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dezemer

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  1. Hi Kate. I have read through this post and replies and I am curious about a few things. You are getting many great suggestions and troubleshooting replies but I think we need to start from the beginning. Your issue is you can't seem to keep any fish alive. There is no way this should be happening. You should be able to cycle an aquarium with a number of the species you have mentioned. Your readings are showing low ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels but in all honesty you do not have heavy waste producing fish for a tank that size......to cycle a 72 gallon tank you can safely use 2 dozen danio's without major loss of fish. Algae is not a bad thing. It means your tank is alive and it actually eats toxins just like the "pretty" plants do. People just don't like the look of it but it is in fact healthy for your aquarium. At the rate your fish are dying I suspect there is either poisoning from your substrate or possible heater issue. Which sand/substrate you used and if you washed it prior to putting it into your tank? Also heaters can and do fail and can slowly kill off fish. It can be difficult to detect as well if it's a small crack in the heater. It will only give a very small shock....This has happened to me before with my old salt water set up and I lost everything within a weeks time. It's hard to say really but your situation seems very out of place to me. I have fast cycled aquariums before with no loss of fish. It can be done but you need to have the right sized filter/media per gallon and use bacteria in a bottle so to speak. I do like what jvision said about oxygen deficiency. It can be quite true but unless your fish were gasping for air near the surface and acting lathargic, this is not the issue. I hope I don't sound like a know it but I have learned everything I know from trial and error. There was no internet when I got into fish keeping and yes I too have mistakingly killed many fish over the years........ Don't get discouraged. It takes a while to learn. I would be willing to personally inspect your aquarium and equipment. Something isn't right........... Damien
  2. Hello, I'm new here as well but I have had MTS for quite some time now....lol I'm down to 5 tanks now so there's hope..... You guys into African cichlids at all?
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