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He keeps nipping the fins of a smaller member of his species,and constantly aggravating and chasing it around.Poor thing! He doesn't seem to mind his other tankmates though. 3 yoyos 1 rubber nose pleco 3 tiger snails 1 vampire shrimp (tried a couple dozen ghosts and some other kind o shrimp,big...

Well,I was out this morning with my wife,and made the mistake of going by Al's without doing my homework (and bringing my wife :lol: ). Hope these work out.... 3 juvenile tri color sharks-my wife got it into her head that she had to have them.I know they get awful big,but the manager told me...

Any suggestions for compatible fish? All 4 of my platies and 6 of my rasbosas survived and appear healthy,thanks to careful monitoring and copious water changes. I hav a 30 gal tank with live plants. I'm thinking some plecos or catfish,shark,gouramis,or cichlid(I understand they are pretty...

Ok,thanks Brian,I'll try to keep an eye on it.Problem is,I gotta go outta town for work for a few weeks,unexpectedly,so i gotta try and train my wife :roll: Just counted about six tiny snails on the driftwood.Are they going to be a problem,can I leave them alone,or do I need to start fighting...

To recap my setup. 29 gallon Eclipse 3 setup(bio wheel+carbon filter) 4 platies,6 rasbosa live plants,bogwood Ph 7.2-Temp 81 d Using bacteria additive,freshwater salt,anti stress,tapwater conditioner. After 2 weeks,nitrites finally appeared.I've been doing pwc s daily the last few days as the...

There are all sorts of ups and power inverters on the market.You will have to balance price with the features you need.Ideally yould want one that would kick in when the service kicks out.

Another treatment recommended for ich,in combination with the heat increase is to add salinity to the tank.Get some freshwater aquarium salt and add according to the directions.you will only need to top it up when you do a water change.This won't hurt the nitrogen cycle.Also a lot of the meds...

I read somewhere that you should wrap a blanket around the tank,but disconnect the power so that the blanket doesn't cause a fire or anything when power is restored.

Actually Pat,I'm a little S/W of you,out in Oakville.I just put T.O. on the internet as most people have actually heard of it and have an idea where it is. Just got off the phone from the LFS they said that the chloramine treatment will break it down into chlorine with ammonia as a...

Ok,I guess science never sleeps.So I repeated the ammo test with atube of plain tap water and a tube of treated tapwater.The results,surprisingly are the same. actually the reason that I recorded .25-.35 ppm on the ammo test,was that the greenish hue between .25 and .50 was somewhat...

So I'm not completely insane,didn't seem right to me either. I'll repeat the procedure tomorrow,for the sake of science,but I don't beleive it will matter,I'm sure I did the test right.Unless I accidently added an extra drop.How sensitive is the test? Could it have anything to do with the...

OK I decided to test a sample of tap water for ammonia,and it came up at 0.0. I also tested from a batch of tap water that I treated with a chlorine/chloramine remover 24 hours ago,and it gave me a reading of .....0.25-0.35.? Is there something I'm missing here??

freshwater master test kit-aquarium pharmaceuticles,inc As I said,I'm getting conflicting advice.A lot of it from the lfs,but they run a pretty big show,as they are a Al's aquarium chain. They suggested the salts and temp. Various web sites advocated a pwc to combat ammonia during the fishy...

I'm getting all kinds of conflicting info from too many sources.... First of all,I decided to go with a fishy cycle,along with a number of additives and a sparsely populated tank.I am testing for chemicals and am prepared to do any wc necessary. I have a 29 gal tank with bio and charcoal...

It seems that bio-spira may not be available in Canada.Anybody hear of NutraFin Cycle?It seems to be presented as a similar product. Interesting link jchillin 8)

Hmmm.Birospira,eh?Sounds interesting.I may try that.Thanks. Anybody else used the stuff?

Well folks, The 30 gallon hex tank didn't quite pan out. Drove an hour away from home to pick up the merchandise I 'won' from the auction... Besides the fact that it was a little beat up,it turned out to be a 20 gal tank. Thanks AA for the online calculator!!! Anyways,the bug had...

Thanks for all your tips! :D I will be picking up the tank soon,and look forward to engaging in this new hobby.I think it should be very rewarding.(I hope... :onfire: ) I have a lot to learn and a lot to think about,I'm sure you'll be hearing lots of newbie questions from me soon. ( they...

SHould I use the UG with the cannister,or is that unnecessary? Also,how many watts do I need? How big a heater do I need? What type of medium is recommended? What else should I be expecting to buy? I have been reading thru the articles etc. but am still a wee bit confused. :?

Hi there, Am considering buying a 30 gal tank with a stand from a neibour. I was initially dreaming of setting up a reef tank complete with sponges,urchins,sea slugs and clown fish.Well a trip to the library,the local fish store and some web surfing has convinced me that I'd be wise to get my...