Recent content by ttimmer10

I have a 55 gal tank that is pretty long and tall, just your run of the mill 55 gal. Anyway, am wanting to do something different and was thinking through a lot of options. One is maybe trying to set up something that would mimic a river community, any suggestions on this. As a follow up, any...

Saw this post and had a similar question... but also, how much sand I heard 2 pounds per gallon of water, is this a good guide? and will aerating the sand remove the anaerobic pockets? how often to aerate? and does anyone know of an invert that would aerate the sand but not take the tank over.

i have no idea of my KH... i don't even own a kit to test that... i'm going to kill myself for asking this next question... but... how critical is knowing the kh?

55g glass tank and stand: $45 (bought it at an auction) hood and lights: $150 gravel: $50 filter: $40 heater: $25 (which I since have replaced with one I got from a buddy for FREE) decorations: $10 of course this does not include a lot...fish...water...food..etc. plus i lucked out with a good...

i'm looking for some powerheads to add to my 55g to circulate the water better... does anyone have any extra they want to rid themselves of?

fyi... that was COUNTING not dounting... typing and spelling are not my strong suits :oops:

Thanks for all the welcomes, all the help i've been getting has been great... this will be my bachelor's, going to grad school... well actually the week after I graduate. I want to be a fisheries biologist, so save our precious water systems :D . hopefully, the masters is enough, but always...

cool, thanks I knew that emergent and floating aqu ve exchanged gasses outside of the water, but was not sure if the SAV was enought to support the fish. thanks

man you guys are great for help... my pH generally is around 7, and maybe a little higher (not sure of the accuracy of the kit I have :oops:) and I have a lot of small gravel in the tank, it sounds like that may be good for one type of set up, but I need to make sure i match up my fish right...

thanks... i'm gathering that about 2-4 weeks should be sufficient for ich, but maybe not for other diseases, what other specific diseases should i be looking for?

Was stumbling through the site this morning and found this forum and thought since i'm fairly new i ought to introduce myself... i'm currently a student but will graduate in May... unfortunately... more school to go. I got into the hobby because I'm studying to be an ichthyologist and obviously...

Was wondering how long to keep new fish bought from the lfs in a separate qt tank? i have had bad experiences with ich the last couple of times i added fish from the lfs!! do they need to the qt for a week, 2 weeks, a month??!??! thanks

thanks for the help. right now my water parameters are fairly normal, and was wondering what you meant by "changing water parameters can be a pain"? The sand/rock set up looks really cool but what aerates the sand? and do the fish you have in there "get along"?

nice canopy,

I have an outdoor pond and was wondering the necessity of a pump to get oxygen into the water if I planted aquatic plants in it. It seems to me that if there are plants in there they will add oxygen to the water... is this addition sufficient enough to support fish? oh so many more...