Recent content by chainedfaith

Congrats on the win, and welcome to the site

I do have another filter on hand, it came with the pump. I not even sure what it is, to be honest. I don't know what you quite mean by bio media, though. The second filter i have is called on the box, aqua-tech water polishing cartridge. It looks something like this <img...

I wasn't aware the carbon effects stopped after a few days; I just follow what the store owners here tell me, which was the change the carbon after 4-5 months? The carbon filter itself its *quite* large, it takes up a huge portion much more then 30% inside of the canister, the sponge does not...

I'm not sure on the type of filter/pump i use, but I think the term is a canister filter. The carbon I had inside it was quite aging, I had it in there for at least 4-5 months so I thought to change it before I left. The filter I am referring to is like a sponge cloth that goes around the...

That pump wasn't touched, I usually clean it every week or two depending; before I left i changed the carbon in it and put in a new filter as well just to set it up for the three weeks I was away. I don't see a use date on the package of the Ammonia test; but it was also tested to the pet store...

I left the tank in the care of a family member while I was away for a month; I test it when I come back and I'm at a loss. I use an ammonia test distributed by aquarium pharmaceuticals, Inc. Its a yellow box, with the image of a hand adding drops into the test tube and reads between 0 - 7ppm...

I'm a beginner at owning fish, and have a small 30gallon tank as my begginning tank. So far i have community fish in it, such as; neons, guppys, dwarf gourami, angels, bala shark, and clown loaches. Recently i have added a paradish fish to the lot, the pet store advised they would be alright and...