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The temp in the tank is between 79 and 80 according to the two therms. I have a marine bio wheel 200 which I believe is for up to 50 gallons. I put in a new filter once every two weeks and do a 25% water change every weekend. I was doing 50 to make the tank extra clean but the LFS said that...

Stats are ammonia: 0 PH between 8 and 8.3 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 5 The tank has been set up and fully cycled for about six months. My son wanted them and we have gone through four now, Two at a time. Out of the first two, the first one lasted a few weeks and got really skinny right...

Wow, I'm outta work right now and I was thinking about applying to both Petsmart and Petco, but now I'm scared. I thought perhaps I could do some good because I'm in the hobby and would know more than the average highschool student, but I would never be able to put up with management treating...

Well, we lost our last dalmation molly yesterday and the last clown loach today :sad: I don't get it. I have a few other kind of loach and they do wonderfully. I guess it's the hard water because all my other stats are good. That really sucks though because I had planned on getting a...

I was mindful of that too....I don't stick my hands in the water till at least two days of showers and handwashings after painting.....actually my polish now is pretty old like 3 weeks (I should probably give that up because I don't have the time to keep up with it) and it's the same polish I...

soooooooo, If I wear those cheap latex hospital like gloves you get at the drugstore I suppose that will affect the water as well? :blink:

We took on two tiny clown loaches about 3 weeks back that were living in a bad situation. I only have a 46 gallon tank but plan on upgrading to 125 or so in the spring. One of them died a few days ago (really small and skinny). The other one seems to be doing ok so far swimming, eating...

Hey, I just looked down at my hands and thought of something :crazy: I polish my nails every so often. I never have fresh polish on when I vacuum out the tank.....but even with old polish on....do you think that could have something to do with why my fish are dyin? Does any ladies out there...

Since the deaths have started, I have had two powder blue DG's die....one from Dropsey and I believe the other got stuck and drowned behind a rock cave but I'm not sure. I think those deaths were different though. This was about 2 1/2 months back. The others that have died are 4 glass fish, 3...

You know, come to think of it I did switch dechlor a few months ago...I forgot what this is called, I'll look when I get home and post, I think it has added bacteria in it. When I first buy my fish I have a tank that hooks on the tank and I leave them in there for about an hour so they can get...

Nope, have never wormed my fish. Wouldn't know how.

I was loosing about one fish a week for the past few weeks. I posted here and asked what could be the problem because my water tests were fine. My LFS and some posters here said that perhaps doing a 50% water change a week is too much shock for the fish. So this time I only did 25% A few...

I wonder if I can go apply for a job there and they will let me take over the fish department :blink:

:grr: IS DISPICABLE..... I knew it would be a bad idea, but I wandered into their fish department. There they had about six or seven of my beloved Dragon Gobys in this tiny square tank with no gravel, no plants, NOTHING! And all their fish are KEPT THAT WAY! Geez, they'd be better off...

ok, so I have a marineland penguin bio-wheel 200 (I think) Whatever number it is, it's for up to 50 gallons. If I buy and add the marineland emperor for the 80 gallons to this tank, will that suffice in the 125 gallon tank also? I don't want to waste any money.