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Forum Post Fresh water aquarium has too soft water
I have just set up a 10 gallon aquarium for one crowntail betta. My system tests good except that the water is too soft 0-25 and alkalinity is low 40-80. What can I do naturally to change this? Apr...
Forum Post my water keeps turing green like 3 days after i do a water c...
my water keeps turing green like 3 days after i do a water change. it just started doing this. i was told to do a blackout on it. can i do a blackout with live plants?
Forum Post Betta water temp,feeding and water change
... and how often to feed betta. And also the temp. the tank should be kept at and how often to change the water. I have a 2.5 gallon under gravel filter...one male betta. Anyone have better knowled...
Blog Post Water Changes Made Easy...For the Serious Aquarist
I know most of you dred the one thing that needs to be done more often the most of us would like to....Water Changes.  I got very tired as my tank collection grew (which totals over 1,000 gallon...
Forum Post Brown water.. even after water changes!!!
i was reading this old post. can u elaborate a bit more on the pythons. and also when water is pumped directly into the aquarium then at what step is the water cleaned of Chlorides/chloramines in the ...
Forum Post Can you add too much water conditioner?
I'm trying to cycle my tank (unfortunatly with baby fish in it) and am doing 30%-40% partial water changes daily. I read on other posts that people tend to add the amount of conditioner for their...
Blog Post Cloudy Water - Many Simple Solutions
... benefit from appears on Aquarium Lore . The purpose is to give some solutions to the problem of cloudy water in your aquarium. I've faced the problem on more than one occasion until I finally was...
Blog Post SOLUTIONS FROM IMPROPER WATER CHEMISTRY
... about discus fish. However, setting up a healthy discus tank is not an easy job. For a discus aquarium, water chemistry plays a very important part of all. Not only discus but also any fish lives wel...
Blog Post On the Importance of Partial Water Changes
If you've ever visited My Aquarium Club dot com, you've probably read our advice to do partial water changes. For anybody who wants to ask why, here are a few reasons. Most aquarium fish...
Forum Post Changing the water in my 5 gallon tank
So I wanted to know how much i should change the water of my tank and if I should leave some of the old water in there and just replenish the rest with new water? I noticed that the water level in my ...
Blog Post Manipulating Water Current Without Inhibiting Filtration.
So I have been trying to figure out for weeks what I was going to do about the current that is created by my filter. I have an Aqua-tech Power Filter that hangs on the back of my tank. I have the 5-1...
Forum Post cloudy water
All of a sudden since last night when my water was clear, I have cloudy water. I did a water check and my Ammo is 0, nitrite is 0 and nitrate is 5, I am only feeding once a day and I just noticed tha...
Forum Post Water changes? I have read many of the posts on this site an...
Water changes? I have read many of the posts on this site and I was wondering if anyone could go through the water changing process for me. I have had a tank for about a week and just put my fish in y...
Forum Post cloudy water
I have well water and recently set up a 10 gal tank. Why would the water be greenish-brown. I have two air bubblers and the aqua filter for it. I changed the filters when I set it up. The stones and ...
Forum Post Newbie Needing Knowledge About Water Changes
... have a smaller 12-gallon tank with a dwarf puffer in it. Stupid as it may sound, I never bothered doing water changes to my 25-gallon tank, but now that I have the big tank I have been reading that I...
Forum Post Water Changes!
hm,when you put new water into your aquarium the best way is pls take a plastic packet,fill with water(dechlorined) and after tightening keeps onto the water surface.this is bcoz the new water can be ...
Forum Post really cloudy water!?!
The water changes are much easier if you have a Python or similar cleaning system. It hooks up to a water tap and lets you drain or fill an aquarium through the same connection. After the water clears...
Forum Post I have a 55 gallon tank with 6 discus. I do water changes of...
I have a 55 gallon tank with 6 discus. I do water changes often, the PH is 6.6 and the temp is at 87. At first I thought it was cloudy eye so I did 3 treatments of fungus cure but the problem is now w...
Forum Post ammonia and Nitrite in tap water
...a newbie and already messed up by getting the fish too soon. I have been doing a daily 25 -50% change in water for a week now. I have had the tank for about 6 weeks. I just tested my water which is ru...
Forum Post nitrite level in tap water
...going about 9 weeks. Nitrite level has consistently been at 0.5, because of that i have done quite a few water changes but nitrite is still at 0.5. I have just now tested the water going in and it is ...
Forum Post Distilled Water
... The bacteria will live on the rocks, gravel, plants, and decorations that you have, not so much in the water. So changing the water isn't going to hurt the bacteria much. Letting the water si...
Forum Post nitrate in my tap water
Hi all hope someone can help me my nitate is high in my tank but my tap water is also high what can i do to lower them many thanks
Forum Post How many more water changes
...ecto and two Otocinclius. I do beliefe that i have to many fish. My Tank is 6 weeks old. I did my weekly water changes of 10 % with a syphon which I now know it was wrong. The last 3 water changes I j...
Forum Post New Tank, Cloudy Water, No Fish?
...ank for me betta yesterday, I put in new gravel, and some live plants, I have the filter running but the water is cloudy and has been cloudy since yesterday, I thought maybe it was dust kicked up from...
Forum Post Water Changes
... 10 live plants with a sandy bottom. The tank has been up and running about a month. I have not done any water changes because I have been living in a shell all these years and didn't know anythi...
Forum Post do you have to cycle a salt water tank and how long
The most important part of maintenance is the water change. A 20% water change should be done at least once a month. Once every two weeks would be even better. When you do a water change, the new w...
Forum Post cloudy water
The dirty water is probably the result of over feeding. Have you checked the ammonia and nitrite levels? Both should be zero. You may want to try changing 20 or 25 percent of the water several days in...
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