clear tank or pond water is a danger sign. it means everything is dead, the bacteria
and the algae.

Sometimes when I had tanks (and UGF) I would get a nitrate problem from rotting
vegetation and would have to draw the water down to a few inches, then run water in
one side and out the other. I had a couple rubbermaids I used for this, run the
water into one, add the dechlor, then pump it out.
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/c...are.html#AGING
once I got rid of the gravel I didnt have that problem. Ingrid


On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:41:55 -0400, (L u) wrote:

Yeah.....that small tank and that stupid undergravel filter. Do you
recommend the Aqua Clear hang on the back filter? I keep adding AmmoLock
to the water every other night, cause the ammo levels are scary. Gosh,
changing 90% of water, you think would at least help a BIT. Yeah, I do
see some buried crap under that stupid filter. Should I maybe not use
ANY gravel?

Why is the water finally so clear, if the ammonia is so high?