New aquarium

[Pinottes]

Hi!

So i have a new aquarium (20L) with a betta fish. Keeping the heat from 75-81. Using aquaclear filtering products. I had started that tank with an offbrand of prime/stability mix which required the whole bottle to get the bacteria started on the 27th, i saw cloudyness on the 28th. I...

[LabTest57]

Based on the link/post below from your Research Manager, I'd like to know how long do the ammonia-bound iminium salts last after the 24-48 hour time frame? They cannot simply convert back to Ammonia as some of you have stated in the past that it only "may" revert; and, one even mentioned that...

[CLM518]

Hello!! I am new to this forum and am very new to keeping fish. Weve had our betta since September 2019 and recently got a 15 gallon tank for him. We set up the new tank and cycled it before moving our betta over. He's been in the tank for a little over a week now and I've been testing the water...

[Vgill]

Hiya, so I'm very new to the community. I start fishless cycling 5 gallon tank since 10th March. I have 2 small driftwoods, java ferns, a lot of vallisneria, micro swords and dwarf sagitarria. This tank will have a betta and a Nerite snail in the future.
Now this is the problem:
-the water...

[jjc2811]

About two weeks ago, I went from using salicylate-based Total Ammonia test kits to using the MultiTest Ammonia test kit. Then, about a week ago, I purchased and installed pH and Ammonia Alerts in both of my tanks. In that time, I've noticed some results that I'm not quite sure I understand.
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[dreamscape]

Hi

I use Prime to do what changes, which I do on a regular basis. Have a 65G planted tank, Fluval LED, Insta CO2 supply and 18 fish in it, the biggest and potentially most dirty fishing being a Plec (small) and two Upside down Cats. I work away so the tank goes through 2 weeks of no water...

[RamonM]

Aloha,

I’m going to add a new HOB filter (AquaClear 70) to my 55 gallon community tank but I’m going to replace the ceramic noodles and activated carbon it comes with with a small Purigen bag and Matrix (I will keep the sponge).

How long will it take for this filter’s...

[Jeezusjuiicee]

So I read somewhere that when you use prime it makes the ammonia test inaccurate. Just wondering if this was true or not!

[ChrisCYVR]

Purigen & Amines: Is Aqua Plus which contains EDTA and PVP safe to use for regenerating Purigen®?

Purigen® is a great product and Seachem® is a responsive and reputable company; I’ve run into an issue with product instructions, but it’s not diminished them in my view.
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[Aldo1325]

Hellow my friends i need your great expertice to help me. What is foryou the best quarantine for new betta fishes. I know two forms, i will wrtite them and you can told me what is the best or if is another new one better.
1. kanaplex + metroplex togheter for 1 week.
2. metroplex the first...

[rastoboy]

I'm kindof amazed that Seachem hasn't come up with some clear and coherent guidance on dealing with chloromine in tap water. Every day there are thousands of people all over the country using the API ammonia test kit who think they have an ammonia problem that won't go away, but really it's chloromine...

[kennethgomad01]

How do I cycle my 50-gallon fish tank using Prime/Stability? I did follow the instruction online about how to cycle but I have no luck for few days I started to see the presence of Nitrate which is 10ppm to 20ppm and my Ammonia is 0.50ppm 1.0ppm and Nitrite 0.50ppm 1.0ppm, I use 5 caps (5ml) overdose...

[Chi1013]

Hi there,

I'm cycling my very first tank with fish in. It's a 10 gallon tank and about 2 weeks old with plants. I've been using Prime and followed the Stability protocol (for 7 days). I test my tank with API test tubes every day due to my current tank conditions. For the last 4-5 days,...

[Helicase]

I live in a very cold climate, and so I’m overwintering my two small juvenile koi in a stock tank in my basement (my pond is partially above ground, and so it would quickly freeze solid. I have brought pond fish indoors for a few years now with no issues; these koi were tiny fry last year and overwintered...

[Mooky]

I have a 20 gallon tank with 6 zebra danios and 5 cory. I just had a dwarf male gourami die this morning. Added Prime in tank yesterday after 12 noon and this was my results before I added prime. Nitrite 0 Nitrate 40 High Range pH 7.4 pH 7.6 Ammonia 0.50
This morning the Nitrate was 20 and...