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A friend of mine is having a problem and I don't have a clue, here is a copy of his e-mail to me any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
"I recently had a blackmoore that continually floated to the top of the tank and could not swim properly (his fan tail never fully opened on...
Here is the reply I recieved from the Tech Support of DRs. Foster & Smith on this product along with a copy of the email I sent them.
Dear William,
Thank you for your email. Bacter Vital will help to speed up the cycling period of the aquarium. Bacteria are able to survive in the container as...
I buy many of my fish supplies from Drs. Foster & Smith online and was going thru their most recent catalog. On page 61 there is a product called "Bacter Vital" it claims to fully cycle new aquariums. 8O
Has anyone heard of or used this product? Or is it just another "snake oil?"
BASS
Setting up a new tank, it is a 10gl that will house a couple of cories,dont know what else at this point. But I have always used gravel for the substrate and am interested in useing sand this time....what are the pros and cons? what type of sand should I use? Is play sand found at HD good...
A site that is dedicated to this fish is http://www.aquarank.com/out.php?id=allknife&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allthingsknife.net check them out lots of info on the BGK
BASS
I agree that african lake species of fish do prefer and do well in hard water, Jack Dempsey's come from waters with a average of 6.0-6.5 pH Now granted this is not real hard water I believe this would be classified as mildly hard water. And being the hardy fish that they are, they do well in in...
I live in a rural area and use well water which is very hard, this greatly reduces the kind of fish I can keep and for that matter the type of fish that are readily available thru my LFS.
I would like to start a Discus tank and for them to thrive I would need to soften my water,considerably...
I have been very happy with Drs Foster and Smith, good prices and quick on shipping. Big Als has been slow in their shipping, and because of that I have pretty much stayed with the Drs.
BASS
I too live in a area with very hard water. One way to deal with this is a reverse osmosis unit. This will remove the minerals that are associated with hard water which acts as a buffer with pH conditioners. Once you have the treated water you can then add the pH conditioners to reach the desired...