Recent content by Osage_Winter

Well, guys, here's an update -- and thank you sincerely to everyone and the latest member who posted that have tried to help... The water seemed to be getting greatly clearer the past day or so, and so today, we went out and got a test kit and I measured the water -- everything came back fine...

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Thank you sir! Thank you; indeed we have done some research, and although I have some experience in the hobby from years ago, this was when I was much younger and I need to get familiar with the process again. Still, we had no intentions of putting fish in until this was settled. Thanks...

Timmy, How "thoroughly" is debatable; we rinsed it through and through in a bucket, in stages, then drained it before adding it to the tank -- I suppose it's possible it wasn't washed enough, but more than five days have passed since getting and setting up the tank and the water is still...

Thank you, Adam! I understand the members are trying to point me in the right direction; indeed, doing the chemical thing seems a bit daunting to someone like me! In a nutshell, would you be able to tell me which chemicals, specifically, need to be added at this point (six or so days in now)...

Thanks, cabbage! I am definitely not adding fish yet -- we want to get the cloudy water issue under control first. Thank you! Thanks Bucs Fan! BTW, are you a TAMPA BAY Bucs fan? Regarding the bacterial bloom, I don't know what else this could possibly be, outside of debris from overly...

Hello, Forum! New member here that has some questions regarding my new tank and its refusal to exhibit clear water; I was hoping someone could lend some insight, as it would be greatly appreciated... My wife and I purchased a rectangular 60-gallon recently, and set it up properly with the...