Recent content by selvan777

LFS's - Sacramento Valley I think it's time to update our options here in the Greater Sacramento Valley. Alphabetically without prejudice and with phone numbers: Aquarium Depot 916-380-3506 Aqua life Aquarium 916-652-0548 Aqua Workz 916-454-4285 Capitol Aquarium...

Folsom, CA. Isn't anyone else from the Sacramento area?

You're lucky, I see the benefits of that. Mine only post yearly averages. How best to influence these guys to do it weekly? Any ideas? Folsom, CA. USA.

Will do. If nothing else, knowing I can test my water at any time is comforting.

I too thought that was a wide range and was thinking why they haven't yet developed one that would just display the results digitally in .1 increments. It would be good for those who are color blind too. Maybe there is but it's too pricey. I'm using API's Freshwater Master. Man, I need...

Cardinals are my main focus and, with this post, I hope to learn how to best maintain a pH of 7.0 without spending a whole lot of money or using RO. That is if I even decide to mess with it. I'm not so sure I can trust the tap water to be consistent with it's buffers. My aquarium is just shy...

Thanks for all the input. Re: the air stone, I guess I went off topic. With the qt, I don't need an air stone but like mgamer said evaporation happens regardless anyway. Keeping the qt empty is my plan. I'll keep the extra biomax bag in the main tanks filter and when I need the qt, I'll use...

I suppose I could place a wanted ad, will do. The air stone in my main 20 long is just for looks. The endler's enjoy playing in the 2 2" stones at the rear (I may move them to the front) and, if I ever do get a Betta, he will too I think. And I use the other 2" stone under the sunken ship...

Okay, there's a glass 5 gallon with a filter and fluorescent light hood and bulb for just $10. will that do?

Umm, maybe it's just the splashing from the hob that I see. I had a look at one on Craigslist and, just like the ones on the store shelves, the bulbs are unprotected. I think I'll just get a bare 10 gallon and buy/cut plexiglas to fit. Placing it next to the main, I'll just do without a light.

Okay, the bucket's out than. Have you ever had a bulb blow over the water? Have you run yours with either an hob or air stone? I'm worried it will blow if I use it with the ac20 and/or just an air stone, they both create evaporation in my tank.

Well, I don't like what I see out there for 10 gallon tank setups. I can get it for $30 (not very cheap) and it comes with a black plastic lid where 2 incandescent bulbs are exposed to any water evaporation. I don't like that at all. I could go with a bare tank for $14 but a lid with a...

Thanks. I too use Firefox but rather than Google, I use the 'search as you type' feature on the page. Still, it's not the same as finding specific words. For example, if I search for 'tom and jerry' I don't want results for 'tom', 'jerry', and/or 'jerry and tom'. It's just more user friendly...

What I mean is finding specific words in threads or posts rather than finding every post or thread with any combination of the words I use.

Will keeping the biomax bag on the substrate of the main aquarium be sufficient to seed and keep active after a month? I have no space in the HOB. I have an AquaClear 20, will it provide enough surface disturbance for air or will I need to bleed off my existing air pump temporarily? Not a big...