have a 30 gallon tank with milky water, all of my tes...	cisc	5	26-Jan-2008 22:20
Ph How can i raise the ph in my tank?. I do regular water changes & have a piece of limestone in my tank, but the ph is as low as 6.4/6.6. Thanks alot....	jasonpisani	14	26-Jan-2008 01:49
Demasoni Pages: 1, 2 Hello All, I have a fairly new demasoni BEAUTIFUL FISH and for some reason he seems very recluse and "quiet" compared to when I bought him. I have...	cichlidman	23	25-Jan-2008 04:41
Oily, rainbow water surface.. I have noticed and have always wondered why there is a oily substance on the highest level of water in the tank. It only appears at the top if i look...	Peter17	11	19-Jan-2008 00:02
Water conditioners Pages: 1, 2 What water conditioner is your preference for performing water changes? I have used Stress Coat, and now I am using Amquel+. There are so many kinds n...	EvilE	29	18-Jan-2008 03:17
Quick Cycle Hi all I started a fishless "quick" cycle on my new tank and just want to clarify something cause I went a few days without testing. Long story but l...	mews	3	17-Jan-2008 21:58
Light brown water from drift wood. Is this O.K. I put 4 pieces of large drift wood from the pet store in my 80 gal fresh water tank. I could not boil it like it said to do as the wood was to big. So...	steven1982	5	16-Jan-2008 05:03
Ammonia and Nitrate in new 75 I'm starting to get a handle on this thanks to you guys! 75 gallon - 2 weeks old Biowheel canopy 600w w/ T5 lighting No heater - 72 deg F pH - 7.2 Am...	Krash7172	19	12-Jan-2008 17:19
Aquarium odor - food related? 73F pH 7.0 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 15 Shortly after getting my 75 stabilized, I started to notice an odor that increased over about a week. I rea...	Krash7172	10	09-Jan-2008 06:20
So My Brain Is Really Made Of Bubbles............... this is a stupid me incedent. ok i filled my soon to be rift lake tank today ready to start cycling. i went over to my grandfathers house (he keeps f...	Bubblebrain	8	08-Jan-2008 14:06
Cloudy Water My 20 gallon has looked like someone set a smoke bomb off in it for about a week now. I don't know what could have caused it other than my conditione...	truestar	5	07-Jan-2008 09:01
Unwavering pH's? I don't really have a problem with it, but both my tanks in my room have the same pH of 6. I've tried using things to make it stay at 7 but it always...	Soidfuf	4	07-Jan-2008 07:25

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