Recent content by EasternCanuck

My 2 golden rams are terribly shy. They almost never come out to be seen and rush back very quickly. They must be eating my shrimp because I never see them eat anything else. If I bought a couple more, would they be more inclined to come out and say hello? They are in a tank with a couple...

Hi there. Thank you very much for the continued replies. I have not had any more fish deaths and my tank is now cycled, I believe. Ammonia is reading "0" and nitrites are also reading "0". I do have a fair amount of algae growth on the sides of the tank (and everything else in the tank for...

Hi, I will have to drop by my LFS and get the name of the substrate. I've uploaded a photo here but you probably can't tell much from that. I have one piece of driftwood in the tank. If it doesn't really matter, then I won't bother trying to adjust the PH. Probably better to let it remain...

It is designed for aquariums, yes. I don't remember the name on the bag now. It looks like little balls of dirt. LFS said it is for planted aquariums and I see they have it in many of their tanks as well. They've said not to worry about the PH but my KH is low also so I am worried about too...

No slate in the tank. No surface agitation really either. Will try the paper towel!

Hi, The PH has never come up and has remained the same. Tap water is around 7 and my tank is 6 or below. When I turned off the CO2 the PH did not budge. Before I bought the CO2 though the tank was still 6 or below. I am now using an API kit as I thought there might be something wrong with my...

Cheers, thank you both. With my crisis early on I am over cautious now perhaps, LOL. Such a peaceful little space in the home the fish tank is.

Hi, My tank has been set up for a number of weeks now and has finally started to cycle properly (yayy!!). However, I seem to have a weird film on top of the water, like an oil. It doesn't go away with water changes. Any ideas? Harmful? Plants are growing like mad and my little yamato shrimp...

My PH never came up with the CO2 turned off. Very weird. The guy at my LFS said that the 'soil' I am using in my tank is what is driving down my PH.

Thank you. Sorry for the poor picture but I can't upload too large of a file. I wanted to make sure I could do what you suggest without killing it. Cheers!

Hi there, I am not sure what this plant's name is (sorry plant enthusiasts, I know I am pleading dumb here) but it is growing well and I am wondering if I can cut it and plant the cut portion? I'll try and post a photo here but it is hard to see the roots in the picture. Basically, the plant...

Hi, Thanks for the quick response. My tank has two fish in it. I add Stress Coat to treat my water but was unaware that ammonia would still show up. Thank you for letting me know this! It would have driven me crazy. In theory then, once my tank has cycled, will ammonia still show up on my test...

OK, so I have been having an ammonia problem in my new tank set up and today, just for fun, I tested my tap water and it has ammonia in it. 0.25ppm according to my API test kit. How am I supposed to do water changes to any effect if I am just adding ammonia back into my tank? Why does my tap...

Wow, that's a bit pricey but I suppose I'll need to look at it. My LFS (seeming more and more asinine as I think about them) said it is ok to run the CO2 24/7. Their tanks in the shop, and they have many, seem to work fine and look good but maybe they have a different set up to what they are...

Also, my temperature (with fan blowing on water) hovers between 27 and 28.5 degrees.