Twoapennything
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hey guys! Is there a difference between tap water and hose water? Because I filled my tank up with the garden hose and used Prime and all that, and then thought, Hmm, what if the hose water is somehow unsafe? I'm thinking it's probably okay, as I'm sure we've all taken a drink out of the garden hose at some point in our lives and didn't keel over, but I thought I would check anyway.
*sigh* I'm doing my third cycle in six months because of the damage done to my filter on the Marineland Eclipse 3 by aquarium sand substrate. We had to completely dismantle the entire aquarium, order parts for the built-in filtration system, thoroughly wash out the tank and get every bit of grit out, and move the fish to the 10 gallon QT. And here I am on day 5 of a fishless cycle!
I had very bad luck with sand. I blew out my built in filtration system and also managed to damage three other filters I had bought to use while waiting for the Marineland parts to arrive - one was a Marineland power filter Penguin 350, one was a Marineland power filter Penguin 300, and the other was an Aqua Clear power filter 70 (previously the 300). Toast! Each time I could just hear the motor and impeller grinding and screeching away. It was really stressful! My poor fish - I lost a lot of them during this time
Well, if there is a bright side to all this, I guess it's that I get to keep redecorating my aquarium. I still kept the Asian theme, but kept it very simple - red, white, and black, with two bonsai trees.
Now off to the LFS - 50% off fish, coral, and merchandise sale.
*sigh* I'm doing my third cycle in six months because of the damage done to my filter on the Marineland Eclipse 3 by aquarium sand substrate. We had to completely dismantle the entire aquarium, order parts for the built-in filtration system, thoroughly wash out the tank and get every bit of grit out, and move the fish to the 10 gallon QT. And here I am on day 5 of a fishless cycle!
I had very bad luck with sand. I blew out my built in filtration system and also managed to damage three other filters I had bought to use while waiting for the Marineland parts to arrive - one was a Marineland power filter Penguin 350, one was a Marineland power filter Penguin 300, and the other was an Aqua Clear power filter 70 (previously the 300). Toast! Each time I could just hear the motor and impeller grinding and screeching away. It was really stressful! My poor fish - I lost a lot of them during this time
Well, if there is a bright side to all this, I guess it's that I get to keep redecorating my aquarium. I still kept the Asian theme, but kept it very simple - red, white, and black, with two bonsai trees.
Now off to the LFS - 50% off fish, coral, and merchandise sale.