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Wow you are in the weeds of detail...but on the right track...but it seems to me for your main tank I would stop with adding any more of your ammonium solution and just get some small inexpensive fish like guppies and then watch the ammonia and nitrite levels, and to the same for your quarantine...

Seems to me this is old news - CV is here to stay, it never went away and will probably never go away. Much like the flu and common cold, all we can hope for is that if we get it it will be a mild case. And for all who are unvaxed, good luck to ya should you git it.. Let each person determine...

Seems to me it's easier to raise pH rather and lowering it. But if your tank and fish are healthy why mess with it. Still I'm sure someone will have an answer you just got to be careful with actually doing it. BTW Google is your friend..do a google search for Lowering pH in an Aquarium. a...

Exact number of plants....I don't think anyone can give you an exact answer, especially with floaters like duckweed, frogbit etc....your best bet is to buy a few plants such as dwarf water lettuce and see what happens. Alas this is not an exact answer, but it seems, with your tank you will...

So a while back I got a 100 gal tank complete with a Penn Plax Cascade canister filter. Well the unit is starting to make noice I suspect the filter head bearings are starting to go. Anyone actually taken apart the head and cleaned it, or am I better off with just a new cannister? for new...

Congrats just enjoy

Well in June my Peacock and Red Zebra, bred, and now I have a surprising number of survivors. Amazingly enuff I have about 20 or so and they've gotten big enuff to venture out and be among the big boys....who knew? There's nothing more calming that to just sit with a cuppa joe and watch the...

there are a lot of great ideas presented here. Like all hobbies sometimes we just get burned out at some stage. Maybe it's cuz we start too fast and want to do everything we see and emulate the others. I think a break is goor at times and maybe we we get back to our hobby we should start...

Thanks 10 Tanks, so now I've got to figure out what exactly is a Chinese Evergreen...google here I come.

thanks all....as usual there are nuances that aren't always stated in the youtubes....

Hello, It's seems many people like to add pothos to their tanks. Some mention that they do a great job of sucking up nitrates. But has anybody actually done a pre/post nitrate level reading after adding pothos? I added a pothos and I saw no change in nitrate levels.

Alas with most live bearers yours' is an impossible task...guppies will breed like rabbits that's just what they do. you can always add a decent sized angelfish. I have a similar situation with a tank of red sword tails. Luckily my LFS will take em.

Well I guess I must be something right.. how cool is seeing fry. I have a 100gal that ended up becoming an African cichlids tank: 3 peacocks, 2 red zebras, 1 yellow lab, 1 hap. No, this is not a designer tank specifically set up for African cichlids. But the fish seem happy enough happy...

Well your water parameters seems pretty normal...but I'll ask the stupid question Why the CO2? Will your plants not grow without it? It just seems to me many people want the extra CO2 to have a really lush water garden. Is it not possible that you are adding way to much CO2 and that is...

I not sure there's any single filter that is powerful enough to move water and detritus keepin a tank "perfectly clean." If there it's then you gotta have fish who enjoy living in a whirl pool. In your situation sounds like have an area where the detritus converge. Seems it just an easy easy...

Another thing to remember is that test results are a snapshot of time...It doesn't sound like you have a initial baseline to compare. Now that you got a test kit, do weekly tests establish a base line, once you have a baseline you can take actions to make any corrections. But it seems like 1...

Yup freedom of speech is a great thing,,, but there are idiots and trolls out there.... sigh....

As I said life is full of grays....I like my LFS but they are small mom and pop operations but never asked them where their stock comes from. I don't have a super store LFS in my area that sell wild caught. Then again there are on-line operators that do have wild caught suppliers so that is an...

Hello All, So I've been keeping fish for a while now but I've rarely considered where the fish come from, captive breed vs wild caught. Like many I've always thought of captive breed as the most environmental considerate, but I've come across a documentary that has given me a new aspect and...

The thing to remember about a Walstad tank set up, is that one is attempting to imitate nature, nature does not work according to human wants, ya just gotta wait it out. As far as tiny little critters they probably hitchhiked into your tank from all the stuff you put into it. Who knows how long...

Seems to me you may be worrying about nothing, all the advice makes sense but I'll add my 2 pfennings - if available why not try live tubifex worms? Add some to the tank those that aren't eaten right away will burrow into your substrate...which will eventually be found and eaten. Good luck...

Yup, I'm just old fashioned, I guess books are sooooo old school and passé and I should just depend on the internet...LOL

Here's a silly observation - do you have any fish in the tank? Going back to basics...and the nitrogen cycle. It all takes time...for the cycle to establish itself. If you have no fish in the tank what's the worry? On the other hand if you plan to introduce, fish why not start with 1 or 2 to...

I have the following reference books Exotic Aquarium Fished, William T Innes, 19th Ed and The Encyclopedia of Freshwater Tropical Fishes Expaned Ed Herbert t Axelrod. Both are rather old and long in the tooth. Does anybody have a recommendation for similar but more up to date reference books...

I'd like to think the longest fish keepers are those who realize the success of keeping fish alive. I'm sure we've all been there, where we got a tank cus it was a good idea at the time. And maybe some people gave up rather quickly cuz the fish kept dying. But then some people kept at it and...

Without mention a brand I would go with a HOB that has the impeller inside the tank. they are a wee bit more expensive but are great. having lpent loads of money on various HOBs.

Congrats you are obviously doing something right if you have babies. Why not just wait a few more weeks and see how they grow up?

So I was just wondering, the pandemic probably has allowed lots of people to re-discover or pickup new hobbies such as fish keeping. For me it was diving deeper into my fish keeping and exploring the world of FB and fish keeping groups. Now that the pandemic is in a new phase which I consider...

Just wondering how big was the Oscar that died and why do you want a replacement? Seems like your current occupants are cool enough. I have 100 gal tank, recently two large cichlids died: a Jack Dempsey and a Severum, both lived almost 1o years. The tank is a bit empty looking without them the...

Late to the discussion like many people, my regret buying fish, are two common plecos. They were small but eventually grew up. Both out grew their original tanks. Pan just wore out his welcome, it was a great fish never aggressive but constantly digging around. I actually liked him but he...

Interesting question for thought, but alas there's no simple answer...in a perfect world people would not be buying pets unless they were really educated about the care, feeding the ramifications of a pet be it a fish, bird or even cat or dog eh?.

a common Pleco...but now I don't want to get rid of it...LOL

Interesting comments....I guess the best advice I give is to become a knowledgeable consumer. After all a store has to make sale to stay in business how they do that just depends on the store. I'm lucky enuf to have a small LFS whose owner is in the store all the time and gives dependable...

Well the follow-up questions is how long did those 6 bala's last

Yup, ain't amazing what a brew or two Guinness can do for ones. mental stability ...LOL...

Just a late afternoon over a beer thought question? As you keep fish do you have a concrete measurement of Success? Me? here's what I think about: 1. Do I just sit and enjoy looking at my tanks. 2. Have I finally stopped having to go to my LFS and replace fish. 3. Are the fish that I bought...