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I use pets at home often and got them to test my water. They said it was fine and I ended up with dead fish... turns out they use the test strips which are really inaccurate, so I got the API freshwater test kit which seems much more so.

I’m totally new to fish keeping but recently was (mis) sold a betta fish. He was housed with endler guppies, a platy and tetras and did not do well. A lot of fin nipping and a dead tetra later led me to tetirn the betta, who was better houses alone.

Thanks for responding. Yeah it is, sirs like a film on the top and splutters out of the filter. I also have a slight algae issue on the glass particularly so obviously creating super conditions for both. Thanks to Amazon, I’ll have the Purigen here by Friday so hopefully that’ll work to...

Thanks all. I’ll try testing it again. I do have bio media in the ciano filter, and carbon media in the Fluval. Wondered if the carbon was the culprit of the white stuff on the surface. So the tap water is testing at .25 ppm for ammonia. So not sure at all what’s causing he spike to 4/8 ppm

Just tap safe and filter active after the water change! Also a plant food - tetra plantamin.

I do but it’s treated before use and it’s only the last few days I’ve had ammonia readings like this and the tank (100L) is established. Stocking is Ottos, guppies, tetras and barbs!

HI folks, So Ammonia in my tank is still way too high. (4ppm) and the filter (Fluval U2) is still causing a white scum to form. What’s more if I change the water flow (it has top, middle spray and bottom) a huge amount of white spurts out. I’ve lost two Otto’s today and a few of my...

No I don’t, but I do use tetra plantamin and a filter boost after each water change, as instructed by the lfs. Also occasionally use a CO2 booster. Any of that the potential culprit? Just completed another water change and less film on top but water a bit cloudy, hoping that’ll help a bit...

Thank you!

I’ll do a wee water change and clean the filters out again, in the tank water, hopefully that’ll sort the issue. Can you take the carbon bit out?

That’s what I thought. Honey Gourami, ottos, snails and tetras! It’s a planted tank. Just the sudden nitrate spike has me baffled, too. Would it be a bad idea to do another water change?

I have a ciano tank with the associated filter. The filter is pretty hopeless so I added a Fluval U2 about three weeks ago. I have a 100L tank so running both filters. The past few days (since routine maintenance & water change) Ammonia has been consistent at around 1. Today however (I’ve just...

Hello, yes, I always quarantine new fish. Parameters this morning (from memory as at work) PH 7.4 Ammonia 0.25 ppm Nitrates 1 (I’m growing plants) Will get pics later today Thanks Good to know yours were shy at first too!

Hi, Recently (yesterday) added a few guppies and two honey Gourami. Already in the tank are a few platies, tetras and ottos, as well as cherry barbs. Water parameters are fine, but the Gourami aren’t eating / moving about much. Is this normal? I’d understand they need time to settle in, but not...

Yeah I do, with a tapsafe and a filter boost! Thanks folks, as long as it’s normal! They eat fine etc. After a change and I do match the temp of the water!