Recent content by madasafish

FemJock, it seems you have a nutrient/light imbalance in your tank that needs to be addressed at a fundamental level (less light, fewer fish, smaller feeds, etc.), but the most tractable solution to the immediate problem of a diatom or bacteria free-floating bloom is a Vortex Diatom filter. Have...

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It's ok GreenMagi, you were thinking of centawatts, not kilowatts. ;) I have no idea what the KWH cost is in NYC, but I seem to be paying about an extra $40 a month for my ectotherms. It's gotten so costly that I'm not A/Cing my house to keep down the bill. I guess I'm getting used to it...

The guy who was selling those large auctions of Zebra Plecos was a fraud. (I believe we're talking about the same auctions.) He never shipped them from Germany, and made a killing by tricking trusting aquarists. As far as I could tell, he created a second personna a few weeks later...

Hey All, Sept. 17-18 works for me. Sorry I don't have much time to make it on the site nowadays... All the best, Jon

Hi Cgcaver, Your case is a bit of a conundrum. I have a question and a couple of suggestions... 1) Are you sure that the pressurized tank you have is filled with CO2? It's a pretty silly question, but it's the only obvious question that hasn't been asked yet. Thought I'd give it a shot...