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We love the sand substrate. We actually ordered online @ 19.99 I think, but when we paid 54.00 for the shipping, we only saved about 2.00/bag. The cichlid sand will keep you @ a steady 8ph regardless of the driftwood since it has very small affect on Ph. So for me, it was money well spent.

They are very interesting... I will need to look around for floating plants first. Thanks for the idea:-) I will give it serious consideration...

I'm at a loss right now. Didn't think it would be so difficult to find colorful top dwellers:-) :-) .... Guess I will continue the search until I find something interesting...

CAE...

Yellow lab and a 90 gal

Wondering if I would be able to put 5 male swordtails in my tank. I currently have 5 tiger barbs, 6 algae eaters, 3 clown loach, and 5 electric yellows. The mid to bottom areas have come together nicely, and I am trying to make the top portion more colorful and balanced.....

Try searching online. Your chances will probably be better to get what you are looking for. Most places deliver next day. Good luck...

These are the pre-filters I'm using and they work great... There is very little interference with water flow and they limit cleanings of the main filter...

That's OK then... Once you get everything greened up the way you want, you should be able to cut back to the minimum nutrient; or at least decrease by 25% increments to help reduce that algae growth...

Why don't you try cutting back a little on your plant nutrition in the future due to this could be feeding the algae growth (phosphorous) . It doesn't matter if the plant grows fast or slow; as long as it isn't dieing. If the plant looks dull and "droopy" then you step up the feeding. Otherwise...

Sorry, you can soak in dechlored water or if you have big enough bucket; rinse and scrub in the bucket of dechlored water after the boiling process...

I will try this out tomorrow. Thanks...:-)

Lol... DIY can be great sometimes:-) If you already have the sponge, at least you won't lose any money and you will be able to see if it works out for you...... Good luck!

Hi everyone... Wanted to know if anyone has used the cooked salad shrimp as a fish food. I don't want to use totally raw, so wondered if this would be safe to use. I have 5 electric yellow, 5 tiger barbs, 3 clown loach and 6 algae eaters. I have fed them frozen bloodworms, algae wafers and...

I have 2 AC 110's on my aquarium and I use pre-filters on both uptake tubes. I have sand substrate and the filters keep the sand out. It also keeps a lot of detritus from your main sponges which will help out when it is time for cleaning. I haven't noticed a significant decrease in the flow...

Try this out:-) Remove it and brush off as much algae as possible, the boil the driftwood to kill the remaining algae. After it cools down, then rinse the driftwood thoroughly under running water and brush while rinsing. After that, you can put it back in your tank... Hope it works out..

Sorry your loach didn't make.. I use the sponge pre-filters on the end of the uptake tube which works very well in keeping the sand out of my filter motors. I read also that these are simply paint strainers you can get very cheap at the hardware store. They should solve your problem with...

Will do...

Wow!! I checked my parameters this morning @ 6am and ammo - 0, nitrite - 0, nitrate - 0, temp - 79.5 and pH - 8. I added ammo to reach 2ppm and waited until 4pm for recheck and parameters were back to zero (0) again :-) How odd was that cycle?? I only added 6 algae eaters for today and...

No water change and performed the test the same as every other day by actually shaking for 60 seconds to make sure it is mixed well. It was just odd. After checking a 3rd time today after increasing ammo to 4ppm, the nitrate is now @ 10ppm and I will take measurements in the morning to see where...

That is my main concern about losing expensive fish which is why I want to make sure my cycle completes. I did check a 3rd time after about 4 hours and ammo has dropped to .25, trites @ 2 and trates are now @ 10ppm. I will check everything tomorrow morning and see what I have then.... I can't...

Thanks....... Maybe it is the plants:-) They certainly do look bright and healthy (LOL!) I have them stuck in cichlid sand and no ferts or anything special. Turn the lights on @ sundown and off @ bedtime with advice to "grow if you want to".........

Drop in Nitrates I actually checked everything twice today :-) @ 6:30am ammo was .25, trite was 1, and trate was 5. Ph is a steady 8 and temp steady @ 79.5. Ammo was increased to 4ppm and when I checked everything @ around 9am........ ammo - 1ppm, trite - 2ppm, trate - 5ppm. Everything is...

Drop in Nitrates The water source nitrate level is 0ppm. I am on day 12 of my cycling process and have had a steady increase in nitrates each day to 40 being the Max and then the sudden drop to 5....

Hello everyone, I am in the process of cycling a 90 gal freshwater tank with about 6 small green crypts planted. My nitrate level was @ 40 yesterday and today it is @ 5. I retested after a couple of hours to be sure it was correct and it is still @ 5. Is this normal or do you think the drop is...