Recent content by crabguy

by the way, since i have three tanks going, 52 gal flatback hex, 29 gal and a 30 gal hex, i use a 30 gal plastic garbage can that's on a dolly. i fill it up the day before and run the powerhead and add prime. i'll do the 52 with 50% pwc one day the i'll do 15 gals each on the 29 & 30. i gravel...

i used an old power head with a ball value to control the flow rate works great

thanks a lot.

has anyone here ever done this with the sunpaq cf kit from foster & smith?

thanks for feedback, will try the heat method starting tonite.

i still use 5 gal buckets. i siphon and gravel vac the water which i discard on my lawn. i then fill the buckets and treat with prime. i line up the buckets and use an old powerhead hooked up to the vac hose to pump the new water into tank. when the first bucket of water gets low, i pour in the...

has anyone ever used a med called quick cure? says its for ick and fungus.

thanks to all, will post some better pics of the fish soon

added some real and silk plants

THANK YOU ALL

the piece of driftwood was from pet solutions online, paid $11.00 when shipping was free. as for the hex canopy, i first made a tracing of the top of the tank using 3/8 inch plywood, then made the cuts on a table saw. now i had a hex shaped top. i then used poplar wood from home depot for the...

here are pics of a stand and canopy for a 30 gal hex and a stand for my 52 gal flat back hex.

got hold of a digital camera, here are some pics

hi all, i saw this weekend at a lfs here in so. fla. marineland canister filters and an eclipse hood for 55/60 gal tanks. went on the marineland web site and no mention of these products. what's up? anyone?

hello all, has anyone ever have nitrites in their tap water? i tested last nite and nitrites were off the scale on my api test kit. i've been using amquel plus when i do pwc. it's suppose to get rid of ammonis, nitrites , nitrates and chlorine. after treating, the reading is .25.