Recent content by ers81239

I have to agree with the aeration tip. I'm a new aquarium owner as well. I have a 40g tank and put a heater in set to 78. Well, the tank was always 80-82. I kept turning the heater down one and two degrees at a time, but it never helped. I didn't have an airstone as I thought they were...

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I forgot to mention a couple of things I guess. I have been testing the Nitrates and Nitrites twice a day just because I'm curious to watch the process. I have been getting zeros on both. Next trip to the store I will pick up the dropper tests for Nitrite and Nitrate so I can be more sure of...

I have a question about cycling my very first fish tank. Its a 40g and has had 5 Platys in it for a week as well as Hornwort and Java Fern. I bought some test strips which it turned out tested for most everything EXCEPT ammonia. I figured I would just do lots of water changes and wait for the...

Hello everyone! Thanks for making such an informative resource available. I was just in the the big box pet store watching a family buy a tank, hood, stand, fake plants, fish, and fish food all at once. CRINGE! I have been trying to do things patiently and smartly, although some things have...

I'm just setting up my tank. It was super cloudy and murky. I couldn't really understand what people were saying to do with 'floss'. Here is what I did. I bought a $3 bag of this white fiber stuff. I already threw out the bag, or else I'd tell you the name. It looks like the stuff you...

I'm getting my very first aquarium set up. I finally got all my supplies together. I've been reading the forums for a few weeks trying to get a handle on things so I don't make to many stupid mistakes. My Dad kept fish when I was a kid, but he killed them all the time. I'd like to do a...