Recent content by jersysman

I have used both the Filstar XP and the AquaClears. They are both fine filters. You just have to determine what type of filtration (HOB or Cannister) you want. I have just purchased an Aqueon Pro and it appears to be a decent heater. Get a good digital thermometer and you should be in great...

Luckily for me I live near That Fish Place and get my fish from there. I was just in there today and their Discus collection is fantastic.

Java ferns and moss should usually be tied to a rock or a piece of driftwood. If you do plant the fern, make sure the rhizome is not buried in the substrate.

If I used that wire cutter QTOFFER, I would have any part of the top left. :) Small pair of pruning shears might work.

Just go for the steady ph. The reason that most of those products that try to lower ph only work for a little while is because the kh of the water always draws the ph back to where it should be. One can try until they are blue in the face, but all those products usually do is put more...

As others have said, do not worry about the hardness of your water. Fish are very adaptable. As long as the ph is steady, that is the most important thing. A word of advice, though, chasing ph (trying to lower it especially), is usually a waste of time. You should just get fish that will...

I have a glass top over my tank. I bought a HOB filter. Now here is the question. There is a plastic piece on the end of the glass top. What do you use to cut this piece of plastic to make room for the filter and other things? My scissors aren't that strong to go through it, at least I don't...

I kind of like the idea of having it laying horizontal in the vacinity of the filter. Sounds like a good idea.

I was wondering where everyone has their heater position and if they you use suction cups to hold it in place. Anyone just have it laying on the substrate?

Most fish will adapt to whatever ph the water is as long as it stays consistent. Don't miss out on a good little fish because of it.

Because as someone else said, because they can get you to buy more stuff. After that bottle of cycle is gone, you'd be back buying more things. Some bad LFS want you to get as much stuff before you put the fish in the tank. That is where they make most of their money. There are usually low...

You mentioned that Waste Control solution a couple of times. What is that used for? The white fluffy like stuff sounds like a fungus that I had on some driftwood when I first set up my tank. I used an old toothbrush to get as much of the stuff out of the tank as possible. Eventually it went...

As Jarred said, it all depends on the type of driftwood you buy. Malaysian driftwood sinks right away. I've had some bopani driftwood that also sank right away.

A male betta and some cories sound good for a tank that size. That's exactly what I have in mind. I have pgymy cories. They go great with the betta.

I'd love to get: Lemon Tetras Pygmy Cories Threadfin Rainbows N. Brevis Yellow Labs So many more I can't even think of. I'm getting the lemon tetras and the cories very soon