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No airstone as the ph rises way to high with one running,but plenty of surface movement from both filters. I did a water change yesterday,almost certain it was why this happened.I have noticed it does happen occasionaly after water change...but not like this.They really are in trouble. If it...

hi, I have a juwel vision 180,with an internal juwel filter & tetratec external filter.I have neons,cherrybarbs,glowlights,platies & corys.All my other fish seem fine,alhough i have seen the occasional flicking...but 3 of my 4 corys are gasping at surface,almost constantly.Something is...

Yes thats what i was thinking.Will give it a try then,& keep an eye on water stats.Always a bit nervous when using anything different. Thanks for advice Tracy

hi, I was wondering does anyone know if i could use a polyfilter in my tank,which also has peat in filters? Not sure if the 2 would clash in some way. Tracy

, I have to prepare my water,with peat before adding to tank & it takes a couple of days to be ready.I have water in a 5 gallon container,with a fluval 4 running with peat in,what i wondered is how long does water keep.There is plenty of movement in the water as filter moves it around alot. I...

hi, My tapwater is awful, ph is 8.2 ....gh 19 dgh....kh 9 dkh,what i was wondering is my brother lives in same town,but has a different water supplier.His ph is 7.4 not sure of gh/kh.He has kept fish for years with no problem.Could i use his water,gradually adding to my tank ?

hi, Water results today,from tank Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 10 ph 8.2 Gh 340.1 ppm...

hi, As in my previous posts,i have been having trouble with ph,and loosing fish.My ph which i tested myself using API kit came out at 8.2.but i wanted secound opinion as was very high,so lfs tested using Esha test strip and it was 7.6.i then went to another lfs and they tested using Tetra...

The tank has been a steady 8,but now at 8.2 Tapwater always 8,but last week been 7.4,but results very confusing,as when i tested tapwater left overnight,it read at 8 then changed to 7.4 in matter of minutes. definatly something wrong with my fish,all acting odd.everything tested in tank...

Hi, My tapwater ph has always been a steady 8.but for last week its gone to 7.4...now this is puzzling me as water that was at 7.4 and left to stand overnight tested at 8 again,but 2 minutes later tested at 7.4. My fish are dying,tank was at 8,which i know is high,but now reading 8.2. so...

Am totally puzzled now. Let me try & explain whats been going on.Started loosing fish,so tested tankwater for everything & all results good except GH of chart & ph of 8.2 My tapwater has always been at 8 since tank started 3 months ago.Didnt have any problems at all with fish,until last week i...

Dont get colour card with gh/kh test, its just a chart. The kh read at 161.1ppm,but the GH was of the chart.

I use API liquid test kit. just tested the kh/gh,not to sure what they mean. Needed to add 9 drops for KH Test needed 19 drops for GH Test Are the results bad,as i dont really understand them,any advice on what i need to do please.

I Have been loosing fish over last few days.Tested water and results are Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 15....but ph is at 8.2,it has always been high at 8,but the swing seems to be affecting them.In a panic now,what do i do ?

Think will order one,certainly sounds good.will still keep juwel one aswell,then i am covered if any of them fail.