Recent content by Chriznat20

I had one of those years ago, albeit not a Finnex brand, but I believe the brand was "Aqua Via" or "Via Aqua", or some variation of those words. Having the thermostat adjustment external the tank was REAL nice. This Aqueon Pro turd is garbage. Its 2020, there is no reason we should have to stick...

I am agreeing with both of you too; I had to turn the heater up to 84F degrees just to get the tank to 74F degrees! It has set to 84F all weekend, is off most of the time, and comes on to heat here and there briefly. I verify with 2 thermometers. I have a temperature controller coming tomorrow...

Sooo I bought this 300w Aqueon Pro heater for my 75g cichlid tank, and I am a little confused here. I placed it in the aquarium yesterday, 24 hours ago. Unplugged. Trying to acclimate the internal thermostat on the heater to the tank water, I have read this is recommended. Set the heater to...

Thank you everyone!! After changing 50% of the water yesterday, the fish are SO much happier today. I didn't test the water parameters, but trust me... I am positive they were bad. I went and bought a submersible heater today, seeing that there is absolutely nothing in there and it hovers...

Can somebody confirm for sure that these are cichlids? and if not, what are they? Thanks again! https://ibb.co/Fmb36yk https://ibb.co/VJfYncp

Hannah - is that what those are?? I posted pics, because I wasnt sure. lol. Are they cichlids? And your comment was the catalyst that caused me to get off the couch, go to the house and measure the tank with a tape measure. It is actually 75 gallons, not 55. I knew it looked a little bigger...

Acquired 75g tank - Help Requested (Urgent?) Recently was given a 75g FW tank from a family member, who bought a house and the sellers left it. Its been ~10 years since I've had a FW tank (long time member here though!) and Im a little rusty. (if the tank looks turbulent, I had JUST completed...

Yeah, in my MT Its set to 75f and Im not changing it for at least a solid week. The stuff that I took out of my QT, can I just air dry it and let it set for a few weeks and safely assume that any columnaris that was on it will be dead?

Yes! You need to get the heat up there. At certain temperatures, ICH multiplies like crazy and you dont want to spend too much time at that temperature, IIRC its in the low-mid 80's. There was a time when I had an ICH outbreak in my 55g tank years ago, and I had to keep the temp at 92f for 2.5...

Ok so I broke down the 10g hospital tank I had set up for my cory that died last saturday. I rinsed out the tank real well, the decorations, the heater, the filter, and the thermometer I had in there. Is it safe to say that letting it air dry and sit for a 2-3 weeks will kill the columnaris...

So sorry to hear about your pleco. :( I love mine... hes very shy and I fear hes waiting for me to slip up so he can enact his plan of world domination....lol... but nonetheless, I keep him peaceful (for the time being) with blanched zucchini and algae wafers. h ell hath no fury than a ticked...

Awesome. I think my immediate 100% WC and addition of salt might have squelched the outbreak in my tank. Im going to give it 1 more day. I even cut down on my feeding 50% the past few days.

This thread is exactly why I could never work at LFS...LOL.. I would be screening everybody's fish purchases based on their tank size and would probably tick off a few people when I refuse to sell!

In the past 3 weeks, Ive two confirmed Columnaris deaths, and two unconfirmed deaths. Im pretty sure a Black Molly I bought from Petco introduced it, as it died 2 days after I bought it and was missing its tail with white fuzzy growth on its body :facepalm: Anyway, I lost a cory over the...

Ive had fish tanks since I was 9 - my first tank was my ninth birthday 2-17-89...lol...Have had ICH three times, the last being around 2005'ish, but NEVER had a columnaris outbreak!! I totally blame it on the black mollies I bought 2.5 weeks ago from Petco. The one died 3 days later and it...