Recent content by Poncho.tinoco

Okay I don't know what's going on with my tank but this one is very odd! Any ideas? I don't even know how it got in there and it's still moving.. What would you guys do with this? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I think i figured it out. It looks very similar to damselfly larvae. Now I just have to figure out what to do with it Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Yea this picture was taken with it in the bottle. I just don't know what it might be or eat Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Help identifying this creature it came up in my tank and is about 1cm in length. It reminds me of a cricket without hind legs.. I'm thinking its some kind of larvae since I keep my window open and the tank is topless.. We've been having some rain lately here in Phoenix AZ And I'm thinking...

I'm spending too much money on this tank. I should've just went with a saltwater reef the way I'm working on this lol but, that will be my next project sometime in the future! Anyway I went and bought a fluval canister filter and so far I love it! The fact that I took the water pump and both...

the roots keep coming up. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

Darn this aquarium!! Lol I love it but it is consuming my wallet ! Haha so I went I bought this regulator.. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009WTXYN0/ref=ya_aw_oh_pit Along with this diffuser http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0058XWDFO/ref=ya_aw_oh_pit The regulator comes with a solenoid...

I really want it to be almost no maintenance.. I have learned the basics of diy and I just don't want to deal with it. $150 will be fine after the holidays.. I have metricide 14 day solution coming in the mail so that should hold me up till then. Is there anything else I'll need to get with that...

Okay ready? I really don't like to see all these ladders and air tubes going into the aquarium. Pumps, bubblers, and heaters already look bad enough. I'm going to stick to the metricide alternative for as long as it lasts but after it's done I really want a very low maintenance co2 system. I...

It's not in there. I took it out on Wednesday queen I did the water change. Whatever picture you're looking at must be prior to the water change. On the co2 checker how often do you have to refill the liquid?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005VS1HD0 Does this seem reliable? Does the reading of co2 change on a drop checker with correlation to the actual water co2 level? Or do I need to refill the checker everytime I want to check the level?

When it comes to the drop checker for co2 is this a permanent addition to the tank? Like the bubble ladders? Or is this something that I'll need to test weekly or maybe even daily.. If so when is the best time for the test? And I see that it comes with a liquid that needs to be added to the...

http://m.ebay.com/itm/350918839622?nav=WATCHING&sbk=1 Is this the one? Amazon has it listed at $40 but it's only $20 here. Just wanna be sure

Okay now a question regarding metricide. I was reading that it's simply a much cheaper alternative to excel. I believe you wrote 1ml per gallon.. Did you mean 10g? Most opinions online keep saying use the same dose as excel, which is 1ml per two gallons in my tank. Also some people say they...

I don't have a phosphate test kit. Is APIs test kit good for this purpose? Or is there a more accurate or specific test kit? I have the master test kit which includes the nitrate test