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    Heater on my 5.5 aquarium

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    Why is my heater 50w for my 5.5 at 82F and I keep changing it to 79 and and still gets to 82F for my betta I heard from creative pet keeping on YouTube that 82F is perfect for a betta but I'm worried that I can't get the heater were I want it and I calibrated but now after a a while is doing this is. It's there nothing to worry about any suggestions, Oh is a Eheim aquarium heater .Thanks 

     

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    My new mermaid male Betta

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    Does anyone know about bettas I just got one for my 5.5 gallon tank.  unfortunately I got it from petco because I have no mom and pop shop around my home. But he looks so wash out lol like a white film on him and his face look rough is that how a mermaid male betta supost to look? I did the trio ICH-X, Meracyn, Paracleanse. For prevention he is eating and not lethargic he is moving around. today is his second day at home ill place a video of him hope you guys can see him, thanks.

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    Cycle lost after 1year 5.5 gallon tank

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    @nabokovfan87 yeah thats the othere thing that happened i think. i took the dead snail out and cleaned i guss tomuch and forgot to not clean the two sponge filters at the same time like a nubby that i am lol. then the ammonia was like 1.0 ppm then everything went wrong but now that I did a water change looks good nitrite is blue at 0ppm but will see tomorrow thnks for your help.

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    Cycle lost after 1year 5.5 gallon tank

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    Is it bad to do water change if my cycle its in its last stages?. I finally have 0ppm ammonia and 0.25ppm Nitrite and 20 to 40ppm Nitrate. I have live plants anubias nana pati. Javafern and two aquarium co op sponges with ziss air stones. I found my snail was dead for 3 to 4 days I guess got ammonia spikes so then I noticed that everything was out of wack. so I had to start the cycle again I guess. I'm with 0 Ammonia and 0.25 Nitrites, 20 to 40 Nitrites shuld I leave it along till the bb takes nitrite to 0 or shuld I do 20% water change? Thanks

    Male platies stressing females in my 20 gallon tank

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    I have sunburst variations platies and from the pet shop she was pregnant i guess but she had baby’s and she had more males then female’s so now I have tamales harassing females so I moved the females but now males are fighting and harassing the males. pet shop don’t want them it’s policy I guess. I don’t want the fish been harassed to die any suggestions please. Thank you.

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    Nitrite after adding root tabs

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    On 1/17/2022 at 6:25 PM, PineSong said:

    I would do a water change and wait a day or so to see what shows up in your water testing before considering removing what is left of the root tabs.

    I feel like each aquarium is so much its own system, one size does not fit all. Testing your water to see the impact on your individual tank's parameters is the exact right way to figure out what is helpful and what isn't for your setup.

    When I first read the instructions on root tabs to put one in every so many inches, I said no way. In my 20g long, that would be about 10 tabs. On the other hand, if I only put one in under my "heavy feeder" plants e.g. my swords and hygrophila, that would be 3 tabs. 

    The impact of 3 root tabs in a lightly stocked tank with new substrate and new plants might be very noticeable, but six months later when there are more plants and they are much larger and use more nutrients, those 3 tabs make less impact.

    Fish complicate the situation more: what happens when 3 platies has turned into 30 platies...now I might not even need added ferts, or if I do the impact may be different--it may reach a tipping point where a water change is needed even though two months ago it didn't have that effect, or it could be that since my plants have gotten giant over time, they suck those nutrients right up and there's no spike. Only one way to find out, and that's to test.

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    That makes so much sense thanks

    Nitrite after adding root tabs

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    Hi I added some root tabs, 5 to be exact to my new plants. (Cryptocoryne perva) (Cryptocoryne wendtii green) (temple scarlet) and some Java ferns and anubias pattie. I know the Java and anubias don't need tabs only the otheres I mention. Just giving an idea of what all I have all a total of 10 plants in a 20 gallon H. And i just finding out I have nitrite spike in my tank. aquarium is 11 plus month  old and all the sudden I got nitrite I'm thinking are the Root tabs I know I need to do water change but should I take what ever is remaining of the root tabs. And I think is the root tabs because my 5.5 aquarium also al the sudden has a nitrite spike after adding 2 rot tabs I put some fritz conditioner till I find out what is the cause tomorrow ill do I a 60 water change.

    Some kind of fungus

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    On 10/11/2021 at 12:29 PM, Colu said:

    You can also use ick x to treat cotton wool  if you can't get hold of API fungus cure I would look at your water parameters if your Cory's are suffering from erosion of their barbels

     

    On 10/11/2021 at 12:29 PM, Colu said:

    You can also use ick x to treat cotton wool  if you can't get hold of API fungus cure I would look at your water parameters if your Cory's are suffering from erosion of their barbels

    yeah ill check again last week it was at  0 ammonia. 0 Nitrite.  Nitrate 25 or 35 PH always the same 7.6 L   7.4 H I'm about check again.  

    Some kind of fungus

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    Oh ok can I treat the whole tank because the other corydoras barbels are short I guess because when I had molies with them the molies were fitting for food so I thinking they maybe bit off some parts of it. because all my 4 corydoras have missing barbs or what ever it's called. But there is one that it's worse with fungus or cotton on his mouth the othere don't just missing barbs.

    Some kind of fungus

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    I just noticed one of my corydoras has fungus on its mouth I have it I a spaceman container not sure of the picture is clear. Can anyone know what to treat with because it's looks like is bad like cotton on his mouth so thinking is not just started thanks

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