ive added white spot treatment to the water and removed the carbon filter. My fish seem drowsy and the tanks cloudy is this normal?
thanks for the answer: i added the treatment about 5 hours ago.

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i used these tablets (jungle water clear tablets) to clear up the water in my fishtank. however, i didn’t read the directions clearly and it said to use it only on established tanks. mine is 2 weeks old. i also didn’t remove the carbon filter before use. what harm will this do to my fish?

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Have had tanks for over 18 yrs. Never had an odor problem. Moved to a new house and now have well water. Tank has a rank odor. I use filters with carbon, and change weekly, siphon the gravel and do water changes. I’m not overfeeding. I find I am having to use algae control according to the directions on the bottle, and cleaning out the algae with the water changes. Any ideas? I would hate to have to break down my tank, but the odor is terrible. Thanks.

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I just changed the filters in my reverse osmosis filtration system. The instructions say to run the water for 24 hours. This seems excessive with the drought. Do I really need to let the water run for that long?
Is there carbon in the filters? Do they put things in filters that we shou;dnt be consuming and how do we know it is all out after 3 tanks?

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I am looking to get a upgraded aquarium in the near future. I have a 75 Gallon Aquarium with 2 Oscars and a pleco in that. And i have a 55 Gallon tank with a Green Terror Cichlid, a convict cichlid, a senegal bichir, and a ornate bichir. I plan on keeping these tanks but i would like to get another tank to house 2-3 different oscars, and possibly a pike cichlid, and a jack dempsey. What Size aquarium and filtration set ups would i need to make this possible? I know how to care for the fish and i keep my aquariums clean with 30% bi-weekly water changes. Any Advice/feedback you can give me on my current set ups and my future set up would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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A house designed "in harmony with the landscape." To reduce heating and cooling needs, prevailing winds and temperatures were taken into account in situating the building. The house also uses two lesser-known environmentally friendly technologies: geothermal heating and wastewater recycling.
Inside a closet, a collection of pipes is thrust deep into the earth, down where the sun don’t shine and the temperature is perpetually 67 degrees. Water circulates through this zone and then back up into house pipes to heat or cool the building. The system uses less electricity than conventional heating and cooling installations, but that electricity does come from the local electric grid. The house also has a well and recycles its water. Water that flows out a tub drain is known as "gray water"; water from the toilet is "black water." This home recycles both types via subterranean filtration tanks and uses the resultant cleaner water in the garden. Hint: it’s in Crawford Texas.

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