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The flow from the output of the HOB Filter is too strong and the Betta cannot swim through the current. I have a plastic cup (open on both ends) cut to go over the output, the flow is directed more to the sides of the tank than directly in front and some I assume goes down the back side of the...

Thanks for the advice. I just did a water test and we have: 0 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 20 Nitrate 78 F Temp I got a timer and will install it as soon as it arrives. There are no plastic plants any more we replaced those back in April with the live plants. As for the Filter it is a TopFin...

Hi, I am need of assistance again. Thanks to those who helped me before. We were able to get he tank successfully cycled after about 2 weeks of water changes. After getting the tank stable we decided to add some more plants to the tank. I ordered them on-line and put them in the tank on...

When I change the water tonight, I will test and reply back with the reading. I have confirmed that our water supply does have chloramine, or more precisely, "Chlorine is added to kill pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Chlorine also improves the performance of the filters. Precisely...

I believe I have read that before, but I will take another look. I previously tested the tap water and saw no ammonia, but when I tested water treated with Stress Coat before adding to the tank I did see some ammonia. Would this not be because chloramine (chlorine bonded with ammonia) and when...

Sorry if I wasn't clear, meant the other way the conditioner would kill the bacteria. If I have more than 1 ppm of ammonia, would I need to do water changes to bring it down, before adding Prime and bacteria (Stability or TSS). Thanks,

Yes, the tank the fish is in is conditioned. The large tank 5 gal I did not condition when I added the Stability 4-5 days ago, so I could get a try reading of the Ammonia. But even if the chlorine killed the bacteria at first, would it being 4 days later the chlorine be gone from the water, if...

Yeah I have stopped Ammo lock for a while. I cannot find Prime locally I will see if I can order it. The local pet store (big box) seemed to be low on everything fish related lately. Thanks,

Hi, I have been reading on this forum since Jan and have gotten lots of good information and thought i would post to see if I can get any help. I have had fish tanks previously( ~15 yrs ago) with no issues so stumped as to what is happening. I understand the Nitrogen cycle, but cannot seem to...