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I came across Tetra Easy Balance online, apparently it reduces nitrates. Would this be something worth trying, or should I stick with the floating plants I'm planning to get?

I appreciate the suggestions, I'll have to wait a bit for payday to get some floating plants, thanks for your help

I've just done my weekly water test and the results are in - ammonia's at 0-0.25, it's slightly green but leaning more towards yellow, nitrite's 0 and nitrate's 5-10. I've got to say, my tap water's nitrates are 10 so I'm not sure what I can do about that unless there's something I can add to the ...

I've been testing the water every week, actually today's test day, I'll get back to you on the results later.

My water tests have always shown ammonia 0, nitrite 0, and nitrate between 10 to 20, I've had good results with Fluval Cycle. I'm always careful to test the water before adding fish, I don't want to risk harming them.

I've had Shadow for about 4 weeks now, and his tank has been cycled for around two weeks. I used Fluval Cycle beneficial bacteria to get it going. I was really careful, testing the water before I put him in - I didn't want to risk hurting him. This morning, I took a look and the spots where the ...

Shadow recently finished the all geneflake cure in quarantine, and I put him straight back into the main tank - could this sudden change cause some stress or agitation? I was under the impression that the API Geneflake Cure would take care of any protozoan infections, so I'm a bit confused as to why ...

I managed to grab a decent pic of Shadow, even though he wouldn't sit still for me.

I've got a male half moon plakat elephant ear, Shadow, and he's been through a bit of an ordeal. Had dropsy about 2-3 weeks ago, but he's fully recovered now. Last night I noticed his scales are either missing or changing colour, and to be honest, I'm stumped. He's behaving normally, still eating ...