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I think that my NO2 level was actually closer to zero. I put 0.25 because it was not perfectly white like the zero rating on the chart, but it was definitely lighter than the 0.5 rating. I think it was just slightly darkened because of being wet it is almost impossible to get perfectly white...

GH - 170 KH - 150 pH - 6.5 NO2 - 0.25 NO3 - 120 My NO3 (Nitrate) seems alarmingly high?? Am I correct here? How can I lower this? As far as I can tell, the other numbers seem alright...

So, good news! My Oscar is still happy an not sulking much! I am still going to the local fish store tomorrow to buy a water test kit, but I have done a couple ~20% water changes and so far he seems good. One thing I found though is that he looooves this food! I know it's not really meant for...

Okay, I will try and get to a store and pick up a test kit asap. and yes the heater is on 24/7 now

I used an additive to lower the ammonia and nitrate levels and speed up cycle time. The pump also had bacteria as it was in use right up until the minute I put it in the new tank, also I took a fairly large rock fixture from the other tank as well, which was somewhat covered in algea growth and...

The tank had only been cycled and running for about 48 hours, and is 25 US gallons (plan to upgrade to 75 gal in approx 3 months). I am using an AquaClear 200 filter/pump at the moment which has been in use in another tank but I have an Elite Hush35 that I may use instead. I have been feeding...

Here is a pic of him w/ the two angels! :) They are all young, and I am aware that the Oscar will grow at a faster rate than the Angels and I should seperate them once there is a bigger size difference since the Oscar will likely bully/eat them. In any case, here they are :P

Okay so my oscar has revived himself! :) I raised the water temp to 84 and added in two angels from my other tank, and he has recovered his energy and does not seem to be too aggressive towards the angels. One question though, can an Oscar eat red meat? I have heard of many feeding them beef...

Hey guys, I bought two Oscar Tigers yesterday and set up a new tank for them. It seemed everything was going well and I used a pump from a different running tank to get some bacteria circulating, added the necessary additives to the water, and put them in when the water settled around 77 degrees...