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I am having a HUGE nitrate problem. I do water changes once a week with a gravel vac of about 25 percent. My nitrates are through the roof still. Is there anything i can do?? How often is it ...
Water changes seem to cure a lot of diseases for me. You may also add salt to the aquarium to calm the fish. As for lowering the ph, you could get peat and put it in a nylon stocking and put it in y...
...kind of like a calculater. You plug in the tank size, filter, and fish, and it gives you recommended pH, water temp, and water hardness, plus warns you of any problems you may b=have with compatabilit...
... you clean the gravel without syphoning it out. Once a week, you should take out about 25 percent of the water and replace it with fresh, conditioned water at a similar temperature. Dumping out and re...
Jon,
There are a few outlets you can take but overall, i think you are fine. The cloudy water could be due to a number of things, however the most common reason for this is that there is too much ...
Hi welcome to the forum
What type of water quality tests do you use?
The dip-stick type are notoriously unreliable
I would do immediate 30% water change, they can cure a lot of fish probs
Over the...
What kind of water do you use? Distilled, tap, RO?
Driftwood, peat, and indian almond leaves can all help soften water and lower pH. how long has the tank been running for? What size is it?
Is your tank cycled?
For the betta:
How big is his new tank? If it is 5G or smaller, the water needs to be changed 50% twice a week. If it is bigger than that, once a week is good. If he does h...
... something that will clean up all the little fish scraps and peices that sink to the bottom. I do weekly water changes and vacuum the gravel every water change. I was wondering what my best option is...
... and then got yelled at, and I didn't think about it either haha! WHOOPS!
After soaking in the water, chlorine will evaporate, but I would still soak for another day or 2 in dechlorinated wa...
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Moving fry from an established aquarium to a new setup will shock them, and they may not survive. Using water from the main aquarium will help, but you would also need the beneficial bacteria that li...
...h have strong immune systems that can fight off those things. If an aquarium does not get enough partial water changes, it can manufacture ammonia and other toxins. When that happens, a fish's im...
...aren't any noticeable adverse effects on the fish. I think you are just fine if you are doing your water changes and keeping the water clean....
I wonder if the tap water change made the pH fluctuate. Any sudden changes can, of course, affect a fish's immune system. There may even have been something in the tap water that aquarium water t...
...o Filter to do a mini cycle. I myself try not to use chemicals other then chlorine/chloramine remover at water changes. I would continue the water changes and see what happens....
I just found this too, it was pretty interesting! Sounds like your cichlids will do GREAT in your water!
pH Level
One of the most important aspects of cichlid care is maintaining the pH level....
i have the air hose connected to the skimmer part on the top that feeds the water back into the tank from the bottom tube... it shoots out tons of bubbles... caan you over oxygenate the water by doing...
...e usually made by inexperienced aquarists, and it's one of the worst things you can do for aquarium water quality. Healthy fish are always hungry; lack of appetite is a sign of water quality prob...
My fancy goldfish is lying on it's side at the bottom of the tank not moving nor eating. Water has been changed water solution added too - any thoughts what this could be.....Any help is much ap...
... Nano Cube. I have washed flourite for the bottom 2 inches with gravel over the top.
I have done 90% water change every day for a week. No plants, fish or decorations yet.
I still have tea col...
...ch. These sometimes cloud up and can become infected. The best thing you can do initially is to keep the water really clean with daily water changes until it goes away. I would say add salt, but since...
My sister has a gold fish and 1.5 gal tank but she use the bubble machine for oxygen for fish. The water is cloudy a lot and she wont clean the water or put the filter back in. She thinks i am going c...
Turns out it was his five-year-old daughter. She had watched me perform a partial water change the day before, and I explained to her that what I was doing helped the water stay nice and clean for the...
Oh oh well just checked my ammonia levels and they are at 0 and I do water changes twice or three times a week of 30 percent. I have bare bottom tanks. Hummmm leave it to me to be different maybe ...
...ike a school as well. I think it's at least 6 adults or 8 juveniles.
Discus are very picky about water, with a lot of discus keepers changing around 90% or more of the water daily....
...to set up the tank (30 litres/6.6 gallons) uncycled. I also had no filter cartriges, gravel, planting or water testing kit and won't for several days (shops closed).
Both goldfish had slight sca...
Hornwort will grow almost anywhere so long as the water surface is not very turbulent. It also does better floating in large bunches. I'm not so sure about the effect of copper on plants, but it ...
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dk, what was your method of rinsing it? I just took a small sample and put it in a bowl. Then poured water over it and drained it. Took about 3-4 times to get the water to drain clearly....
Patience is the key. The white water could be caused from dust not rinsed out from the gravel. I say do the water changes to clear up the water but make sure you don't disturb the gravel becaus...
...harmless. The only way that any chemical gets out of the aquarium is through draining some or all of the water. Different ammonia test kits use different reagents, so you may get a different reading f...
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