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NO No No that was a little tongue in cheek (see the lol :rofl: ). If you kept it around a long time it would really stink. The first scoop of water out of my tank during a water change is what I rince in as that is going to be replaced anyway. I'm only rinsing of particulates not doing a deep...

Evidently my tank just won't support Mollys. Bought a pair. Female died. Replaced her then the male died then the second female died. All other fish are OK. I'm just going to wait about 3-4 months then get another pair. Oh Well :(

I have seen much on how to wash a filter element. The general consenus is to use old tank water. But, this stuff gets to stinking after a while rotflmao :rofl: Here is how I do it. I clean my filter element at water change time. I have an old hermit crab home (a rectangle that holds about...

Thanks Daza My first foray with fish was about 45 years ago. My neighbor had a five gal tank full of guppies and I do mean full. Musta been a gadzillion of them now talk about inch of fish per gal of water. They were the plain ones looked like minnows (fish bait) nothing fancy on these...

Did another 20% water change and my Molly is now acting much better. Thanks to all Chuck

Thanks for the response. Bought a pair of mollies the female died in less than an hour. The male is the only fish acting strange. No I don't discard the filter just wash off (rinse not scrub) the media and replace. I'm at a loss on this one. Chuck

Hi again. Could I ask for a little help please? I might add theat there is much help available here for nubies and all should be commended for allowing themselves to be resources here. Find the following Tank Parameters: What size is your aquarium? 10 gal glass, no gravel How long has it...