Recent content by kribbman

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Hi guys, its been a while since I posted, so ill give you a small update to what ive been up to, aquariumwise. I had to "restart" my aquarium a few months back due to sudden fish die off and a massive snail infestation. I've since reestablished the tank and my plants are looking very nice and so...

Thanks for the advice guys....ill look into ghost shrimp in the future. On the other hand I took some more readings today and found that amonia is starting to rise. nitrites are way hight than they were last week and nitrates are starting to show up as well. :) once again thanks for all your help

I knew I would catch some flames for this, but I can assure you guys I was not over feeding and I was very constant with my maitanance, I did tear up my tank and threw out everything that was interchangeable like filterpads and the like. I also got rid of my plants which I regret having done but...

Hi guys its been a while since ive been around. Anyways I was having serious trouble with snails a while back, It turns out they completely overwhelmed my tank. I tried eradicating them by all means sugested here and none of them worked. In the end both of my kribbs died and I took the clown...

Well after almost 2 years with my tank, I think the time has come for me to set it up agian. I had a pair of kribs but the female died yesterday, and the male isnt looking his best. Ive tested water parameters and everything is fine so I dont know whats up with them. My plants have overgrown my...

Tanganyikan cichlids are very fascinating fish, but they are a rowdy bunch. a 30 gal is just large enough for a few, by sparse I mean that it looks pretty empty (although thats pretty much how they like it) but try and get more nooks and crannies in there they like caves and if one of them ends...

The tank looks good although a little sparse but iff you planing on cichlids that will do, although they wouldnt mind more caves and hiding places, from what I can see in your pics it seems as though you have some neons in there. your gonna have to take them out when you get your cichlid because...

Hi I have another question for the folks here at AA. I just replaced my olb flourescent tube today. It was about a year old and was looking noticably dim. The bulb I replaced it with is a Life Glow 15 W. T8 rated at 6,700 K. 95 LUX. now this one isnt all that more powerfull over the previous...

its a HOB penguin with the biowheel...

This is a real "Whodunnit?" case, I woke up and found my bristlenose pleco on the floor about 6 feet away from the aquarium. aparently he had (jumped) hours before because he was already dry. now there are a number of suspects but uppon analysis of the situation each one seems to be innocent...

Yippee My Kribs have Spawned (Yet Again) ver 8.1 "The search Birth Control!!". Well I have some mixed news for you guys, I am both glad and sad to say that my Kribbs have not spawned in a while. After their last spawn from the tank about 25 young kribbs. They haven't done it again, and I think...

Despite having been quite rigorous in my anti snail measures, quarantine, washing, inspecting, neurotic observation. I somehow ended up with a snail infestation. I suspect it happened when I changed my substrate from regular gravel to flourite. because I havent added anything new to my tank and...

I think that aside from not cycling properly you might also be putting in too many fish at one time.

I have a penguin HOB filter with a bio wheel, Ive been using the replaceable pads for a while now. Ive been using 2 at a time, rinsing them in used water every water change Then removing one of them every 2 weeks, but lately these filter pads have been disolving or becoming very fragile (the...