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Doing nitrate checks on my tanks this morning and, once again, I was struck by how hard it is to see the difference between the 10 and 20ppm colors. In the end, I was left thinking... "ehhhh, looks okay." :rolleyes:

Okay, that was weird. I was doing tank maintenance on one of my aquaria today and checked to if the Purigen needed changing. Instead of the dark brown I expected, the resin had turned brick red. I've never seen that before. Water quality was fine, other than high nitrates (hence the...

Just something I got curious about: has there been a spike in traffic here since the stay-at-home orders began?

Discovered this while reading another thread, but it appears the page for AqAdvisor, the aquarium stocking calculator, is gone. The link I had saved no longer works, and a Google search turns up no new ones. In fact, the domain appears to be for sale.

Howdy, I've run into something weird in my last couple of visits: I'll read to the end of a thread and see a post from me that has my user name in the text field, my .sig, and nothing else. And, of course, I didn't post it. There's an example here...

Happy Day After Thanksgiving! No, I didn't have a house fire. :hide: I did, however, see an interesting video from an Australian (I think Perth) fish doctor who had to treat an Oscar for both hole-in-the-head and aquatic "smoke inhalation." I thought folks here might find it interesting:

Hi all, I recently had an ant infestation in my kitchen. Took care of that, but now I've noticed the occasional ant (probably a scout) around one of my aquaria. Since chemical warfare is out in this case**, how do I go about fending off these little invaders in a way that doesn't endanger my...

I was saddened to read on another site that my favorite LFS, Nature Aquarium in Santa Monica, is losing its lease at the end of the year. (Strip mall owner won't renew. :bad-words: ) The owner is trying to find a new location, but rents in the west side of Los Angeles and in Santa Monica are...

So, I follow a few fish groups on Facebook, and one thing I've noticed is the number of people who will acquire/buy a new fish and *then* ask "What is it?" "How do I take care of it?" Why would you buy an animal when you don't even know what it is? :banghead: :blink:

So, I've seen a number of people who use wire storage racks in their fishrooms to house tanks:they're inexpensive, flexible, and look better than brick and board. I recently bought a set rated at 350 lbs. per shelf to hold a 20-long and a 10g. I was all set to go when I watched this video...

Hi all, I have a bit of an algae problem I need advice on. It's a heavily-planted 20-long. I've conquered most algae in it except for a green fuzz algae that especially likes to attack my alternanthera reineckii roseafolia. Here are the tank's details: Size: 20-long Substrate: Eco-Complete...

Specifically E. Tenellus. It's always done well in my tank, but, since adding pressurized CO2 and switching fertilizers, it's taken off like a rocket. In addition to spreading across the substrate, it's getting tall, especially for a "dwarf" plant -- about 4-5 inches. It's making the tank look...

Hi all, I'm faced with a bit of a puzzle. I keep a 10g tank as a grow out tank for platys I harvest from my 20g, taking them to the pet store when they're big enough. The tank has been up a bit over a month. Here are the basics: Substrate: none. Bare bottom. Water changes: 20% daily, 30% per...

Hi all, So, I have a bottle of Repashy food and want to make some to give it a try. But I don't know how much to make. If you use it, how much do you make at a time and how long does it last?

Hi all, I'm new to the world of pressurized CO2 and need some advice. :puppydogeyes: Yesterday I set up a paintball CO2 system with the following configuration: 24 oz. jar (Amazon) Paintball regulator with solenoid (GLA) Bubble counter (GLA) Tubing (GLA) Drop-checker (GLA/Cal Aqua) Diffuser...

Hi all, Well, at long last I may finally be getting my tanks filled and my CO2 system set up. :dance: It's taken far longer than I expected. :banghead: So, I have a question about CO2 and lighting: to keep algae under control, I've run a split photo-period: on from 8AM-noon, off from noon-4PM...

Hi all, Jacob Castro of Jacob's Aquarium posted a tour of my preferred LFS, Nature Aquarium in Santa Monica. It's a good shop, especially if you're into plants, so I thought I'd share it with folks here: :fish1:

Pecktec did an unboxing of it: It looks like it has some very nice features. I especially like the built-in overflow in case of clogged media. :brows:

Hi all, It gets fairly cold at night (Well, by Los Angeles standards...) and my apartment doesn't hold heat well, so the heaters on my tanks struggle to maintain temperature. I was thinking of going to Petco or Petsmart today to get a secondary heater for each tank, so the main one doesn't have...

Hi all :flowers: So, I've saved up the money for my pressurized CO2 system (Decided to go with GLA, hence the need to save...), but I have a question for anyone familiar with check valves on a CO2 setup, and, in particular the "Atomic CO2 Bubble Counter with Integrated Check Valve." As the...

Hi all, What heater would you recommend for a Fluval Spec V? Twenty-five to fifty watts, and I'd like it to fit in the back pump chamber, so it needs to be small. If you have a Spec V, what do you use? :confused:

Hi all, I'll soon be setting up a 10g as a grow out tank for some platy fry spawned by my sex-maniac platys. (I'd swear you can hear the Barry White tunes coming from their tank at night... :eek: ) Which filter do you think would be better: a sponge filter or an AC20? I've already bought a new...

Hello. My name is Barliman and I have an algae problem. :drinking: So, after several months with little to know algae, in the last feww weeks it's really taken off in my tanks. There are three types I've spotted. Green spot, Green Fuzz, and Green Beard. It's a very Green tank. :rolleyes: Here...

Hi all, I'm setting up a 10g tank. First, as a grow-out home for my platy fry before I give them away, then as a quarantine tank for new arrivals. The heater I have for it is a Fluval E-series 50w. Well-reviewed, but freakin' huge! It takes up a lot of real estate. :eek: Can anyone recommend...

Hi all, So, I have a bag of Purigen in one of the filters on my 20-long tank. It's been in for a couple of months and, while doing maintenance on the filter last weekend, I noticed the Purigen had darkened to a milk chocolate or coffee with cream color. How dark does it have to get before I...