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Anyone have any thoughts? She seems to be a little better. She has not been swimming vertically as much recently. She also still seems to have something wrong with the scales on the top of her head.

The nitrate level is consistently dropping. I also tested my tap water and noted that it was does contain a low percentage of nitrates as well. I'll keep testing it for the next few days to see how it changes.

Definitely vacuumed out the gravel. There was a large amount of debris in the gravel. I'm pretty sure I removed a good bit of the funk there, so that should help as well.

I have swapped out the Carbon Portion of the filter and have done about a 30% water change and have seen a noticeable decline in the Nitrate levels. I have heard about 'Biological Filter Media' but I am uncertain as to how to utilize these pellets. There seem to be no helpful instructions on the...

I recently tested my water because I noticed that a fish was acting strangely. Everything else seemed pretty normal (pH, Ammonia, Nitrite) except the Nitrate level. The Nitrate level was somewhere in the 80 - 160 ppm range, which is exceptionally high. I am curious as to what can be done to...

I have a molly that has seemed amazingly healthy. She has seemed pregnant a couple of times in the few months that she has been in the tank. Recently, we have noticed a couple of problems with her. She appears to have flaky/missing scales on the top of her head. Additionally, she has recently...