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Today is week 3 w/out a water change. Parameters still look good - 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 5-10 nitrates. I forgot to take tds reading before changing the water, but after adding about 3 gal of ro water, laced with 1 cup tap water, the tds was 157. While the parameters look great, I see the...

Thank you for the detailed information. I will test the phosphate levels and see what they say. Since cycling the tank almost 2 years ago it has always run low on nitrates. Usually around 5ppm, max has never been over 10ppm when tested after cycling. CO2 injection causes plants to grow much...

Thanks. Makes sense. :) Thanks!

I have about 12 panda cories 2 oto cats 3 siamese algae eaters 8 ember tetras 7 amano shrimp 1 assassin snail numerous neocardina shrimp Thanks for the video suggestion.

Yes, but I think "clean" refers to the water parameters that I listed above which are stable and well within the parameters to be considered clean. I do remove algae as needed, I prune plants, etc. The weekly w/c is what I am trying to gauge as to if they are really necessary with the water...

Sorry if this post is in the wrong spot. :) Since I cannot seem to give my tank away...I guess I will keep it. :) So, I have a question - please allow me to reason this out and please tell me if I am off base. tank: 50 gal (48x18x15 - lwh) panda cories oto cats ember tetras Siamese algae...

Hello, Good Fish people. I am looking to give away my fish tank to someone who wants it and can take and care of all the stock too. I am having to adopt my daughter's parrotlet and I need the space my tank is taking up. I don't want any money for it, I just would like someone who cares about...

This is my tank. I am looking for a new home for it. I have a really small house and can use the floor space that it takes up. I have also taken on chickens, so keeping up with this is now more of a "duty" than a "pleasure". I will be asking for a small rehoming fee of $300 for it so I know...

Hello. I hope your day is going well. I have an ember tetra who is really big - they are big pigs and I try to keep their intake to minimal. This morning she was panting really hard and hanging around the filter output area. I have since moved her to a breeder box and added an airstone...

Yes, the can and do, but it seems she does it excessively. None of my other pandas do this. They happily search the sand all day long for any leftover scraps all day long. She does this too, but I find that she also spends an inordinate amount of time swimming to the top. She has been doing...

No. I feed early morning before lights on and only once a day. She does it off and on through out the day, spending blocks of time doing it. Also, sorry, I think I reposted this again. I will find and delete the second one if I can figure it out.

Hello, One of my about 15 panda corys is constantly swimming to the top of the water line and looks like she is gulping air. It is the same one all the time - I know this b/c she is the biggest and most white in color. It seems like she does this almost constantly throughout the day. She is...

Thank you. We actually found a really cheap 90 gallon tank ($100) and cut 10 inches off of it - from 24 to 14. I wanted something that worked well for the panda corys. The long side is 1/2 inch thick and short sides are 3/8 - so cutting it down was quite the chore for my hubby. Then we...

Good morning. Thank you. I used regular play sand that I rinsed thoroughly. Probably lost at lease 1/2 of the volume through rinsing, but that took out all the dust and I now have what resembles sand from a river bed. I am using a Fluval 307. Good morning. Thank you. I used regular...

It is a 50 gal tank on a 48x18 foot print.