Recent content by 1midniterider

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Aqueon 125 Gallon aquarium with glass top and cabinet style combo. Modified cabinet by adding additional support on the bottom and using 1/2" plywood to cover the entire back and coated all sides of the plywood with Flex Seal. Additional items included: Fluval FX6 Canister filter, two...

This past Friday I introduced two Red-tailed Sharks, six Black Neon Tetras and three Blue Dwarf Gouramis into my 125G planted, community tank. The community consists of Glofish Tetras, Mollies, Albino Cories, Neon Tetras, Algae Eaters and a couple of fake Julii Cories... Today performed a 60%...

Welcome back... Fishless cycling requires a lot of patience. I did my first fishless cycle last year. So hang in there, it will happen.

50% pwc. My water pump that I use to perform pwc died, so I just used the regular drain method... Took a lot longer to drain, filled faster. A Dwarf Gourami got stuck behind the filter intake and died a couple days ago. So now I'm down to only one. I didn't see the Amano shrimp this time, but...

Nice tank! The stand looks sturdy enough. I have a similar. I added plywood to the open back to help strengthen the stand and provide support for plumbing and electrical cables.

Welcome aboard...

Continue with daily 50% pwc for a few days, vacuum the substrate and reduce feeding amount. Also, how are you checking your chemistry?

How did the leak test go? Also, are you planning on using any substrate?

I suppose you could almost any container, but no matter what you use it need to properly cycled, be sufficiently sized and have the proper filtration. A quarantine tank has the same basic requirements as your main tank.

Welcome aboard. In order to help you, please provide more info on your aquarium setup. Please include number and type of fish you currently have in your aquarium.

Welcome aboard. How long have had the tank? How large is it? Did you cycle the tank prior to putting fish in it? Do have a test kit? What type filter do you have?

Thank you. Actually, I have not considered an all sand substrate. The difference between the substrates have grown on me. I have considered swapping the gravel to a different color scheme, maybe darker.

A little over a year ago, I started this project and learned quite a bit in the process. Today I have thriving aquatic community, still with it's fair share of issues. Once the tank was fully cycled, the biggest issue was keeping nitrates in check. It would regularly run 40-80ppm. Went through...

The Trumpet Snails I ordered finally arrived today. Hopefully they survived the trip. Well at least one did.