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Hi Mike. Thanks for your input. I was reluctant to put salt but I think of how salt is helpful for humans and healing so I did it anyway only a few moments ago. There's really no way I'm going to isolate the crazy and skittish silver, plus I don't have an already set up tank, and I can see it causin...

I guess nothing can go smoothly. I posted earlier about the great shape my tank is in and how happy I am about it. This morning I woke up to find a silver dollar jammed in one of the holes of the clown loach cave. A family member was able to pull him out but of course the top of his back is scraped ...

The NitraZorb did its job overnight. Nitrates in half at 20 ppm.

Yes, Diana, I'm thrilled with the results. Today I tested GH and KH. KH must have been non existent prior to the crushed coral since it's only at approx 2.2 (40 ppm) according to API test. GH is great for the type of fish I have which is approx 3.4 (60 ppm). Disappointly, my chronic problem, nitrate...

The PH has been at 7.2-7.4. I took out a quarter of a cup. I'd prefer to stay at 6.8-7.0.

I am absolutely thrilled with my findings. I've posted in the past about my frustrations with keeping nitrates below 40. Some think I'm overstocked or feeding too much, and feeding high protein meals predominantly... At my old house I didn't have these issues. I didn't check water parameters and fis...

Nitrates are not spiking; lower levels between water changes. Cherry babies are getting so big, but not ready to release them yet. It's been a good three months!

About a week with the cherry fry and they are noticeably larger. They are being housed in main tank. It's been a week and a day since my last water change, still seemingly 20-40 nitrates. Between 30-40% water change brought nitrates to 10 approx. Over the last week I've had Matrix and an already roo...

It's definitely a baby cherry barb, and it was swimming around several hours later in the tank. How it managed to escape the silvers or the clowns, well, it's a stroke of luck! As soon as I saw it I netted it. Then I dug out the old tank divider I had and made a square enclosure. It's drying overnig...

Did closer to a sixty percent water change and the nitrate test result was the best it's been, between 5-10. I have Golden Pothos in place in the HOB filter, already rooted, so I'm really hoping that I see better nitrate control. I did get quite the pleasant yet bittersweet surprise while doing the ...

I have golden Pothos in place, roots already established, and I'm keeping close watch on nitrates. Need to do one more big water change then hopefully back to the 30%--maybe every two weeks if I'm lucky, eventually. Thank you again for your input.

Fran

The only feasible idea for me is adding the plants, and I don't mean aquarium plants but house plants. Been looking up on you tube nitrate reducing house plants which are being stored in the HOB filters, most commonly used being Pothos and lucky peace plant (I think that's what the peace plant is ca...

Thanks, Bas.

Thank you. I actually looked up the peas after I posted but figured you'd know right off the bat.

I'm trying a nitrate reducing media but giving it only a 50/50 shot. It's costly to do several water changes per week as the water bill is much higher than it was in my old town. I'm really starting to think maybe it's time to give it up as sad as that thought makes me.