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Let's keep the discussion to the topic at hand... sandstone.

Generally speaking when trying to help someone with a sick fish, it is best to get as much information as possible before diagnosing the problem. Water parameters, water change schedule and volume, additives, etc. Please read the pinned topic at the top of this forum...

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I think those are underrated filters. I ran two of them on a 100+ gallon tank. Very nice filters. Also used 2 200s on my 55 gallon as well.

Is that the Penguin filter? I like the filter set-up you created. Nice. :good:

I'm going to disagree with Ch4rlie for this instance in one particular case, and agree with him in another... 1 - Goldie will be just fine in this case. The 'seasoned' powerhead for the tank appears to have ceramic media in place, and I assume this is ceramic media from one of the other tanks...

He already added water... what else should he add?

The only issue is that its hard to incorporate a fish tank into physics! I have used it in the past in terms of pressure differences, such as how to create a siphon, etc. So, there's the practicality. We also calculate the pressure on the glass at the bottom of the fish tank, versus the...

Looks like a really fun project. Interesting scaping scenarios as well, as the tanks on top will only be visible from the short ends... I've been looking at the Mattenfilter set-up for a while... There's a 100+ gallon tank at my school that's currently empty... Not sure if I will ever get it...

This thread is nearly 5 years old.

I second the API Master Kit. Its not perfect, but for the price, its the best you'll find, imo. The test strips aren't worth the paper they are attached to.

Its not a bad sign, that's for sure. But, you need the greenery for the plant to be able to photosynthesize. So, its about how fast the leaves grow and how fast new leaves form.

Yes... stem plants are some of the fastest growing aquatic plants. BUT... only if the proper nutrients and light are available. I'd wait to see how fast they really grow in your set-up first. Take a picture, then in one week, take another and compare. Do it again the next week and the next...

Incidentally, the 'white shoots' are essentially roots.

What's the gH and kH of the water? Please lower the temp, 90 is actually too high. What is the pH of your tap water after leaving it sit for 24 hours? Do you have splashing of the filter water back into your tank or any other aeration?

Here's a great link: http://www.aquarium-pond-answers.com/2009/07/fish-baths.html FYI: CORIES AND SALT DON'T MIX WELL. So, I am not advocating that, just the water and methylene blue... But, I'd try just the clean water first. Removing the fish from their tank can be stressful. Dips and...

This is true. Crystal clean water is often the very best tonic for a lot of fish maladies. And if we keep the water/tank clean most maladies never show up. The fish's own immune system can handle the rest.

Yeah, aquabid is a hit or miss, just like any auction site. There are great sellers, good sellers and bad sellers. The one I linked to is a great seller. I've ordered from him in the past and had great results. There are a few I've used... but I haven't ordered from there in a while.

Actually, the best treatment might be some methylene blue baths... The methylene blue will stain the areas where there is no slime coat, but the good news is that it will protect against the infection getting worse and can increase oxygen available to that tissue. I'd add that this should be...

Medication by itself won't do anything if you don't deal with the root cause. There is food that falls down into the gravel crevices and they go after them, causing some scrapes and abrasions, and they are rooting around in an area of rotting food... bacteria are everywhere. Once the...

Cories often lose their barbels from bacterial infections. The culprit is likely the substrate. Cories are best kept on sand, rather than big chunky gravel. They snuff around in the sand with their barbels looking for food particles. Playsand is very good for them though it needs to be...

You might want to consider dropping that price a bit, aquabid has many sellers who sell swords and they are quite large for fairly low prices. For example: http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?liveplantsr&1485897617

The reason they aren't working as fast, is that the amount of ammonia is MUCH higher. You did this same treatment with a 10 gallon tank, you said, right? Well, you had to add 7.5 times the ammonia, but still added the same amount of safestart, right? So, adding the same amount of bacteria...

AMEN!

I understand completely what you are saying here. I took up home canning not that long ago, and found out that the way my grandmother was canning was highly suspect. She would open water bath can high pH vegetables like green beans, etc. Reading the SCIENCE behind it years later almost made...

Welcome to the forum j0!Nt. We are always happy to read about the methods other use. I did want to discuss this point with you a bit further, because it is factually inaccurate and is based on antiquated understanding of the science of fish keeping. I am going to have to disagree on this...

Nope. Generally speaking, algae is just an eye sore. It serves a purpose in the health of a tank if its there, its just unsightly to most.

Taking it a piece at a time.. Looks like the most likely source is the substrate/gravel. Some plant substrates add ammonia or nitrates to give plant food to the roots of plants. It's possible this is the source. And if you kicked it up while planting, it could account for what you've seen...

The only concern would be algae, but there's no reason to cycle with the light on the tank anyway.

You are correct, StevenF. I oversimplified.

Fair enough.

Howdy Barney, Looks like a standard cycle with low kH. These are tougher, because the bacteria require three things: ammonia/nitrite, oxygen and inorganic carbon. The inorganic carbon is what you have in low supply. As Ch4rlie mentioned, adding a bit of crushed coral can increase the kH...

I get that. But, depending on how their shop works, and how many employees they have, email may not be very convenient for them at all. More than likely, they are understaffed and over worked.

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I like it! You might be a genius! Or you might be mad! :lol:

You aren't the first one to be given bad advice from the LFS. It happens all the time.

Very interesting... A few questions to start: What is in the tank besides the water? What is the water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, etc.) straight from your tap? The good news is that you have ammonia in there to start building your bacteria colony. The better news is that you also have...

Yes sir!

Hello and welcome. The answer to your issue is that bettas should not be housed with other fish. Some (very few, in my opinion) male bettas can be housed with other fish, but these are rare. Getting an additional betta would cause way MORE problems. Please do not do that! The best course of...

If you are discouraged by a LFS not giving you good feedback, you are going to be greatly disappointed in this hobby. As a general rule of thumb, trust NOTHING that you hear at the LFS. Research it on your own, independent of the LFS. There are great LFS in terms of the stock that you can...