Recent content by chadthedad

Try this... AQUARIUM STAND CONSTRUCTION

Very nice job! I couldn't tell by the pictures. Did you put a header in in above the tank at all or just let the cut studs hang?

I haven't posted on here in forever. Here is a link to a video of my aquarium. Things are coming along nicely. I had a very rough start but things seem good now. YouTube - Aquarium Thanks again for all your help. Chad

Just to chime in... I used "API Super Ick Treatement" for my very recent outbreak. I used three doses to be sure it was gone. Things are great now. I didn't know about the temp treatment or would have tried that first.

Malachite Green and Nitrofurazone

This is for a 75 gallon freshwater community tank. I'm thinking about moving into the live plant arena with some low light hardy plants that don't require C02. I am currently running a dual tube fixture with one 10K bulb and one actinic bulb. Both bulbs are 40w. I have read that actinic bulbs...

Well, Fish were introduced. I lost a few weak ones due to stress (water parameters read fine 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10-15 nitrate). Things seemed to stabalize and I leave for the weekend (had someone stop by to feed them). I came home to find an Ich outbreak. After doing some research to...

I lost two neons (they were pretty small and I don't think they are as hardy as some people say they are) an otto and a boesmani rainbow (it looked a bit week from the start). The rest of the fish seem to be doing well. The two that looked a bit out of sorts were more active this morning.

Well I was sooo proud. My cycle was complete and I added fish. Things looked great. I did a large water change prior to adding fish. I checked my ammonia and nitrite which were both at zero. I then acclimated and added fish.... The error. I assumed that since I had just done a large water...

I recently stocked my 75g tank. I have 6 Boesmani Rainbows and 6 Praecox Rainbows as well as other fish. One of the Boesmani Rainbows seems to be keeping all of the other Rainbows to one side of the tank. It patrols the waters and if one or more start heading to the middle or opposite side he...

I would check your nitrite and nitrate as well. When I was recently doing a fishless cycle my API nitrite test was bad and kept reading zero. I got a new one and sure enough there they were. Post those test results and I'm sure someone much more experienced than myself will chip in.

Hi all, I have a 75g FWFO aquarium with the following inhabitants: 6-Boesemani Rainbow 6-Otocinclus 8-Neon Tetra 6-Praecox Rainbow 6-Cherry Barb 6-Panda Cory I'm wondering if you think there is room for more and if so do you have any suggestions? Chad

It is finished! My cycle is complete. Ammonia and Nitrites drop to zero and nitrate is sky high. I'm doing a large water change tonight and planning to get fish tomorrow. One last question... I added ammonia last night again and will do my water change tonight. Do I add ammonia again tonight...

Last night it was back in the purple at 5ppm. Hopefully this means it's dropping. I have only been cycling for three weeks so it hasn't been too long yet. Just growing impatient :-?

Next question... My nitrite test now turns almost a brown color instead of the purple on the chart. I think I read something that when the nitrite gets super high the API test will show a brown or green instead of the blue to purple. I couldn't find that info again so I thought I would ask...