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On 11/19/2021 at 9:00 AM, KBOzzie59 said:
Honestly 10 ppm is pretty good, I'd be more concerned with the ammonia. Is this a "cycled" tank? Live plants? Fish?
we've had the tank since august (got 5 fish in mid september).
the tank has an anubias nana and java moss in it (we're going to go get some floating plants this week).
(just to add the tank is 20 gal long)
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I was wondering how to lower nitrate levels in my fish tank.
I tested the water today and the results were;
pH : 7.0
Ammonia : 0.25 ppm
Nitrite : 0 ppm
Nitrate : 10 ppm
There has been a LOT of algae growth in my fish tank lately. The nitrate level in my fish tank is usually 0 to 5 ppm.
Any tips?
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On 11/15/2021 at 4:02 PM, anewbie said:
I used BP once; wasn't overjoyed with what i received but they did make it right. i've used aquarium-cop a few times - but their selection is somewhat limited and these days I'm looking for very specific plants like Nurii rosen maiden crypt (a lovely plant) which aquarium-cop never carries.
Anyway when ordering online plants they all have the same issue i've seen - pest snails - and you have to take care to not order during cold weather or extreme heat. Where they differ is some shops (I shall not name) grow every large submerged plants (often you get some plants in emersed form which is a pia); or extremely large selection (shall not name). There are 3 vendors i prefer for various reasons listed above and after that it is whoever i can find that carries exactly what i want (which these days can be quite difficult to find but i know a couple of extreme specialty shops/hobist that might have them).
yeah im a little worried about pest snails as we already have them (ramshorn snails). we got a snail catcher thing and we've been taking them out when we see them on the walls of the tank. there are still quite a few in my tank.
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On 11/13/2021 at 2:33 PM, lefty o said:
co-op has pretty nice plants, and well they provide this forum for us, so worth supporting them.
ive bought from them a couple of times. i got my fish there and a few plants.
but they dont have some of the floating plants ive been looking for.
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im thinking about ordering plants online from buceplant.
its still a little sus and im not sure if i should take the plunge.
buceplant seems to have pretty good reviews and they have the floating plants ive been looking for.
whats are yalls opinion on buying plants online?
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On 9/28/2021 at 1:58 PM, Odd Duck said:
Yep, @ARMYVET has got it in a nutshell. I don’t think your tank has had enough bioload yet to push the growth of the beneficial bacteria to the levels you need. Do enough water changes and neutralizer to get the ammonia at least down to 0.5 but 0.25 would be better. Feed very lightly until your parameters stabilize (zero ammonia, zero nitrites, no more than 20 nitrates), then you can gradually feed just a fraction more over the course of about 2 weeks.
Your numbers need to stay stable over those 2 weeks in order to even consider adding a few more fish at a time. In an ideal world, fish would always get quarantined for a full 30 days before going in the main tank. That means they go in a tank that does nothing but hold fish for 30 days to make sure they don’t come down with any diseases before they go in your main tank.
I understand a lot of new hobbyists aren’t prepared for setting up a quarantine/hospital tank (QT). The QT tank also has to be cycled before fish go into it. I just wanted to bring it up in case nobody has ever mentioned it before.
Keep testing and doing water changes until your water parameters stay where they need to be, feed lightly, keep plucking out snails that you don’t want but those snails can be very beneficial as clean up crew. If their population is exploding it’s likely because you’re overfeeding.
Overfeeding is the most common problem for both new and experienced fish keepers. You would normally feed only enough to fill up 1.5 eyeballs for each fish. While trying to get your numbers down you should feed about 1/2 to 1/3 of this much.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Thanks for the advice! I'll update when I can about how things are going 👍
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On 9/28/2021 at 11:02 AM, ARMYVET said:
Ok...first things first....Take a deep breath!!
Good...now how old is this tank? You said its fairly new. What you are experiencing is coming from the fish and snails as a complete bioload. REMOVING THE SNAILS WILL NOT HELP.
Your tank needs to cycle. You have alot of critters (5 fish a mystery and the ramshorns) all at once added to a brand new tank.
The first things I would do is a water change to bring down the ammonia and then treat with a water conditioner to neutralize the ammonia
You are going to have to do daily water changes and treating with neutralizer to make sure the ammonia does not harm the fish. Your cycle is going to take longer because of the water changes but eventually it will cycle
the tank is about a month and a half old. we first added the mystery snail when we had the tank for 3 weeks. we also added some java moss and anubias nana to the tank and we didn't cure the plants since we thought the chance they would have snail eggs on them would be pretty slim. a week later we got the water tested at a pet store and they said it'd be ok to add just a few fish while the tank finishes cycling so we got 3 lemon tetras. 1 week after that we added 2 more so we'd have a school of them. about a week ago we noticed the planter we have the anubias in was covered in snails so we tried a snail trap (didn't work) so we took the planter and plant out. about a week ago we noticed a rock decoration in our tank had a bunch of snails on and in it! (it had holes to swim through) so we took it out. we did a water change last sunday and took out about 1/3 of the water.
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We tested the water in my 20 gallon tank (photo is the results) and I dont know how to neutralize the ammonia. We did a water change on sunday (first one ive ever done as its a fairly new tank and ive never ha fish before). We're also having an issue with a bunch of ramshorn snails in our tank which we think is a reason why the ammonia levels are spiking as there are only 5 lemon tetras in there and a mystery snail. We are thinking about some sort of chemical option because we've taken out atleast 30 ramshorn snails already and there's more! We tried a DIY snail trap that didn't work and tried putting a bit of carrot in the tank (also didn't work). We're planning to try 1 more snail trap (any recommendations for them?) And if that doesnt work we might go with a chemical option and get our mystery snail his own 5 gallon tank. Any pieces of advice or recommendations is appreciated!
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On 9/24/2021 at 5:09 AM, ARMYVET said:
IME there are only 3 ways to erradicate permanently snails....
1 complete tear down and boil sanitize everything and them dip plants in alum to rid them of eggs.
2 introduce something that preys on the snails as a food source....Pea Puffer, Clown loach..ect
3 Chemical methods like Levamisol or No planaria but forget bringing your mystery snail back ...ever!
NONE of these solutions is anything I want personally as I happen to like snails. Now you can keep their numbers in check thru food management which is what I do.
I think what we're planning is to try a different snail trap first. We tried a DIY one that we couldn't do for a whole day because our mystery snail kept trying to get in it (we put algae wafers in it) and he kept getting stuck. We are thinking about some sort of chemical option and getting the mystery snail a 5 gal tank just for him.
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So basically my 20 gal aquarium has a bunch of unwelcome ramshorn snails in it! I believe they came from a plant we got at aquarium co-op (no hate) but I have literally no idea what to do to completely get rid of them. We took out the rock planter our anubias nana was in (which we believe to be where the snails came from) about a week ago. Just a few minutes ago I took out a rock decoration in the tank that I saw more snails on! Does anyone know of any other ways to gwt rid of them that wouldn't harm my mystery snail or my lemon tetras (there's 5 of them)? Or should I get my mystery snail his own smaller tank? Please help!
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@Nooby the tank has been cycling for 3 weeks and they said it would be okay to add a few fish.
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Just a few days ago we put 3 lemon tetras in my fish tank (first fish to be put in the tank its a pretty new tank we're gonna get 2 more in a week to have a school of them). We got them from the in person aquarium co-op shop and we're trying to get them to eat hikari mini fish pellets and they're barley touching it. The second day we had the one jumped out the tank (the lid doesnt really fit the tank perfectly) we don't know how long he was out but we put him back in and hes doing better today atleast. We tested the water to see if something was wrong with the water and nothing but the nitrites were a little low. We modified our hob filter cause the flow was too strong and we put in an air stone. We've had them for 3 days and they still seem stressed and wont really eat. I dont know if I even want to own fish anymore if theyre just gonna be stressed their entire life. And I feel like giving them back and just quitting cause I feel like I cant give them a proper home because theyre still stressed after 3 days of owning them. I dont know what I'm still doing wrong for them to still be stressed or if its normal or if I should just give up on fishkeeping.
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would i be able to keep a honey gourami with 5 lemon tetras and 5 black phantom tetras in my 20 gal long lightly planted tank?
there is 1 anubias nana and some java moss in the tank and we're planning to get floating frogbit.
would that be overstocking?
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@Patrick_G I'm gonna be getting 10-12 lemon tetras and we have a mystery snail in the tank already 🙂
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I'm pretty new to fish keeping and I have a Fluval Aqua-Clear 30 hang on back filter (20 gal long tank)
I'm getting fish sometime this weekend and I'm finishing shopping for the aquarium (getting lemon tetras and it has a mystery snail in it)
and I was wondering from yalls experience if a pre filter sponge would be beneficial for my tank.
(my tank has been cycling for the past 3-4 weeks with that filter)
(live java moss and 1 anubias nana in the tank and we're getting some floating frogbit this weekend)
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how many lemon tetras could I keep in my 20 gal long tank (with mystery snail)?
and recommended tankmates?
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how can I lower nitrate levels in my fish tank?
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I'll keep an eye on it.
we do a water change every other week and we do one tomorrow.