Does this tank have to many fish for this filter.

[GrapeGuy]

You don't need to thank me I'm just helping fellow mfk's

Also can you tell me what this thing attached to my fish is?

 

[Rocksor]

poo

 

[GrapeGuy]

Is that normal for it to stick and long?

 

[Rocksor]

it's normal for that fish. Carnivorous fish have wider and shorter poo

 

[xraycer]

I have prime but don't use it because my water comes from a well. Do I still need to use it?

You shouldn't need to use conditioners, but test your well water, right out of the faucet, just to be sure.
How old is your test kit? Have you tried using a newer, different brand test kit?

It could just be false positives. If the tank had been running for years, and you're not losing fish, and the fish don't appear stressed, chances are, you're fine.

You're tank is not over crowded, and you have tons of substrate and decors that you should have more than enough bb. So, your filtration should be fine, and not needed to further increase the bb population.

BTW, I also use well water, and I haven't checked my parameters in like 5 years. I've had all my fish for over 5 years, so I just go by their behavior as an indicator of something is off.

 

[GrapeGuy]

You shouldn't need to use conditioners, but test your well water, right out of the faucet, just to be sure.
How old is your test kit? Have you tried using a newer, different brand test kit?

It could just be false positives. If the tank had been running for years, and you're not losing fish, and the fish don't appear stressed, chances are, you're fine.

You're tank is not over crowded, and you have tons of substrate and decors that you should have more than enough bb. So, your filtration should be fine, and not needed to further increase the bb population.

BTW, I also use well water, and I haven't checked my parameters in like 5 years. I've had all my fish for over 5 years, so I just go by their behavior as an indicator of something is off.

My test kit is only one month old and thanks

 

[GrapeGuy]

My test kit is only one month old and thanks

My fish had been fine for years

 

[xraycer]

My test kit is only one month old and thanks

See if increasing your water change to 50% twice a week changes anything.
I do nearly 75% twice a week for all my tanks.

 

[Rocksor]

My fish had been fine for years

Seachem Ammonia Alert will tell you if that ammonia is toxic.

 

[skjl47]

You shouldn't need to use conditioners, but test your well water, right out of the faucet, just to be sure.

Hello; yes to this. I was on well water for a few years and would like to be again.

The 0.25ppm reading could be ammonium, which is not toxic to fish. Get the Seachem Ammonia Alert to determine if that is free ammonia.

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It could just be false positives

Hello; This but probably better to run down the ammonia reading.

My test kit is only one month old and thanks

hello; The expiration date is printed on the kit somewhere. It is not about when you purchased the kit. may have sat on a shelf a long time.

Seachem Ammonia Alert will tell you if that ammonia is toxic

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