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ammonia 0.00 nitrite .5 nitrate 10

nobody? :(

I have a cichlid tank and also have a catfish in there, the catfish is breathing very fast and swimming in circles.. the PH is up a little high 8.4 or 8.6 the hardness is also up to 300.. the cichlids seem fine but the catfish and also the algea eater dont look so happy.. what should I do with...

wasn't the rain water as much as the stuff decomposing around the well and seaping down in it, but it is all fixed now :) not sure what I'm planning thats why I'm asking questions, I would like some bright colors this time! I'm going to go with plants if they dig them up they dig them up.. I...

I've had fish for many years, just lost my 2 oscars due to ammonia in the water.. found out our well had a crack at the top and rain water was getting in, but all that is fixed now... I've cycled my tank, 100 gallon, Rena XP3 filter, bottom 20ppi foam, on top of that 30ppi foam, on top of...

nevermind.. he died too :rip: guess now I need to figure out why there is ammonia in our well water and do a fishless tank cycle to get my water right then go start over with some new fishys..

algee eater died last night.. oscar is still holding on, he looks very very bad! sitting on the bottom and gills are barely moving but he is alive. checked my water in the tank and the spicket, both have ammonia of 3 and the alkalinity is up to 300 in both. what should I do so I don't loose...

OK I'll go check that out after work.. I justed tested the water out of the tap and the ammonia is 3.0 so all my water changes are pointless I guess I'm just dumping more ammonia in it.. what should I do get a tank to transport clean water to my fish tank?

I have an outside hose close by so water changes are simple. I did another 50% water change today and added some stress zyme and stress coat as well as aquasafe with the new water. I'm going to test the water in about an hour to see how it looks but this morning everything was the same. today...

do I have the right stuff in my filter? bottom 20ppi foam on top of that 30ppi foam on top of that ceramic rings & bio chem stars on very top dual density micro filter should I get the ammonia removal pouch to go in there? or any chemicals to add??

did a 50% water change today checked the water quailty before and 2 hours later here are my results. both are the same before and after... PH 8.4 Alk 300 Hard 75 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 3 my fish is still sitting on the bottom hanging in there, every now and then he will take a lil swim...

complete water change or partial?

also water does look a little more clear but is still kind of milky looking and foggy.. :sad:

fish is still living thank god!! here is my water test today.. PH back up to 8.4 Alkalinity still 300 Hardness down to 75 Nitrite still 0 Nitrate down to 0 Ammonia up to .5 what should I do???