Recent content by caribou

No meds or other stuff have been added. I only dose a little ferts and traces. My fish are also fish friendly, rainbows, corys and oto cats.

:?: I like the big golden snails and like to keep large ones in my 90 gal tank, but since I've switched to Eco Complete I've had trouble keeping them going. There is plenty of algae for them on my back glass and I have alot of smooth rocks plus drift wood for them to cruise around on. My ph is...

I like the Eheim diffuser (Aquariumguys.com). Its around $16 and has a ceramic disc that pops out for easy cleaning in bleach. The body of the diffuser is plastic, so there's nothing to break. I just wish I could get extra discs to have on hand. If one goes down the drain I'm screwed :-).

Thanks to all for your feedback. I think I can provide all of the conditions that they require.

:?: I'm getting ready to restock an established 90 gal tank and I'm looking at a variety of rainbow fish. Can anyone share any experiences they've had with these fish, ph, water hardness, food ?

Yep, that's it!! Thanks for the I.D. It looks like this fish will work in my tank, so I think I go buy a couple tomorrow.

I was at my LFS today and saw a cool fish that they had labeled as a Flat Chinese Pleco. It was about 2" long and reminded me of a stingray. It had a light body color and very fine dark/black dots. No scientific was listed. Is anyone familiar with this fish and how big they might get? TIA, Caribou

I use a check valve on the tank side of my bubble counter and have not seen any flow restriction. I have found that brands of check valves can really vary the flow rate, so you might try another brand. You definitely don't want any syphoning/backflow to get to your regulator. I have the same...

If a fish store has MTS in serveral tanks, they'll usually give them to you free, especially if you you ask about them at the end of your transaction (other purchases) JME.

Going to live plants has really helped stabilized my MTS syndrome (notice the word stabilized, not cured). Its made the hobby so much interesting and challenging for me. Now i'm addicted to the little Priority Mail boxes that arrive weekly with the latest cool, weird or hard to find plant LOL !!

Eco-Complete is the way to go, especially if you're starting a new tank. Yes, its exspnesive, but once you have it you'll never look back. I think you could throw an old shoe into it and it would grow. I just wish i had it in my first tank!

If possible boil your wood if it isn't too big for you largest pot. You'll be shocked how much oils and tannens can come out of the wood. If its a very thick heavy piece, I change my water a couple of times while cooking the wood. I use slate pieces to anchor my driftwood down. You can get it at...

I have the same fixture and I had one bank of tubes die on me last week. Could be a ballast but I've also had trouble with the fans as well. This is the last Oddessea product for me. Cheap isn't cheap if you have to boy twice. JMO

FWIW, my GN plecos seemed really shy until half of my CF bulbs crapped the bed last week. With less wattage going on, they seem to be out and about all of the time. Mine are about 4 inches now. Because I have live plants I will have to fix my light fixture, but for now its been fun to see the...

My two clown loaches team up together and have killed every snail (even large ones) I put into their tank. It is now my snail desposal unit when I get hitch hiking snails on new plants LOL.