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...     * Before you do anything...Check your water parameters! Is there high ammonia? Nitrates? Nitrites? If you find any of these readings to be high, an immediate 25% water ch...
I've got a 46 gallon freshwater tank that with a high Nitrate level. All other water stats are OK. The tank is not over populated and uses a cannister filter. What is the best way to reduce and ke
...plants are still not doing very well and I tested the water. Everything seems fine except that I have high nitrate levels (40-50 ppm). I have cut back on feeding, put a phos X filter media into my fil...
... even came from. Has anyone been able to sucessfully get rid of it? Water has trace nitrites, pH is 7.0, nitrates at 10ppm. Temp at 78F....
... all, I'm having a problem in one of my tanks. the reading for the water are as follows: Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 40ppm Ammonia: 1ppm Now that ammonia is what is worrying me, I have just done a wa...
... There is rock cave and a coconut cave. Water quality isn't fantastic as local tap water is hard and 40ppm nitrate....
...n their own. They have a dark castle which they sit in, a large piece of bogwood, and a live plant. their nitrates, nitrates and ph are all fine - water is perfect. their temp is 26c. why are they no...
...l+ along side my water changes and my most recent water tests show no Ammonia, no Nitrites, and 5-10ppm of Nitrates (so I dosed again with AmQuel+, which should remove that, note I just did a 30-35% w...
...live on for a year or more. I have been doing water changes on a monthly basis for the last 5 years, and nitrates nitrites, ammonia, PH, temperature, and alkalinity test great. I hate to see my fish...
...hey ge fed once every 2 days. about a month ago our tanks ammonia spiked to 4.0ppm, with no nitrites or nitrates. i have managed to get this back down to 2.0ppm ammonia with minimal ammounts of ni...
... vacuum as my vegetation is very thick. Normally I wouldn't mind of the dirt, as the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels are low (guess the plants and the filter are doing their job). Problem is st...
...added two plants that seem to be dying, I am monitoring the PH which is around 6.6 - 6.8. The Nitrites and Nitrates are both higher than they should be but according to my test instructions not at a h...
is theres anything i can do to help. ive tested the water for ammonia, nitrite,nitrate,ph, did water changes, treated with melafix and still have bettas dropping within 1 or 2 days of looking ill. i
...r we also have the problem with our water numbers. Amonia is normal (0) and so is the nitrite. Only the nitrate and ph are off. What to do Please!...
...ng fish, an opal gourami and one other dude. Our last full set of readings were... pH-6.0 Nitrites-5.0 Nitrates-40 Ammonia-8.0 Please Help-we've already lost some of our coolest fish! Thank y...
...a clear filter. I did a fishless cycle, where I went thought the whole process, and ended up with 5 ppm of nitrates, 0 each of ammonia, and nitrite. Then I added fish. Last time I did the fishless c...
Hi, What is the best was to get rid of hair algae? I have read that it only thrives when nitrate is over 10ppm, I have had a recent explosion in my nitrate, I am treating it with water changes and
...easuring about 1-2ppm of ammonia . The tank then cleared up and I was measuring 0 ammonia but about 20 ppm nitrates , so I figure its time for its first water change . Now a 25% water change means I...
... a tank.. your water parameters will read as follows) Stage/Week 1: Ammonia... zero Nitrites... zero Nitrates... zero Stage/Week 2: Ammonia starts to rise Nitrites... zero NitrAtes... zero...
I have a 55 gal freshwater tank for 5 months. PH=7.8, Ammonia=0, Nitrite=0, and Nitrate=20. 3 Danios (from original cycling) 3 Pepper 3 Julie Cories, 3 Clown Loach, 3 Platties, 3 Dwarf goramies, 8 H
Hi, My main tank is about 6-7 months old now, I had the usually spikes of nitrate, nitrite and ammonia which have been cured now, but the water has gone very milky. I would think this was a bacteria
...lt to answer but....I just retired and am setting up a 55 gal tank. With all the varing factors, PH, Temp, Nitrate. etc Which is the most important to keep track of? Thx much........
...) and they have white cloudy spots on their body and fins, (it is not ick). These are my first angels. My nitrate level is high, I have done many water changes, added plants and have tried CYCLE, AMQ...
...ll as one of the sucker fish. We set the tank up about 2 weeks before and tested regulary the levels of ph,nitrate etc. The one female is still holding on, as well as the other sucker fish. The female...
...be a protozoan on its side. I added 55 ml of "Rid Ich" and am about to do a partial water change. Also the nitrate was a little high. Any ideas on how to treat this more effectively/ if i should be tr...
I must first say that this is a beautiful fish. I saw one at the lfs and thought it would be so nice to have one, but my tank is only a 46G bow front (36inches across)! I have had a slight GHA probl
...y said my salinity was a little high at 1.026. They keep theirs at 1.024. ph was 8.2 ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate were all 0. alkalinity was 240ppm. My temp was a little higher than normal at 82F a...
My ammonia and nitrite are consistently 0, so why do my nitrates always seem to be 40pmm, even with twice weekly water changes?
...r as a vacuum for cleaning a tank? If so did it work well? and will using it as a gravel vacuum help lower nitrates in the tank? Thanks, The Timkatt...
... size), 1 peppermint pleco (about 3 inches). Water parameters are 0 ppm ammonia, 0 ppm nitrIte, and 40 ppm nitrAte. An image is available here http://www.crazysquirrel.com/images/fish/ill_fish_cropped...
...eding)) I have a 25G tanks with a fishload of 8or9' (with 14 fishes-1snail now) no spike in nitrite or nitrate yet, waiting for those to append......
...arium setup. I have a planted aquarium in mind in a 75 gallon tank. I need to test for Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, pH hi and low, KH, GH and probably others like phosphates being it is a planted aqua...
... fish to the store. Get a few Zebra Danios, and amonia and nitrite test kits. ( Don't confuse nitrite with nitrate. They're different.) The ammonia level will rise. Probably already has in your tank...
...cess. After few weeks of normal feeding, ammonia levels increased to about medium level while nitrites and nitrates read zero. Few days later nitrite level started to increase rapidly followed by decr...
... and noticed one of the characteristics is a 'standing on their head' stance. I understand this could be a nitrate issue. But I'm not convinced a nitrate issue would cause the scale eruptions. The tan...
...k up and its been doing fine.I check the water daily and today the nitrites were up but no ammonia and few nitrates.Anyone have any ideas why?I am going to do a water chage tonight but I would like to...
The water is now crystal clear again (cleaer than it was before all this happened) Nitrate: 20ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Ammonia: 0ppm I am now going to start cleaning the filter in old tank water every we
...ank, thinking it wasn't needed anymore. Today, ammonia is 0, nitrites went up from 0 to maybe .20 ppm, and nitrates are 10ppm. Temp was at 81F, and I bumped it up to 82 today when I spotted what I thi...
...fex worms 1 - 2 times a week, and the standard goldfish food the rest of the time. Water chem is PH=7.0, Nitrates= about 40 (although I sometimes wonder about these tests...) 55Gal tank, 20 gal wate...
...owerheads fr flow, chiller and lights. Have the wet/dry turned off last 2 weeks and no further increase in nitrates. Question is..do I need anything else so I can incorporate at the same time? Its a l...
...mboo-tree lookin' thing, Water Sprite, Anacharis, and a massive amount of hornwort. Tank is established. Nitrates usually are around 20ppm. Water changes bi-weekly of 15-20 percent. Sometimes just w...
When you get Nitrates and nitrates in your water, what exactly are you getting? I understand NO3 and NO2 ions in the water, but they don't usually just appear by themselves. What is the associated cat
.... I have a 50 gal well planted tank. Water levels are consistently 0 ammonia, 0 Nitrite, , PH 7 although nitrates sometimes go up to 50ppm. In it I have a community consisting of 3 clown loach, 5 ha...
When is a tank considered cycled? - When Ammonia and Nitrites drop to zero and Nitrates are climbing, or does the Nitrates have to achieve a specific target PPM first? Can I now safely add more fish
...anged at a time. I have YET to see any ammonia in any of the tanks. Nitrites are (obviously) also 0 as are nitrates. What I am wondering is if I am changing too much water at a time to allow ammonia, ...
...f weeks ago. 5 days ago added 3 small platties and 6 neons. Seem fine. Water is PH 7.1, Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates all nil. Would it be ok to add say another 6 neons and a couple of mollies or dwarf ...
...led it, and still had 8ppm of ammonia... ANYHOO - my tank is FINALLY cycled, and correctly/ I have 80 of nitrates... so now comes a water change and then some fish. I was about to give up.... YEAAAA...
... and the ceramic media in the top tray. Currently, my ph is about 7.2, ammonia is 0, nitrites are 0, and nitrates are about 80ppm Thanks,...
...hing, zipping back and forth, up & down cornors, and repeatedly bumping glass, you may have high levels of nitrAte. ..........Frank...
...r, when 200 flakes fall to the bottom un-eaten, you are over-feeding). I've done several water changes and nitrates are minimal no ammonia, no nitrites, water is clean and clear, smells, good, etc. Ho...
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