I have a ph of about 8.2 to 8.4 in my tank, now I’ve been doing a little bit of reading to online sources. Now on a ph scale, anything less then a 7.0 is considered acidic and anything above that is alkaline also considered buffer zone, correct?

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I am using a "Clear Water" formula to help clear the cloudiness of my tank, and the directions say "remove carbon from filter during use". I can’t just take the carbon out of the filter, but my filter is a hang one filter with 2 sort of sponges. One is white with carbon, the other is more rough and is black.

So my question is can I just remove the one sponge-like thing with the carbon from the filter? I hope I made sense….

I guess if you have an external hang on filter you would know what I’m taking about =)

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My external filter has three compartments: the first is where you put the black sponge; the second is a huge bag of active carbon wrapped in some wool; and the third is full of bio rings.

I know that the active carbon is meant to take out odor and water impurities and that it also takes out medicine.

My live plants seem to be dying in my tank so i want to ask –

What is the point of active carbon?
Does it take the plant’s nutrients out the water and end up killing them?
Can My fish live without it?
what can i put in it’s place?

Any knowledge would be excellent!

Thanks!

=D

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i have a 2.5gallon tank, it came with a thing on the top that has a light and a filter which sucks water up through a plastic tube and cycles it back through the other end. My question is how good are these filters compared to other types of filter? And what other choices do i have for my tank filter?

i am new to this so i also need to know how to clean these filters and how often i need to change the little plastic balls and the carbon. i heard these filters also increase the nitrate levels if not treated properly.

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Hey, I have a Fluval 2 plus in my tank and I replaced the pads just a week ago and put in a carbon filter pad. I took out 50% of the water in the tank too. The water in the tank is already quite cloudy when the light is on. The venturi effect on the pump has also stopped (Adding the bubbles to the water).

At the moment I have a fine sand in the tank, would this have any effect on the water condidtions?

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I got a Tetra whisper in tank filter, but it get dirty in a week, even though I replace the carbon filter. I have only a few gallons of water in the tank, ( a few inches tall) and a turtle not much larger than silver dollar. I recently took it all apart, cleaned everything, put in a new cartridge, and now a week later it is cloudy. The people at the pet store have been less than helpful. Can anyine out there reccomend anything for me?

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First, I wanted to know if my tank has cycled yet. :) It’s been running for about 10 days now. I’m still new to keeping aquariums, so keep that in mind. My test results were:

Nitrates: Good, about 0-10
Nitrites: Also good, about 0-3
Hardness: 75 – Soft
Alkalinity: Not Good. 0-40
pH: Not Good. Acidic, between 6.2 – 6.8

Is my water okay for my fish, even though my Alkalinity and pH arn’t doing so well right now? What can I do to fix them? Also, could those two bad readings be the cause of my fish taking breaks at the bottom of the aquarium? He doesn’t do it often. I catch him doing it sometimes though. Is it normal for Goldfish to sometimes take breaks?

I do have a filter. It’s been running since day 1. Whisper brand, carbon filter. 10 Gallon aquarium. My fish(Ryukin fantail) is about 3 inches from nose to tail. Also I have 3 tiny Rosy Red Minnows in the tank with him.

All tips and advice greatly appreciated. :) Help me keep Charlie alive! :D
See, I wish someone would’ve told me that in the petshop. I researched before I got my Goldfish(anyone should when adopting a new unfamilar pet). The guy told me a Goldfish of his size was fine for a 10 gallon. And I asked if adding the Rosy Reds(out of pity, feeder fish) would be alright, and he said yes; like 10 gallons was more than enough. I was on a budget, so there’s nothing I can do right now. I’ll get my Goldy a bigger tank if he grows any larger. :) Thanks for the replies!

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i would connect it with roof tank. hence no requirement of water pump. if u r suggesting me eureka forbes then plz tell me which model would be best. somewhere i read that ro system should not be installed because after using it u can not use normal water to drink. any one plz reply

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Okay, so it’s day 3 of ich treatment. I haven’t had a carbon filter in since day 1 but the filter is still cycling. It doesn’t look like ich is going away so I’m going to continue the treatment. Am I doing this right? Should I take out the rocks, do a water change, and add a new carbon filter in? My tank looks dusty.
Please leave sources so I know your answers aren’t just guesses, thanks.
The treatment is called NOX-ICH. It says use for 3 days but I don’t trust 3 days, I’m going to keep using it. The water in my tank is evaporating. I’m wondering if I should do a water change, if not, soon my filter won’t suck up the water.

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I just set up an aquarium using 50/50 RO/DI water and the RO/DI waste water so there was some phos to begin with but I swear nothing I do seems to get it down to exceptable levels so i was wondering what else might be causing problems. Any advice for lowering Phos? Specific products, etc.,particularly for saltwater? I have 1 saltwater eel & that tank is out of control, I need to start over it’s so bad.

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