Recent content by Passionweed

Good Thread! I'm pretty new at aquarium keeping. So far, so good. What would I do differently? 1). Read more about what is required before starting. This forum is an excellent resource! 2). Set up a small (5 gallon) quarantine tank when your setting up your big aquarium. You'll save...

Thank's Enrgizerbunny....Lynchburg is about as far from me as Richmond, but I looked up PAWS and it looks like it would be worth the drive. Washington D.C. is about 1.5 hours drive also...and I bet there are some awesome places for fish there, but I sure hate dealing with that D.C. traffic...

LOL...I went to HS in Powhatan (class of '78) but my HS was what is now the elementary school further up Rt. #60... it was brand new then and the 'crown jewel' of Powhatan at the time. Back then there was not a single stop light in Powhatan :) I'm continuing to do water changes every day. 20%...

BAM! Ammonia spike finally started. I've faithfully been testing the water one to two times a day. I've been doing 1 to 2 gallon water changes every-other day (5 gallon aquarium) and it has taken nearly 4 weeks to finally have any ammonia show up on the test. I've changed out 2 gallons of...

Hi Enrgizerbunny, I'm located about 20 miles north of Charlottesville near the little town of Ruckersville, however I am a Powhatan native and my parents still live there...I get to Powhatan often to check in on them (Flat Rock area)...small world! Tested my water parameters this morning...

Thank's Mebbid & Enrgizerbunny :) I'll continue with the water changes AND monitor the water parameters twice daily. Just want to 'get this right' and not jeopardize these little guy's lives as they are SO happy in this tank...I didn't know these little colorful jewels could be so lively and...

Greeting's Fish Lovers, This is my first time postings. I am new to this hobby and think I may have 'jumped the gun' so to speak on my new 5.6 gallon Fluval tank. I purchased the tank for my desk and within a few days I introduced 4 fantail guppy's. All is well... So now I start...