Hi - very cold in the Northeast portion of US (amongst other places in the world).
Anyway, when doing water changes, how do folks warm the new water so it is reasonably close in Temperature of your tank water?
We keep our house cold (usually set heat to 66-67 degrees Fahrenheit), and the tank...
2nd that! just got one myself... though I wasn't too concerned about my water specs as I only had 3 very small guppies and was changing 50% daily and doing that for 4 weeks and when I finally got a kit my numbers were spot on...
I got my online through walmart (i know...) for around 20 bucks...
Good deal... I have been cycling my first tank (5 gal, 3 small guppies, fish-in-cycle, no choice on that and long story) but... 4 weeks in, think i am good... 0's across the board... large daily water changes... but think it is cycled!
good luck with yours!
"this morning i woke up to find my platies, mollies, guppies, tiger, tangerines, rosies all dead"
Did you "Really" have that many fish in a 3 gal tank? or were you pulling folks leg?