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    HOB to Canister filter questions

    There's no way you can fit a canister that's under 5" the hoses/connectors alone need about that much space
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    biohome media group buy in the USA

    Not sure if this is the right spot for this thread, if not mods feel free to move it, but I am interested in buying the bio home Ultra media from Pond guru in the UK. Checking out some prices on eBay, 22 pounds of it runs for about $160 and cost $120 to ship. Ouch! Crazy shipping cost. Would...
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    where did this come from?

    So is the fem being chased around here?
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    where did this come from?

    Bummer I'm deff bummed I never lost a fish before. Could it have something to do with the fact that it was a schooling fish and he was by himself?
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    where did this come from?

    Yea definitely the fluval and power head are working double time, but I'm ordering the glass panes for the 30 gallon to turn it into a sump next week. Well that's s relief then. But what happened with my clown loach then?
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    where did this come from?

    So couple days ago my wife told me that the clown loach died. :( I'm not home during the week so I couldn't get a look at anything until today. I told her to test the water and parameters looked fine, ammo was a bit high @.5 so she did a 50% water change. As I'm looking @ the rest of the fish I...
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    keeping nitrates down

    That ammo is up there
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    keeping nitrates down

    40ppm is OK don't lose any sleep over it. Sometime I'll get lazy and do a WC every other week n @ that point my nitrates are almost @100ppm with no ill effects
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    PH and plants

    You can lower it with driftwood. Or if you plan on doing co2 that will also lower it
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    Algae eaters with goldfish

    I got a bristlenose pleco with my goldies. 99% of the time he sucked up against the acrylic or the driftwood and doesn't get bothered.
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    Lighting - The more I read, the more confused I get.

    The old watt/per gallon rule is outdated. But for a 2 ft tall tank if you want high light and co suffering live carpeting you're gonna need something that can give u good lumens @24". And since you dont want to spend much, go with a metal halide light.
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    Redo an established tank

    Ditto on the air stone. Theyll be fine. You will probably experience a micro bacteria bloom thatll cloud up the water for a bit but thats usually expected when changing things out.
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    algaefree or mag float cleaner?

    Since I got a 2 foot tall tank im thinking an algae cleaner would make my life easier. I just can't decide which 1. The 2 I'm looking @ is the algaefree hammerhead cleaner or the mag float 360A. Other then the price difference, does any1 have any personal experiences with these 2?
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    going out if town need advice

    Pretty much what every1 is saying. Do a water the day of or the day b4 u leave turn the lights off set up feeder and ull be alright. make sure the feeder is set up correctly. When I first got mine it took a week to fine tune how much food to drop.
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    Wild Caught Driftwood

    Boiling the piece should take care of it, if its too big, soak outside in a tub with salt for water softeners thats 99%+ pure for @ least a month. p
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    Wild Caught Driftwood

    Boiling the piece should take care of it, if its too big, soak outside in a tub with salt for water softeners thats 99%+ pure for @ least a month.
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    Preparing my driftwood

    When I was curing my DW it leeched for over a month. It was a big piece though, 3+ footer so I ghetto rigged a tub out of some cinder blocks and plastic and changed the water couple times a week. Also added 99%+ salt crystals for water softener, kills any bacteria on the DW, 50lb bag was $4 @...
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    Canister filter

    Go with an eheim.
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    Custom Spraybar

    He's not talking about leaks, he's saying if your water level isn't constant in your tank due to evaporation, one of the holes can end up above the water surface and squirt all your water out the tank. Not a problem if you keep your water constant by topping it off or if you have an ATO unit.
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    Filter media

    What's your stock in what size tank? If you have a high bio load replace the carbon with more bio rings. Or you can just replace it with poly fill and call it a day. Purigen is a lil pricey, but worth it since it can be used over n over. But a big bag of poly fill costs like $3 will last forever...
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    lighting?

    Are you looking for fish only or is it planted? I got a truelumen pro strip, very sleek and a great light. They're a bit cheaper now that they came out with their plus lights. Another option that let's you choose your light spectrum. A lot of people also like the marine land double bright...
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    Newbie: cycling and few other questions

    OK children, no need to bicker. If you'd ask me whether or not to add dechlorinator, I would say yes. But to each his own.
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    Newbie: cycling and few other questions

    You want to dose till you hit 4ppm ammonia. So throw in a teaspoon, let is sit for 10 minutes, and use api fw test kit where you sitting @ if not @4 dose a lil more, if over 4 take out some water and replace with fresh water.
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    Am i over stocked

    T1karnann is right
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