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Hi Everyone! For my fresh water aquariums, I’m getting tired of dealing with the vagaries (like that word?) of tap water. I could buy reverse osmosis water from a local pet store, but it doesn’t take rocket science to realize that in the long run, buying an RO unit is more cost effective. I’d...

I have a 30-gallon TALL tank that we cycled using pure ammonia. Now the water-test readings are looking good, and I’m ready to add fish. At the moment, five pretty good sized fish (grown up “feeders”) from another tank are temporarily taking up residence to keep the bacteria colony healthy. The...

Great Lakes, I too practice the "If it ain't broken, don't fix it" rule, and since my fish are generally healthy in the established tanks where I use Amquel and a product that adds slime to the fishes' skin to protect them, I'll probably keep doing that. What I've learned is that if you have...

Perhaps someone can clarify something for me. Fish poop, decaying food, etc. creates ammonia, which the bacteria colony in the tank first converts to nitrites and then to less harmful nitrates. Then the nitrates are controlled through water changes. You want to keep a thriving bacteria colony...