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Do I just pull it out? It seems attached to the thin tube. Are they supposed to come out together?

Hello. Sorry, but I can't google the answer to my question (because I don't know what this thing is). I'm hoping you could help. My tank has an undergravel filter, and this (the fat tube in the pic where the bubbles come out) recently got stained (I guess) due to some fin rot meds I used. I have...

Thanks so much, everyone! Glad to hear I don't need to buy a new one. These things are expensive where I live. Thanks again!

Okay I did something very very stupid. I have the API freshwater testing kit, and I learned just now that I apparently did the nitrate test wrong the first times (three or four times) I used it. I didn't read very well. Around the part that says you have to shake the solution, I thought it said...

Aww that’s what I thought at first, but when I tested again last night, it said my ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are 0ppm. pH is 8.0 :( Doesn't that mean it hasn't cycled? I wasn't around when the guy set it up, so it's either not true that it came from an established tank (like he said) or it...

Thank you so much, everyone! I’m looking into your advice, and I hope he gets better. Here he is:

hi. sorry, i'm new to this. we were gifted a betta (it was really for my child). i did not have an aquarium before that. when the fish arrived, i went ahead and bought a 5 gal aquarium. it has an undergravel filter and an air pump. the gravel came from an established tank, but the water came...