>--- Jeremy Tiemann <jtiemann_at_inhs.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>> Here is a question that some might be able to answer. Senerio:
>>
>> Three tanks (30 gal, 35 gal, and 10 gal) with everything from the
>> same location (e.g. water, fish, substrate, mussel valves, food,
>> etc.), and ratios for the tank are all the same. Everything is the
>> same except location (living room, living room, bedroom,
>> respectively) I cannot ever keep fish color in my 35 gal. I can
>> transplant fish from one tank to another, and when they are in the 35
>> gal... POOF... no color. The only thing that I can think of is
>> chemicals in the sealant. Any comments?
>
>Sounds like bad water quality in the 35 gallon. It could be
>dead or dying snails in your substrate.
>
>Is breaking the tank down, rinsing the gravel, washing out
>the tank (perhaps with baking soda) and setting the tank up
>again an option?
>
>If not, I would suggest vaccuming the gravel in the 35 really
>well. Throw away the foam or filter pads and add new ones.
>
>Sajjad
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