Recent content by fergie615

Sorry about the lack of response, been kinda busy. First saw them on friday night, but by saturday morning they were gone. I'll have to keep an eye on those two, a black and a black marble veil, they seem to have taken over the left side of my tank. Thanks for the info everyone, this...

Hi everyone Came home from work today, went to clean the glass a bit, couple of angels where actually chasing the mag cleaner instead of hiding as usual, look at the back of my thermometer and wouldn't you know, about a fifty or a hundred eggs sitting right there. The parents are protecting...

I've also noticed that I even have algea growing on the leaves of my real plants.

Hi everyone My 55 lives in the foyer where there is lots of natural light but no direct sunlight. The location is perfect for my house and I really hate to move it. I have a problem with algea both on the glass and on my decorations (mostly plastic w/3 live plants). I thought some live...

Hi everyone I added a couple of plants to my tank a week ago and it appears on some to have roots growing out of the stem midway up the plant. Do I trim these or are they new branches that just look like roots? Thanks

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Hi everyone Just got some new plants today and when I unwrapped the newspaper the bunches are held together with a spring clip of some kind. I'm assuming I need to remove this because it appears metallic, but how does the bunch stay together when planted and not float apart. Thanks for your...

tankgirl.....yes I have just the std perfecto single lamp 40w fixture over my tank....I did just look up a coralife retrofit to change the hood two twin bulbs, that would get me a bit closer. Do fish react differently to intensity of light, ie going from 40w to 80w. Thanks for the help

Then I ask.....the penguin 125 on my 10g has that carbon insert......but then again the insert also seems to serve as the foam filter as well......if I remove the carbon when medicating in this tank should I install some filter floss/foam to protect the bio-wheel... TankGirl.... With that said...

Something else popped into my thoughts about the 304, with a stated flow of 260 gph would you run it wide open in a 55 gal. Also a question about discharge angle and water depth. I don't run mine wide open because it seemed like alot of flow. As for angle it runs from the back left corner...

Does running more biomedia improve water parameters? Or just give more area for more bio filtering? I seem to have trouble keeping my nitrates down. I don't know if im overfeeding or not, but they hover around 20-40. Does running alternative media provide any benefits? Like carbon for...

hi everyone I read a couple of posts about filters and noticed some people don't run carbon. I run a fluval 304 with carbon in the lower two sections, biomax in the mid sections and chem pure in the top sections. Looking to see what everyone else runs and any suggestions. Thanks...Ferg

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Thanks for the replies, folks Menagerie, the article says tetras and corys may have trouble with salt, of which I have both. What do you think? Tonight I'm going to return my filter to normal and stop meds. Is a refractometer the only way to measure salt at that low of mix? Tank params amm...

Hi everyone My 55 is not doing so well. Its about a month and a half old. Fishless cycle in four weeks then added fish in signature plus four that didn't make it. I've been battling ick for about a week. The loaches and the tetras are the only ones to show any signs. Have temp up at 86-87...