have enough Bio-Spira for one tank change) or do I need to take it down and clean it?
< If medication was needed for the first fish then I would change all the water, let it sit for a few days and then put the frog in. The bacteria that cause disease need to have a host fish or they usually don't survive.-Chuck> Thank you so much for answering and for all the hard work the crew provides. Kathy New FW Tank Questions – 01/24/06 Good afternoon, Wet Web Crew, Let me start by first thanking Chuck for his advice as to what to do about the cloudy water in my new tank. I’ve talked to a couple of people at the nearby fish store, and they’ve said that Lincoln, Nebraska does indeed have hard water. I’m going to go ahead and take Chuck’s advice and drain the tank and refill it, which shouldn’t take too terribly long. I did a bit of research on the city’s drinking water, and here’s what I found: the pH is around 7.29, Total Alkalinity is 156 ppm, Total Hardness is 170 ppm (approaching very hard range), and the Calcium levels are 47.5 ppm.
