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That’s very interesting as everything I’ve read says you should. Who knows what to believe anymore.

Sure about the gravel but there are a number of fake shells and snails that I’m not sure about. I’ll remove them and see what happens. Thanks

I’ll check the GH when I get home. The substrate in hard , smooth and non-calcareius.

PH is relatively the same at around 7.1 using either test. When you say out gas would that refer to letting the water sit for a while before testing? I should have mentioned that both nitrates and nitrites are in good shape. It’s the alkalinity and overall hardness that are out of whack.

Thanks Kribensis, I have both test kits and although results vary slightly between the two, the differing results remain the same. I rinse and wash the decorations regularly but have yet to do so with the gravel. That will be my next step. What’s truly baffling with my Angels is that some will...

So the test strip on the left is water from my tap. The one on the right is from my aquarium. What’s strange to me is that although I do all of my water changes from the tap, which tests out being very soft, the tests on my aquarium water consistently come out very hard. I don’t understand how...

Good Morning Fish Heads, I have a water quality question for all of you. I have been working on keeping all of my water parameters in check but have an interesting problem that I’m hoping you can help me with. When I check my water hardness in the tank it comes up as a whopping 280 PPM. If I...

A bit more info on the whole strange Fluval purchase from yesterday. When I told my guy at PETCO that I was looking for a better light setup than the cheapo Marineland that came with a package I bought about 5 months ago, he walked me over to what should have been the Fluval Plant 3.0. The...

Nope, not scammed…Mystery solved. Bought this off the shelf at Petco. Undamaged box, with all protective materials untouched. So I just got back from talking to my guy at Petco. Upon looking at the unit he said that someone at the factory had to have screwed up. He wasn’t sure what Fluval model...

Hi Gache7 Thanks for your input. Here are some pictures of my light and a snapshot of the owners manual referencing the power switch. Can’t for the life of me figure out why there is no switch. I can’t imagine a manufacturer making a light that has no on/off switch. I just bought this yesterday...

Hi all you fish heads! I just purchased a Fluval Plant Bluetooth light setup. The model number is 14523. I’ve got everything set up and the Fluval app downloaded that lets you use it’s various features, including an on/off function. My question is this, in the owner’s manual there is a section...

Thanks sgooosh. She’s been like this for a few weeks and like I said, no other issues other than the loss of coloring.

I took this picture right after feeding.

This Mollie was a bright yellow and black but has now faded to a very pale color. It seems to be healthy in all other respects.

Hi all, I have 6 yellow Mollies and in the past few weeks one of them has lost it’s yellow color to the point that it is almost white. It’s overall health appears to be fine as it eats well and swims just as actively as all of the others. Has anyone else experienced this?

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Yeah, I’ve read that about angelfish but they tend to stay semi-solitary and get along well with the other fish. Since the deaths have all been to the Dalmatian mollies, I’ll keep an eye on the others. They’ve thrived for over 4 months now so I might, at least for now, write the issue off as...

Yeah, my mistake. Mixed up the two.

So mollies prefer soft water and my others water that is somewhat harder? I’m certainly not questioning that but why does all of the information I’ve gathered about tropical fish say that the fish can coexist? Do I need to somehow condition the water to a happy medium between hardness and...

Yes I do have a kit. The PH is 7.1, ammonia and nitrite is 0, nitrate is 23 ppm. My kit does not measure hardness but is softened with a water softener. All of the remaining fish have been healthy and very active.

Forgot to mention that the water is a consistent 80 degreesF

Hi WB, The tank is 75 gallons with all water parameters in good range. The tank contains 2 angelfish, 6 black skirted tetras, 6 Buenos Aires tetras, 6 rosy tetras and a mix of 12 black and black/yellow mollies. I also have 3 different live aquatic plants although I couldn’t tell you what...

Hi all, My aquarium is about 4 months old. One of the first groups of fish included 6 Dalmatian Mollies. A few weeks ago I was noticing some of them were gone. Yesterday I discovered one that had died resting on top of some vegetation. This left me with only one remaining out of the original 6...

Thanks SH7, I kinda figured that was the case but wanted to be sure. I’m not familiar with ceramic filter media. Can you provide me with examples?

Hi all, I have a Topfin PF75 aquarium filter. If you’re familiar with this particular filter you know that it has two carbon filled filters and two bio filters. I change the two carbon filters every 30 days and my question is this. Do I ever need to change the plastic bio filters or do I just...

Hi magical, sorry it took me so long to get back on this. I received my AMI test kit yesterday and just did my first water analysis. Here are my results. PH-7.6 Ammonia-0 ppm Nitrate-0 ppm Nitrite-0 ppm This particular test kit will not check water hardness. As a side note, I just lost yet...

Hi all, So I’ve been doing the tropical fish thing now for about 8 or so weeks and just did my first water check using the AMI test kit. My results are as follows. PH-7.6 Ammonia-0 ppm Nitrate-0 ppm Nitrite-0 ppm This particular test kit unfortunately does not test for water hardness. I have a...

Thanks Phoenix, I’ll have to check those out as well. It’s funny, as I never saw myself as a tropical fish kind of person but I’ve quickly become addicted.

Thanks once again for the recommendation. Looks like an awesome setup! I’ll have to start saving my pennies.?

Thanks again Slaphppy7, Do you know if the lights would cover the full 48 inches, end to end and not leave dim areas?

Hi all, About 2 months ago I purchased a 75 gallon setup that came with tank, filter and lights. I’m not completely satisfied with the lights that came with it. I like the fact that it can be switched between white light and “moonlight” but there are two things I have an issue with. One is the...

Bad stock was my first thought as well slaphappy. Strange that of the two separate Angel purchases we’ve made, some of them have died right away and the others have thrived.

Thanks slaphappy7...Mystery solved when I did the partial water change. It buried itself in one of the fake plants and made it it’s final resting place. Not sure why I have so much trouble with Angel Fish. We bought 5 of them a couple of months ago and 3 of them died within a few days. The...

Ok, so a few days ago we added two medium sized Angelfish to our 75 gallon aquarium. Both seemed fine for a few days until last night we noticed one of them struggling to stay upright and active which told us it was probably sick. We also notice a couple of our mollies nipping at it. This...