Recent content by irons414

well, ive been doing some thinking. this cycling thing should have gone away weeks ago, as it was months ago i pulled my rugf. in addition, when gravel vacing i hardly ever siphon up excess food or find much food on the filter pads. so, i think it may be that the water conditioners i am using...

i had a 10 gallon hexagon tank for a while stocked with a rainbow cichlid, 1 waterfall barb, 1 greenish/blue cory (really very pretty), and 1 black paradise fish. it had an rugf in operation which i removed and the tank went thru a re-cycle. that was several weeks ago, like almost 3 months...

yea i did a 50% water change again. fish seem alot happier and water is for the most part clear. i added an air pump to help with oxygen. fish dont seem to care for it too much as they tend to keep their distance, but the fish are for the most part more active than before. the rainbow...

anyone?

i changed the water two days ago (50% or so) and the cloudiness has dissappeared. my rainbow cichlid does seem somewhat stressed however. he is gasping with his mouth constantly and seems to have lost some of his appetite. is there anything i can do to help aid the fish? im sorta attached to...

ok, well thats good to hear. this might be a stretch, but what sor tof bacteria are causing the bloom? ive heard of algae blooms in the ocean, where they are cuased by excess nutrients in the ocean current. is this simialr to what's happening in my little eco-system? ummm, i only use the red...

yea, im thinking about upgrading in june when i get that tax refund. what do u mean by "recycling"? well, the undergravel filter plate had nothin under it when i pulled it up. guess the flow was strong. it was the sponge on the intake pipe of the powerhead that was stuffed with crap.

thanks! yea, im looking at drfosterand smith.com in their article section on water quality and filtration. ill look up the link too! my overstcoked tank is- 10 gallon hex: 1 paradise fish, 1 rainbow cichlid, 1 fat cory cat, and 1 "waterfall" barb.

10 gallon hex tank: $28.00 lid from glass-cutter- $4.00 coralife light- $28.00 50 watt visi therm heater- $20.00 penguin 150b- $20.00 penguin 660r water pump- $20.00 thermometer- $2.00 undergravel plate- $8.00 gravel- $4.00 rock- free plants- free (got em as a swap) red sea test kits- 25.00...

so yea, i got a 10 gallon hex aquarium that has 1 black paradise fish, 1 "waterfall" barb (dont really know what he is), 1 rainbow cichlid, and 1 plump cory cat. a week or so ago, i had two filters running in my tank. one was a penguin 150b and the other was the penguin powerhead with those...

hello- im 25 years old, i have a 10 gallon hexagon noobish aquarium thats loaded with problems. im a college student at the University at Buffalo where i major in chemistry with a physics minor. anyway, i look forward to posting and meeting everyone!