Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion
06-30-2006, 08:49 PM
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Skinny fish spitting out food.
I have 2 fish that have gotten quite skinny over the last couple of weeks. One is a blood fin tetra that got that skinny in the the belly that his spine looks like it is curving, the other is a...
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
06-05-2006, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
06-02-2006, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 33
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
05-15-2006, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
05-15-2006, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,482
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion
05-12-2006, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,550
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion
05-11-2006, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,550
Thanks for the input people. newfound77951, I...
Thanks for the input people. newfound77951, I was always under the impression that even rinsing in tap water from a well would destroy good bacteria that resides on the filter. But perhaps that...
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion
05-11-2006, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,550
Now that I have a python ....
How do I rinse my filter. I used to swish them around in a bucket of aquarium water from my gravel vac/siphon, this would clean them and preserve the beneficial bacteria. But now with the python all...
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Getting Started
05-09-2006, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 27
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Personally I agree with fearlessfich, I would...
Personally I agree with fearlessfich, I would give it a try, but keep an eye on him for a day or two. I put a male betta in my 29g community tank and he did quite well, even with the fancy male...
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion
05-08-2006, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 995
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Forum: General Hardware/Equipment Discussion
05-08-2006, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,164
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion
05-05-2006, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,631
The formula with which to find an equilateral...
The formula with which to find an equilateral hexagon's area is 2.5981 times the length of one side squared.
12*12=144 144*2.5981= 374 inches square * 30 = 11223 cubic inches
11223/231 = 48.58...
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Forum: General Hardware/Equipment Discussion
05-05-2006, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,164
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Forum: General Hardware/Equipment Discussion
05-04-2006, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,164
newfound
The diatom powder you had laying...
newfound
The diatom powder you had laying around work was for swimming pools I hope. If it is food grade diatom powder (or for insect control) it is not recommended for filtering. Aquarium and...
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Forum: General Hardware/Equipment Discussion
05-01-2006, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,370
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Forum: General Hardware/Equipment Discussion
04-26-2006, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,370
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
04-26-2006, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,786
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
04-26-2006, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,786
So there is a chance I could have a...
So there is a chance I could have a calcium/magnesium deficiency in my tank? I don't have a test kit to measure calcium or magnesium (or is that what the kh/gh kit does) so I don't know what my...
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
04-23-2006, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,786
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion
04-23-2006, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,008
After reading this thread I went to the garden...
After reading this thread I went to the garden and dug up an earthworm. I washed the dirt of it under the tap, minced it up into small pieces and dumped it in the aquarium. the fish went absolutly...
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
04-23-2006, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
04-21-2006, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,056
If this is the case then You will not need any...
If this is the case then You will not need any Co2 at all. I am not sure if even low light plants will grow well. You have less than 1wpg. You may get some plants that will survive but I doubt...
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
04-21-2006, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 9
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The 29 aqua tech from Walmart is the same one I...
The 29 aqua tech from Walmart is the same one I have. It comes with a regular t8 20 watt bulb. I switched my bulb to an Life-Glo 2 bulb and it help my plants greatly. But just yesterday I put a DIY...
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
04-11-2006, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,585
toyotarsrfun,
Perhaps you could send him a...
toyotarsrfun,
Perhaps you could send him a link to this board. Over the last 2 years I have found this board to be an absolute treasure trove of useful information for a new aquarist.
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Forum: Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks
04-11-2006, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,391
I agree that there is a problem in the tank, I...
I agree that there is a problem in the tank, I hope that I did not give the impression that a Diatom filter will cure the problem. It will certaintly remove the symptom, but it will not cure the...
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