Recent content by MarkP

Well... Actually I did make that mistake. Nitrate Sponge (Zeolite) will remove ammonia... in fresh water. :-( In a Marine tank, the sodium displaces the ammonia but not (I gather) the Nitrate. Note that several Marine zeolite brands still advertise they remove ammonia (Such as Seachem with...

There is some confusion here, and it may very well be on my part. I'm not using ammonia additives. I'm using this stuff http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=4914&N=2004+113805 This particular stuff is Kent Marine Nitrate Sponge. I've always heard the "generic" term as...

Hmmm... I lost my reply. Nitrate, Ammonia, and Nitrite all read low to none. But it's been slightly less then 24 hours, so I have little to no confidence in that yet. If the nitrate slowly increases and the rest stay low, I'll feel better. I split the option- My books said to add rock, then...

The fish are in a bucket with Live Rock. Alright, that puts me at about 0 chance to keep the fish alive (Stepping up efforts to find them a temp home) and needing to start over as if I had uncured live rock? What are the lots of things I need to know and fast?

I had decided to setup a reef tank. Having made that decision, I figured the best way to go about it was to read the saltwater sections of my aquarium books, the stickies, and the saltwater forums for a bit- I thought maybe about six weeks or so would be good. If you've heard the one about the...

I have heard that some pleco's will rasp acrylic. Mine do not in my acrylic tank. I do provide driftwood for mine to rasp, of course.

No reason you can't. Maybe a few reasons why it wouldn't be desirable- Probably the same you thought of. Sumps aren't generally pretty. Unless you are hiding it above your tank, it would be visable. Easier to hide it in the tank stand. Your pump is in your display tank instead of the sump...

My LFS only has marmosets that are acclimated to saltwater. They said they lost 90% of the monkies during acclimation, if I acclimated them back to freshwater, will I have the same loses? I don't want saltwater, as I understand the sodium can give my arowana's heart disease. However, my LFS...

Quick question on arowanas. I'm thinking of getting a pair for my 10 gallon that's currently breeding Red Cherries. I'll be feeding it Monkies, with the Red Cherries eating any leftover Monkies- They are great scavengers! I'm thinking spider monkies would be the best, and would like to breed...

I don't know exactly where yet, but this equation WILL be engraved, embossed, or otherwise displayed SOMEWHERE in my house.

Kaz- That's just the way Tom Barr talks. He doesn't mean anything hostile by it. At a guess, he talks that way because he knows a lot about aquatic plants and fish, and has spent a lot of time and money proving things. He has also been told he is is wrong by people who don't investigate things...

The plants you have in there now- Are they trimmings from another tank or something? I guess what I am asking... is their a reason NOT to throw the plants you don't want out, turn off the light, and wait till you have ferts, Co2, and plants all together at the same time (Hopefully the plants...

Never grown Hair Grass, but I've grown Dwarf Sag and Glosso in regular gravel, no Co2, 220 watts ah supply CF over a 110 gallon tank. Had hair problems, especially around the glosso, and as a result just added Co2 to that tank. It wasn't out of control or anything, I assume because the 6 SAE's...

Stop dosing ammonia. At a guess, you're attempting to do a fishless cycle on a planted aquarium? If you are going heavily planted/High Light/Co2 injected, you don't really need to do this. Especially since you already have 1 aquarium- You can seed the 2nd tank with media or gravel/substrate...

Good points. I was in the buisiness, and still have more spare paintball parts in my basement then some stores. I am building my own Co2 system, and you would agree with it- It uses a 20 lb Co2 tank (My old portable fill station). I haven't finished the plumbing for the Co2 Reactor yet, so I...