Recent content by Amortiogar

At the risk of looking tacky, I'd like to give my fish a nice place to hide out, and I found some old hand painted terra cotta pots. I don't know what kind of paint was used, but it doesn't seem sealed at all. Is there something that I can do to make them fish-safe if they aren't already? Thanks

Thanks for the info. I don't even know where to start looking for lights haha, so I don't know what I would use. Where can I look into dry ferts? I'm sorry, I just have no clue where to start.

Hey all, I'm fairly new to running tanks. I've had one set up for a few months now that has basic lighting from the tank kit that I got. I have a few Anubias and an Amazon Sword, but I'd like to get some more plants in there (such as some carpet plants). From what research I have done, I need a...

Awesome! Thanks for ideas.

I've lost three fish to this filter intake; 2 Rasboras and one pea puffer. When I went to the pet store to get another puffer, I got a small breeding net to put around the intake so the new (incredibly small) puffer wouldn't get sucked in. What can I do to prevent this? Is there something else...

Thank you, this was the type of answer I was looking for.

I've had them in my other tank for a week or so and they haven't been bothered by it.

My tank is 20gal tall and it's in its last stages of cycling. I had the water tested today at my lfs and they said the ammonia and nitrite/nitrate levels are lowering. I'm wondering how many fish I can add at one time, and what would happen to the levels if I add too many. Currently I'd like to...

The filter that came with the tank is the Topfin 20.

Ok cool, thanks again for the info. I think I'll stick with the low lights for now, and upgrade after I do some more research. Seems a bit complicated.

Thanks for the welcome and information! My budget depends on my paycheck haha, but I'd like to keep it as cheap as possible, and DIY if I can. The tank kit came with a filter that goes on the side, but I've been reading up more on different filters (the ones that look like buckets, not sure what...

Thank you so much for the information! I'll definitely look at those plants. Unfortunately I can't really get more lights until the next few paychecks, but when that happens, what type of lights/fixtures should I be looking for?

It's whatever came in the kit, so I'm assuming the lights aren't enough. I just posted in the freshwater planted tank section with more pictures too.

Brand new to tanks here, so I apologize in advance if I'm doing everything wrong. I tried to read up first, but I'm more of a "learn as you go" type person. I got the tank in a starter kit, so the only lights and filter I have are the ones that came in the package. I have no fish in it because...

Thanks! Yeah I put some root tabs in a few days ago