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  1. jimboshrimp

    Holiday Tips For Safely Leaving My Fish

    Hi everyone I am going on holiday next Tuesday 06/05/2014 for 11 days , I have a son who lives at home and will be feeding the dogs and fish (5 neon tetras) I am worried he might over feed and then I will have water problems which I wont be able to do anything about and I am worried about...
  2. S

    Water Changes During Cycle

    Do I have to put the water from the tap in a bucket first and add Prime or can't I just add the appropriate amount of Prime to the tank first and then add the water right in?  I have read so many conflicting posts I am really frustrated.  Doing a fish in cycle and I have been adding Prime to my...
  3. Doomchibi

    Can I Use Less Water Conditioner For My Water Changes?

    Recently I tested my relatively new 29g brackish aquarium's water, and it turns out my nitrites and nitrates are both very high.   My tank's water is reading as: 7.8 PH, about 180 KH, 0 chlorine, Nitrites I think around 7 or 8, the color is brighter than my chart so it may be higher, and about...
    • Doomchibi
    • Thread
    • brackish freshwater nitrates nitrites tap water water change well water
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Tropical Discussion
  4. Mamashack

    Injured Platy - What To Do Now?

    What to do!! When I checked the tanks this morning was surprised to see a large red mark on the side of the adult female platy. She seems ok in herself, just injured. I suspect she'd been attacked by one/some of the 5 month old platy fry as their older sibling started a fight with adult male...
  5. SarahMarie

    Cycling Tank

    So I got a new tank a few weeks ago and was advised to have 2 platys in order to cycle the tank, but I'm not entirely sure how many water changes I should be doing per week whilst its cycling, and how long it will take to complete it's cycle. I have a 64 litre tank and 1 male + 1 female in at...
  6. jerseybabi609

    Dead Glofish After Partial Water Change

    Hi, I am fairly new to the aquarium hobby. I have a 10 gallon tank thats been up and running for about two months now and everything seem to be ok until my last partial water change. In the tank I had 5 glofish,2 albino corys, 2 delta guppies, ghost shrimp, baby snails, and 2 glowlights that was...
  7. livvyy

    Rain Water In Fish Tanks?

    I just put a bucket (one I use for water changes) out in the rain and I was wondering if that's ok for the fish tank I have? I had to do a partial water change (Done one through the week already) because my nitrAte was 40 and my ammonia is somewhere between 0 and 0.25 and i'd like them lower (as...
  8. J

    Maximum Nitrate Level For Discus?

    If it matters, I'm talking about tank-bred red turquoise discus.   What is the maximum nitrate level they can tolerate before I need to do a water change?
  9. Dstreet

    Filter Maintenance Question

    I have a 60 gallon tank with a Fluval C4 HOB filter. How often should I rinse the filter components (sponge, ceramics and charcoal)? During weekly water change or less often? Don't want to disturb bacteria but also do not want it to get too dirty? Should all media be rinsed at one time or...
  10. Maehlice

    Diy Auto Water Change Box

    I'm searching for an easier way to maintain my aquarium and have come up with this. It's essentially two different ideas in one box. Keep in mind I'm trying to minimize (eliminate, even) extraneous pumps. I trust gravity much more than pumps. The main process is a constant RO "drip", which...
  11. Maehlice

    What Is *in* Water That Makes Water Changes Necessary?

    The title says it all. I've read countless times about water changes not being recommended but required. In general, my title question aims to answer "why" exactly this is so. With proper feeding and particular planting & stocking , an aquarium's nitrate, nitrite & ammonia levels can remain...

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