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Using the API Master Test kit, ammonia (harmful) that has been converted to ammonium (harmless) with a good water conditioner will still register as ammonia; the test kit does not differentiate between the two. Treated tap water will introduce ammonia (chlorine or chloramine). After 24 hours...

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Welcome to TFF Wait a full 24 hours between WCs and testing. You are most likely in the midst of a fish-in cycle, see that section of the article here: https://www.fishforums.net/threads/cycle-your-tank-a-complete-guide-for-beginners.475055/

That is not a problem, thank you for the input.

Or that.

I used a Hydor for years in conjunction with an Eheim canister; it finally failed, and at least in the States, they are no longer available, sadly. Not sure if they are still available in the UK...

Pray harder.

Welcome to TFF Be sure to read about cycling your tank here: https://www.fishforums.net/threads/cycling-your-new-fresh-water-tank-read-this-first.421488/

No, mine is a son of a b****....

Original post is nearly 18 years old, any replies from the OP are doubtful ;)

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Be sure to make weekly water changes part of of your fish/frog keeping hobby ;)

More than welcome. I keep IALs in all of my tanks, for the reasons listed in that article...inexpensive, readily available, and easy to replace when needed

DO NOT let your filter media become dry; keep it submerged in old tank water during the entire process The filter housing itself can dry out, without causing issues

Yes, indeed

There are many benefits to using IALs in your tank https://aquariumtales.com/indian-almond-leaves/

Let's hope ERCOT has their "stuff" straight this year...it's only July

Very good.

As long as you preserve your beneficial bacteria in your filter media, yes, they can go right back in...

I have no experience with that soil, I use sand in all of my tanks Yes, sand is easy to keep clean, much easier than gravel, IME

What kind of water conditioner do you use? Tap water? is it treated with chlorine, or chloramine?

https://www.petmd.com/dog/general-health/do-dogs-sweat Mosquitos in Canada? I would not have expected that. We haven't had measurable rain in weeks, so the mosquito population (usually atrocious here) has been kept in check I'm not a big fan of rain, but it's the only relief from the heat...

Classic and newer rock...

Even my dogs aren't wanting to stay outdoors for long...I can't imagine these temps in a fur coat

Sounds wonderful...

Go for sand instead of soil, it's inert and won't affect water chemistry, like soils may do...

Hellish....mix in the high humidity levels, and it's pretty rough...especially to newcomers here who aren't used to it Breeze helps, but not much of it here lately

The Freshwater Master Test Kit, with liquid reagents??...that's the one many of us use Yes, uneaten food would certainly be a factor, but usually, ammonia would lead to the nitrItes, so it's odd that you aren't reading at least a bit of ammonia...unless it's being converted quickly Overfeeding...

Should be fine, if the shrimp are growing (molting), then there's an adequate amount of minerals in the tank The dead shrimp looks almost as if it died from "white ring of death" syndrome (the middle of it's body looks constricted)...

I usually keep 3 large ones in my 29G

Yes, always leave molts in the tank, contributes calcium to the water column...I'll clean up dead snails, and leave their shells in a tank, as well

I see....the coloring of the shrimp in the 2 pics is so drastically different, that's what had me confused Molts are almost always white, dead shrimp usually have a pinkish opaqueness

Exactly what I was thinking, so a bit confused...

Dead shrimp, or a molt?

Same here. IALs should not affect ammonia, nitrIte, or nitrAte levels at all...ph, yes, but only slightly, in most cases In 29G of water, I doubt a single leaf would affect ph at all What kind of test kit are you using?

Mine do, prolifically...you just need lots of hiding places for the shrimplets to grow into adulthood Yes, the leaves are one form of botanicals https://tanninaquatics.com/

Should be OK...they need botanicals, too, get some Indian Almond leaves

I wouldn't get them from Amazon; have a look at AquaBid They need a well-established tank, how long has it been set up?

Welcome to TFF I'm no disease expert, but that poor fish is in very bad shape @Colin_T , have a look