/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/277264-beginners-resource-center/ one option is to rehome or return all your fish and start a fishless cycle (recomended) or do a fish in cycle which if not done properly, kills or shortens the life of your fish, as you are discovering, a fish in cycle with a poop machine like a pleco is not for the faint hearted, a essential bit of equipment for any fish owner is a liquid based test kit, especially during cycleling
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