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Quick update, been busy. Yesterday morning I tested the ammonia, it was still way below .25, possibly above 0ppm, but I did a one gallon change. That was a really long long day, the girlfriend tested the water around 7:30 PM, I got back around 9 and saw it was a little above .25, so I did all of...

Quick update, been busy. Yesterday morning I tested the ammonia, it was still way below .25, possibly above 0ppm, but I did a one gallon change. That was a really long long day, the girlfriend tested the water around 7:30 PM, I got back around 9 and saw it was a little above .25, so I did all of...

Did another ammonia test this morning and it tested just barely over 0ppm, not close to .25 yet, but I went ahead and did a 1 gallon change anyways. I'm surprised that the ammonia levels have slowed down so much, could that be from cutting back on the feeding so dramatically? Of course I'm not...

Did another ammonia test this morning and it tested just barely over 0ppm, not close to .25 yet, but I went ahead and did a 1 gallon change anyways. I'm surprised that the ammonia levels have slowed down so much, could that be from cutting back on the feeding so dramatically? Of course I'm not...

This morning I did an ammonia test and it came up reading less than .25ppm, but I did a one gallon water change just to be safe and then left for classes. I tested everything around 6:30 PM eastern, and these were the results: PH 8.0 Nitrate 0ppm (I hope I am doing this test correctly, it seems...

How did the sinking food work out? Samson is doing wonderful! He seems to spend the majority of his time now in the front of the tank, not always doing loops, but usually looking at (or through) the glass. This morning I did an ammonia test and it came up reading less than .25ppm, but I did a...

Update! I did a two gallon change about 8ish eastern, after feeding them and cleaning the gravel a bit. About 10:30 I tested the water for ammonia and it came up 0 ppm. Everyone in the tank seems to be doing well, and were pretty happy when I was feeding them! Samson is still a little timid...

Okay, will do! I did a two gallon change about 8ish eastern, after feeding them and cleaning the gravel a bit. About 10:30 I tested the water for ammonia and it came up 0 ppm. Everyone in the tank seems to be doing well, and were pretty happy when I was feeding them! Samson is still a little...

As of yesterday the inside of my tank has been producing a lot of condensation. I'm guessing it is because we've had the windows open, making the temperature inside the apartment around 74 degrees F, while the tank is around 76-78. I'm just wondering if this would be a problem, because while...

I did manage to go out and get the API Freshwater Master Test Kit today before lunch, and here are my results as of around 1:30 (eastern): Nitrate came up at 0ppm. Nitrite came up at 0ppm. PH (high) of the tank came up at between 7.8 and 8.0. PH of straight tap water came up between 7.4 and...

That is good advice, because I think that is what is happening here; I did manage to go out and get the API Freshwater Master Test Kit today before lunch, and here are my results as of around 1:30 (eastern): Nitrate came up at 0ppm. Nitrite came up at 0ppm. PH (high) of the tank came up at...

Things are steadily improving! I did one 1 gallon change last night before bed, testing the water for ammonia again before the change and it seemed to be at 0ppm. I tested water again this morning at it was slightly above 0ppm but not quite .25, so I did another gallon water change, and will...

Things are steadily improving! I did one 1 gallon change last night before bed, testing the water for ammonia again before the change and it seemed to be at 0ppm. I tested water again this morning at it was slightly above 0ppm but not quite .25, so I did another gallon water change, and will...

Well seems things are going okay today, did a one gallon change this morning, and another 2.5 gallon water change around 5PM, before the change the water only tested slightly above 0ppm, not quite .25. However I did not have a chance to go get the master test kit today, hopefully tomorrow. The...

Well seems things are going okay today, did a one gallon change this morning, and another 2.5 gallon water change around 5PM, before the change the water only tested slightly above 0ppm, not quite .25. However I did not have a chance to go get the master test kit today, hopefully tomorrow. The...