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Hey y'all! So my 75g with fish is still cycling and making great progress. I also have a 5g cycling without fish which isn't doing so well. Today the PH on both tanks dropped to 75g 6.6 5g 6.0 from a pretty consistent 7.4. I checked the KH & GH levels and the KH for the 75g 35.8 and the 5g 17.9...

This is all new to me. I actually have a 75gal that has been running since Aug 8th that I can't seem to get cycled. It's a fish in cycle due to the advice of my lfs before I knew any better. The QT is fishless.

Hey y'all I got a question... My QT was fully cycled a few weeks ago. I put in a Flame Dwarf Gourami who died 3 days later. It's still been running but without feeding the BB. Last night I tested for ammonia and the water in the tube was colorless. I then added 16 drops waited about an hour and...

Wow that's alot and that much definitely won't fit in my 2 large HOBs! The water in my area is already super hard. Last time I tested (a few weeks ago) gh was at 388. Increasing it won't hurt it? Any other ways to help the ph?

Hey y'all! My PH keeps dropping and I was informed that I can add crushed coral to help it. I have a 75g with 3 Dojo Loaches. I've never used it before so how much and where do I put it? TIA!!

Thanks for the info. I started the fishless cycle on Nov 4th using Mr Tim's Ammonia. I added a sponge filter and some gravel from my 75g. On Dec 6th is when it tested amon 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 80, PH 7.2, Temp 82°. I got the DG on Dec 15th. From 12/6 to 12/15 I continued to feed and test it to...

Thanks for the info and encouragement. I will try another kind of fish hopefully will have better luck!

UPDATE: So I got the Dwarf Gourami on Thursday 12/15. He seemed okay, he was swimming around and eating. Monday morning I got up said good morning to my guys in the 75g and fed them breakfast. I then went to do the same to my new family member in the 5g QT. I put some flakes in and he wasn't...

Over the last few days the only other thing besides the peas have been some bug bites. The pellets and wafers are always put in a grinder prior to feeding. As for the gasping, ya know they say that Dojos typically don't go to the surface for anything. So not the case with my 3. They will take...

Thanks for the info! I do wash my hands regularly when dealing with the tanks, had not thought about the equipment.

So this morning he seems to be fine. I guess he passed it during the night. I wonder if it has anything to do with the shelled peas I fed them the day before...? Anyway, still concerning that he hasn't grown much.

Welp after a Google search it appears that I can use API General Cure. Hopefully that does the trick

Thank you for the info. I will have to get a "med kit". Mannnnn... never had a clue about any of this... Definitely can be overwhelming for sure! Looks like one of my Dojos need some kind of med as well. Can you please take a look at my other post and let me know what I need to do? Thank you!

Can someone please look at these pics and let me know what I need to do? I have 3 Dojos, 2 of which I've had since Aug 8th and this one I got on Sept 18th. The first two have been growing like normal, however this one has hardly grown at all. I just noticed the darkness around his booty and it...

Thanks so much for your expertise! I only have the 5gal available as a QT. My main tank is a 75gal. Haven't seen any spots, he's eating and seems to be moving around fine, however, this morning there was a long white string hanging out of him that I grabbed with the long tweezers... 🤔 I have...

I purchased a Flame Dwarf Gourami last night and he is currently in a QT. This is the first time I have ever done this with a new fish and the only thing I know about this process is that it's a good idea to do it. So needless to say I need some guidance like what I am supposed to be looking...

UPDATE: Happy fishkeeper here! 5g is fully cycled and has it's first temporary tenant! While I had originally planned the tank for a Betta (which still may happen in the future) right now it's being used as a quarantine tank for the newest member the fam. 😁 I popped in my lfs to maybe get a...

Thanks everyone! Yes, this is my 75g uncycled tank, with fish (recommended by lfs before I knew any better). It has been running since Aug 8th (4 months 6 days) while my 5g (running since Nov 4th fishless) is cycled after 1 month 1 week and 3 days. It has me so frustrated and discouraged it...

I swear sometimes these colors seem like they blend together making it almost impossible to decipher (at least for me anyway). What would y'all call these results? TIA 😊

Thank you!!

Okay thanks for the info! Any recommendations? I don't have any live plants (yet). My thought process is that the lighting should be a piece of equipment that for one, will be up for the long haul, and for two, will be able to meet my current needs as well as any future needs (plants etc...)...

Hmmmm never used submersible lights before 🧐. I've been keeping an eye out, maybe after Christmas. So I cleaned the glass last night and did a partial wc. Still a work in progress but looks soooooo much better!! I took these pics this morning. Loving the journey for sure!!

Thanks for the info. The pics from my phone make it look alot brighter than it actually is. I've tried plants (Anacharis) but all that experience did was stress me out even more, trying to keep fish AND plants alive. LOL I know how much they benefit the tank and I will try again at some point...

Hello my fellow fish keepers! Can y'all please take a look at these pics and let me know what this white stuff on the inside of the glass is? This is my 75g that I am still trying to get cycled since August 8th. 😫 When I attempted to scrape it off, it turned into some white floating bits of I...