Recent content by BrianJR

I'm coming up on the one year anniversary of my tank, and while there have been a few bumps along the way, I think I finally have a very stable and happy tank. Plus I seem to be getting more and more enjoyment out of it each and every day. :) On to my question. Since my tank is a year old...

Yep, I Googled the Malaysian trumpet snails and its them. I think I'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks. If their population get out of control (ie bottom of tank gets covered) then I'll started removing them. Otherwise, I'd like to keep them around...they're doing a lovely job...

Thanks Zagz! I'm actually very happy to have snails, I think they're kinda neat. My only concern was as you mentioned, as food supply diminishes and they thin out, will they start to rot and ruin my water quality?

About 5 weeks ago, I bought a clump of plants from the LF. When I got home and unwrapped them, I found out I had also got a hitchhiker. :lol: The snail was about 3/4 inch and cone shaped. I though to myself 'neat, now I have a snail for my tank' and I put him in. Then he disappeared. I...

Looks great...thank you! The change to lighter substrate probably helped brighten things up too. Have fun stocking your tank. :)

I'm curious...what kind of fluorescent bulbs do you have in there? They seem to be providing a very nice amount of light. :)

Here's my story...I went home for the holidays, and I was gone for a total of 18 days. Since it was the holidays, most of my friends were also away, so nobody could feed my fish. So, I bought a fish feeder off ebay. This feeder has 14 individual compartments, so you can make sure your fish...

Jchillin...thanks! I'll do a test tomorrow to see where the nitrates are. I think I will also hold off buying any more plants until I have a few more fish in the tank. :D

Thanks Fishyfanatic! The test kit is brand new. It's a liquid kit, and the test for nitrates is the most finicky (ie shake container for 30sec, shake tube for 1min etc). However, I am a chemist so I would like to think I can follow directions. :P

I did a water change after I tested the water. I've been doing a 20% PWC every 5-7 days.

I just tested my tank for the first time in almost two weeks, and I got the following readings: Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 0ppm I have a 15gal with 3 java ferns, 2 cardinal tetras and 2 cherry barbs. My tank has been set up for 6 weeks. I started by dosing with ammonia, then I...

Thanks Ashley...some of the Dwarf Gouramislook really nice. I'll check them out at the lfs and see if I like them. Maybe I'll get another tetra and barb too just to round out their numbers at three each. I hadn't thought about bettas...I thought they were very aggressive? Would bettas be...

Excellent, looks like I have lots of choices. Thanks everyone...off to the pet store I go!

Wow, your tanks are amazing Jchillin! That must take a lot of work! If you don't mind me asking, what are the red plants in the picture "skirtedtetra.jpg" and both the foreground and background plants in "idneeded.jpg"? Thanks! :)

Sorry, forgot to mention the tank is a 15gal. I guess another option I have is to increase the number of tetras to get a school instead of getting another type of fish. Hmmm, choices. :)