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    Pothos or Devil's Ivy and Tank Cycle

    Hello friends! Ok so I have 3 new tanks. 1 is already cycled with 0 Ammo, 0 Nitrite, and HIGH Nitrate. I tried everything such as 50% water change, discontinue Excel and Flourish, feed less...and my last solution is using Pothos. I place a few stems into my filter and let them soak all the...
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    Cant lower my nitrate!! Help!

    Thank you so much for great advices everyone. I will lower the amount of Excel to 1 drop a day and feed the fish once a day. See what happens in the next 2 days
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    Cant lower my nitrate!! Help!

    How often should I feed my guppies and shrimps? Thank you for the info!
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    Cant lower my nitrate!! Help!

    I tested my Tap water. Everything is perfectly fine. Nitrate is Yellow from API tester. So I think the Excel is the solution. Thank you so much guys
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    Cant lower my nitrate!! Help!

    Thank you! I will slow down with the Excel!
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    Marine Pure Bio Media

    Has anyone here used this before or currently using this product? Someone suggested it to me that If I put this into my filter, I dont even need to cycle my tank. Is it true? How do we use it? Whats the purpose of it? Please view attached photo. Thanks
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    Cant lower my nitrate!! Help!

    Hello experts! My tank is a 5 gallon No CO2. Bio filter, I took out the carbon inside, I only keep the sponge there because I feed my plants with Excel and Flourish. Im ordering Purigen so it comes next week. My tank is 80% planted and it has about 7-8 pieces of Dragon Rocks. I have 2 guppies...
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    Indian Almond Leaf basic

    Thank you! But If I do water change, will it take away the purpose of the leaves?
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    Indian Almond Leaf basic

    Hello guys, I used some IAL before for some of my betta jars. I didnt need to use any type of chemicals for the tap water. I just poured the water in the jars, placed some IAL in, left it for 24 hours and my bettas live happily. The thing I dont like about it is that they make the water turned...
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    Crystal Red Shrimps

    Hello everyone, I am planning to get some Crystal Red and breed them. Can any experts give me some advices before I start it please? 1. pH level? 2. How much light a day? 3. How much water change do they need? My tank is a 5 gallons. 4. How many times do they need to be fed a day? Or a week? 5...
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    Betta Breeders in California

    Hello everyone, I am looking for dumbo ear bettas for my new tank. Does anyone know any breeders around California or inside the US who breed pretty bettas? Thanks in advance!
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    My tanks

    Wow you have alot of tanks lol
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    Low tech plant suggestions

    You need 6500K lights and leave it on 6-8 hours everyday depends on how many plants you have. Without CO2 tank, your plants still live but grow slower. If you want to spend less money, you can use Excel and Flourish
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