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Try boiling a pot of water and dumping it on the driftwood. The hotter the water the faster it leaches.
Reygan2 said:wow, gorgeous tank! I'm becoming attached to the more natural look. I still don't have live plants...but it's looking better and better. BTW, I would just like to thank everyone for the advice during this venture. I painted the intake tube and it is practically invisible.
Reygan2 said:I actually think the sand settled. The cloudiness looks the same as when you first fill a tank, gravel or sand. So I'm really hoping it is a mixture of leftover residue and air bubbles rather than free floating sand for my filters sake. My fish are huddled in the corner, obviously terrified at the change. But I'm sure they'll come around. I remember when I first brought them home, it took nearly two weeks before they would venture out. I only have 8 neon tetra's and 2 cories for now. I am seriously looking for a centerpiece fish.
I an looking for a center piece fish as well tried a dwarf gourami but it died really quick....then I heard about dwarf gourami disease...
I would not worry about that I have made entire walls out of slate with no problems. Don't know if you can see it in the pic.
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A lot of mine is buried. I don't think it will be an issue. Beautiful tank by the way. I would love to have that piece of driftwood! That piece is perfect for a planted tank!
I absolutely love neons. I have never kept angels. I always wanted to use a black sand with a black background and then get a couple solid white angelfish.
Reygan2 said:Yeah, that would be awesome. My 5 gallon has the black background and substrate. My red betta looks really good in there. That's my avatar pic.
One of my new cories is acting weird. Kind of just staying in one place, and not eating. The kid that got them out of the tank at the fs was pretty rough on them. After he netted them he slid them across the top of the display tank instead of lifting them over, and was too rough while he was trying to get them from the net to the bag. I should have said something. I will next time. I hope it survives.
Forgive me if you've mentioned this previously, but what is your stock and what size tank do you have? I had no idea I'd love the neons so much. My niece talked me into getting them after my tank cycled this past summer and now I'm hooked. My plans are to get a larger tank for the angels, because I know that they will eventually eat my neons. I'm glad that I lucked up and found healthy ones, I've heard some people have a hard time keeping them alive. They are a great addition to a community tank, and they really do a lot better in a school of at least 8 IME.