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:rolleyes: All going well. I did the water change Saturday night, went to the shop on Sunday and got Melafix and some filter start. On Thursday when I got home there was hardly any red on the stonesucker. Today it has gone totally. The only thing I am not sure of now is what the Melafix will...

Thanks for all your help - and time

OK - I'll do a 25% water change, but i do not have any black sponge - the shop is open in the morning I think. increasing aeration is a bit difficult, only have the filter in the tank however, if I have it a bit high it forces bubles into the water - is that OK?

The filter has the following - 2 carbon/zeolite cartridges and two pieces of black foam. I have not replaced any of them and I did not know that they shold not be touched for months- I am surprised they didn't tell me in the shop! I have only rinsed the black foam. I removed the 2 cartridges...

Definitely not - I only use tank water to rinse it. I am adding Nutrafin aqua plus to new water added and then I am adding Nutracin cylcle. Yes the filter has black sponge in it.

Thanks - tank has been running about 3 months and maintained every week. I will do as you suggest but what do you mean by 'run some black carbon'?

Tank size: 50 litres pH: 7 ammonia: 0.6 nitrite: 0.1 nitrate: Between 5 & 10 kH: ??? gH: ??? tank temp: 26 degress c Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): red streaks on under belly near tail of a stone sucker Volume and Frequency of water...