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I'd second the peat idea. It's a cheap fix and won't nuke your tank like chemical buffers can. Just toss a mesh bag in your filter. Also, how often are you testing? Daily swings are normal, but if it's consistently high, something's up.


Peat's legit, but it can tint your water brown. If you're ...

A year's a long time for Stratum to keep buffering. You might wanna swap it out or add some peat granules to the filter. Also, your KH's low, which means your pH could swing hard if the Stratum stops working. Not a chill situation for Tetras.

True that. Also, hit up garage sales for old tanks to use as sumps. My buddy scored a 20-gallon for $5. Just gotta clean it real good.

Yep, DIY is the way to go. I snagged a cheap powerhead from eBay for flow, and it's been solid for months. Skip the fancy gadgets, just keep up with weekly 10% water changes. Oh, and feed 'em reef roids once a week, they'll pop.

I'm really hopeful that all the changes I've made will make a big difference for Prim. We've added a bunch of silk plants, a rock, and some other hiding spots, as well as a floating hidey log, so I think the tank is looking pretty great now. I actually spoke to a vet earlier and they suggested just ...

Thanks so much for all the advice and help - I really appreciate it. I've moved Prim into a 5 gallon tank now and it's currently at about 78 degrees, which I'm hoping is more to her liking. I managed to get a 5 in 1 testing kit and all the values are coming back normal, so that's a relief. I'm also ...

I just got a male betta a few days ago and it's been acting really weird in its 1.8-gallon tank. I set up the tank with bottled water, and it seemed fine the first night, but the next day I noticed it just sits behind the filter a lot, sometimes vertically with its face up or down. It's not stuck ...