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I did like nabookovfan87 suggested and all is well! The filter slime is gone, the plant fuzz is gone, and my water is sparkling! Thanks

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Thanks. I'll do that. I'll post back if it still there in a month.

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No, its city water. I'm at a loss as well. At least the fish I do have seem to be doing well, but I would like to eventually add more fish without killing them. The fish I added that died were guppies, not the most sensitive fish!

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I'm running an Aqueon 20 and a China rip off Aquaclear 30. The "Aquaclear" went straight from tank 1 to tank 2 with all its media without  being shut down or cleaned.

I rinse the media from 1 filter each week in tank water, alternating the filters each week. The bucket of water gets very slimy and thick with tan sludge.

I should also mention that for awhile I had a foamy water surface. That seems to have gone away now.

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looks similar. pH 8.2, ammonia .2, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 2.5. The numbers have been this way for a few months. My test kit doesn't expire till 24.

 

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Around Thanksgiving, I moved my 10 gallon planted shell dweller tank to a 28 gallon with a new substrate - I think CaribSea Aragonite. I moved my old filter over and added another, in addition to the old shells and plants. It crashed. I had probably a colony of 50ish that was dying left and right. It was one the weekend and I was working so much that I couldn’t do much. I had a huge ammonia spike I’m assuming. As soon as I was able, Monday, I did a water change and checked the numbers. The ammonia was about .5. I lost alll but 5 very young Multis.

So here I am, 6 months later, dealing with a white fussy slimy stuff in my filter and on my plants. My 2 guppies and 5 Multis are good, but if I add another fish, it dies. I'm vacuuming 1 to 2 times a week.

 

Any ideas or suggestions? Here’s a pic: