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Thank you, Lil Monster. The tank has been a blast. The two most rewarding things I did so far is live plants and sand. Now I have a hard time even enjoying the looks of fake plants or gravel... Originally I only intended to have one Pictus, but these two other guys were being homed by hippies...

Actually my Pictus have been better than ever since I put in sand, and added more caves, and took out the salt. I wanted sand also for my other fish because I also have fish like the Cory which has rapidly learned how to filter the sand through its gills. Literally like a little vacuum. But I...

I understand that, and I am not battling them right now. I was just curious if the sand would help to defeat any that come in (if it ever happens) being that sand is more dense. It was a curiosity question. I am about half way done making the switch. It has all went well and the fish are all...

Well I know one if Ich's fazes are reproduction inside of the substrate... Thats why I asked. According to google, there is no combination of the keywords sand and parasite anywhere except for marine issues...

I read that there is nearly 0 oxygen at the bottom of sand, so that would deter parasites from bedding in it? I am just curious as a "just in case" situation, say I did take in a parasite, how would I get it out of the sand (say it went into it)..?

Ok so I have some updates and questions. The pictus are doing great, they swim all around and chase food, plus I set up all of the caves and hutches just right so each has one and guards it. So all if good there. My spotted one still goes after the glass a lot, but it does swim around and chase...

I use pellets. I used to try and feed my Pictus when I fed the other fish, but lately I wait until night time and toss around a few pellets and they have been coming out and searching for them! My first Pictus has even been searching around for food during the day with the lights on. It never...

Thanks for the info!! I had intended to make a divider for my tank for prego fish, and thought maybe I would go ahead and make it, then change out the substrate using it. I could set it up to section off almost half of the tank and then work on it, finish, and relocate the splitter to do more....

I have a little bit of an update. The Pictus have become more happy as I have removed salt and softened water. My main one has been exploring the entire tank. The two new comers have been eating and they come out to explore at night a little more, though they are a little skittish still...

Looks like fish doo to me! Nice set up!

Dreadful is almost an understatement lol, I literally had PTSD bad for a few days. I had plants all over, moss all over, and tons of fish, had to remove everything just to get the fish all the while water was just poring out. Luckily I did have a 4-gallon and a couple tens off hand so we filled...

I wish mine had just sprung a 'little' leak. Every week I do a water change and check the bottom of my tank for wetness and never had a trace of it. Then on this day I went out to do some firewood, about 1-1/2 hour in I come home (actually just made it cause I got stuck in the mud), and walked...

But what about plants? I read that sand can suffocate plants....I did read about how the sand would sink so my thought was to severely reduce the rubble and add sand to areas, make an aerated type of mix? I have thought about sand many times and am definitely thinking about it. As long as my...

There are tools just for making current. Another option would be a specific filter placement along with decor placement. Keeping a shallow substrate or getting sand will help with the same effect.

Yeah it is.... but I have already been thinking about sand. I am thinking about picking some up soon and trying to make a mix of gravel and sand. I have been reading other posts about beeches and mixing.....

I probably could use a sensor like what is used in cars to detect gas levels.... Would anyone buy this gadget / app combo if it existed?? I'll totally make it..

I was wondering why they had no gadgets out to send notifications in various ways to aquarium owners on the go regarding temps and water levels. I mean a small usb gadget hooked to a home computer could at the very least dispatch an email to the owners phone through the internet if the water...

It could be from the Pleco. Those things get huge, and I would not even suggest having one in a 55 size tank. Even so some say it is ok, after some years that Pleco could get 1-2 feet in size....

I do not know a lot about the wafers, but I know some of those foods can make a wicked mess. When I feed any pellets I usually break single pellets into smaller pieces for my fish because they wont eat it all and then it just mucks up the tank. I know with pellets the container says to...

I have a question about that sand, is it possible for me to just add some to areas in my tank in combination with my current substrate? I do not want to convert to sand entirely, and I also have a loit of rooted / planted plants that I do not want ti disturb either. Would be nice if I would...

LOL....I don't like that number..

I had my tank spring a leak a while ago, and it was a water fall of a leak. Given the tank was a good 15 years old. I had made it home just in time, it had only leaked about 10 gallons (55 gallon) once I found it. Lucky I had used drip bends with my electricals and had the power strip in a water...

I would guess that the substrate is too deep, there is over feeding, or the filtration is not efficient.. Do you use shrimp pellets?

I just looked at a big list of brackish fish and it seems all I have that are in that category is one mollie and a couple guppy's. Will these guys be ok in freshwater w/ out salt?

I think I am going to work a water change into today. This whole salt thing has gotten me thinking and I sure hope it is not torturing these pictus like articles describe..