Recent content by buckeye3d

Just an FYI...the Fluval Spec 2 gallon is on sale at my local Petsmart for $48. Might be worth checking out your local one.

I also have a 12 gallon Fluval Edge. Lots of questions...let me offer some opinions. Sounds like you have really done your homework! -I really like the Fluval gravel vac. Doesn't take water out too fast. Hose is nice and flexible. Does tend to suck gravel all the way to the top of the tube...

7am to 10pm daily. LED lights. No algae problems.

Agreed. I've owned both (and just about every other brand) and would just buy whatever one was cheaper.

I have the 12 gallon version. Right now I have a young trio of German Blue Rams and 4 neon tetra. There are also probably about 10 cherry shrimp left in there. I think the Rams are picking them off slowly. It's a beautiful tank and everything has been going well with it. The Rams have laid...

Not yet. Mine is only about 7 months old though. I would imagine there should be a good DIY solution for this.

It comes with a brass adapter (another nice thing about the Python). The package will have everything you need...no accessories necessary.

If the price difference isn't a big deal to you get the Python. The hose is much more flexible and overall it's just a little higher quality IMO.

Mine take several months to really show their colors. They start out silver and stay that way for a while.

I really enjoy watching my Bolivian Rams interact with each other. Pretty funny at times with their bickering between each other. Their colors also change quite remarkably depending on many different factors.

Koi Platy maybe? Cute fish regardless!

The whole point of using SafeStart is to cycle a tank with fish in it. The bacteria need the fish producing waste to live. It's also vital that you do not do any water changes while using SafeStart as whatever water treatment addiitive you use will kill the bacteria. I read a lot of...

I just cycled my Fluval Edge 12 gallon with SafeStart in 4 days. The tank had been up and running for about 4 weeks but was still in the ammonia phase with no sign of nitrites. I was doing a fish-in cycle and I got impatient with the constant water changes. I decided to try SafeStart and...

When they were building our house last year there were a lot of rocks in our yard. If it matters I'm in Columbus, OH. Here are a few that I saved and I've been considering using in my aquarium. I've given them a good scrubbing and I soaked them in hot water & a little bleach overnight...

I apologize in advance but I'd love some help sexing my new pair of Bolivian Rams. I've searched the internet far and wide and found lots of conflicting info and try as I may I can't seem to figure this out. I bought them at Petsmart and I assume they are juveniles as they are less than 2" in...