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You may have been over feeding. Water clarity is not always an indication of good aquarium water. Water test kits are not expensive, and you need to make sure ammonia and nitrite are at zero. If the a...
...realized I had my chemicals and timing backwards--I swear I am gonna figure this out. .
As for the water, my city's water supply has an unfortunately high amount of ammonia in it, so whenev...
...inutes. It's also good to have a small filter or aerator in the aquarium.
When you do the weekly water changes, try changing only 25 percent of the water. Replace it with water of about the sa...
A full aquarium hood will reduce water evaporation even in Phoenix. Before you top off an aquarium to compensate for evaporation, remember that only the water has evaporated. All the minerals and bad ...
...ssium permanganate. If you treat the entire aquarium, you'll be rid of them, but you'll need to do a big water change....
I am glad to hear he is doing better. What do you mean by coat protector? Are you referring to a water conditioner like stress coat? A water conditioner should always be added when the tank is first f...
John brings up an interesting point. Have you by chance checked the parameters of your tap water? Sometimes, the water company will put different chemicals into the water, scarey but true.
If you...
They are from various gases that were dissolved in the water. In Phoenix, when they take water from deep wells, a glass of water looks more like a glass of milk until all the small bubbles burst. The ...
Replace about 20 or 25 percent of the water every week or so, and use a good water conditioner with the replacement water. My personal favorite is Stress Coat, but lots more good water conditioners ar...
fish are very very sensitive to their water. try checking the amonia and nitrogen levels of the water. you can buy a test kit or you can take some water to the pet shop and they'll test it for yo...
When you "cleaned" the tank, did you change all the water or did you forget to use a water conditioner? Changing a large percentage of the aquarium water will also change the water parameter...
From reading a book about bottled water, I learned that chloramines are compounds of chlorine and ammonia. They are used by municipal water suppliers to make sure water at the end of a long network of...
A reverse osmosis system takes most minerals and biological materials out of the water. The problem with RO and distilled water is it lacks the chemical buffers needed to keep the pH from changing rap...
A small Betta bowl has has such a small volume of water that it can turn bad very quickly. If there is even a little bit of uneaten food or other waste, it will pollute the water and make the fish sic...
That's interesting. I never gave much thought to water heater contamination. In my house, you have to run the hot water a little before it gets really hot; maybe that moves out some of the gunk. ...
...o large for the beneficial bacteria to handle. More live plants, a little less food, and regular partial water changes should take care of the problem. You might also get the spring water checked; wit...
Thanks for sharing that. Your comments about water quality apply to all types of aquarium fish. A healthy aquarium environment is the is the first necessity for successful fish keeping.
...how that kind of behavior before too. He definitely is not feeling his best. How often do you change his water and at what temperature do you keep it? Sometime the water can make them ill. They can br...
As soon as the food hits the water the tetras are the first ones there. I am also biased against medications too. Minds think alike. The raise water temperature thing and doing partial water change...
There is really no need to add salt unless you have fish that like brackish water. It's sometimes used as a medication but is subsequently removed by partial water changes. Most freshwater aquari...
I did a 20% water change yesterday...before adding the tap water I added my chlorine eliminator. Could the chlorine eliminator have done it? Also, I read that big water changes can be sensitive to the...
In 30 years of fish keeping Ive never seen Nitrate 0, so you better re-check that. Even the best of water has some nitrate maybe 5ppm or thereabouts. I think you mean Ammonia and Nitrite 0.
I co...
Hi welcome to the forum! Do you have water quality test kit? If not you can take some water from your Beta's permanent tank to your local fish store most will test it for you. At least then you w...
Any time your ammonia (or nitrite) goes over .5, do a 50-70% water change. Very little good bacteria live in the water, so doing water changes as often as you need to will not harm anything. You nee...
...e to the beginning of this thread. If you are getting 40ppm right out of the tap, I would contact your water company, unless ofcourse you are using well water. Most water companies and local health...
It may be too late, but a partial water change should improve water quality. Make sure there is no ammonia or nitrite in the water, and gradually raise the temperature to 83 or 84.
Yes. Rain water is soft unless it falls off the roof, you live in a polluted area, or the collection bucket is contaminated. Distilled and reverse osmosis water are also soft. However, soft water lack...
Over the past couple of weeks I have been having problems with my betta fish. I checked the water today and his water has 3.0. Should I change half of the water?
...r a ten gallon tank will probably have two uplift tubes. As the bubbles come up the lift tube, they pull water with them. The water is drawn from under the filter and must, therefore, be pulled throug...
Even if you replace evaporated water, the chemicals from it remain in your aquarium, as do all the toxins. That's why regular, partial water changes are so important. Most natural freshwater envi...
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