Recent content by CKlown

Thanks -- I really appreciate your input and advice :)

Not that I've noticed. The rainbow shark does from time to time (i'd say fairly often) briefly chase other fish, but not excessively, and it's been doing that for years without this happening; we haven't changed any ornaments recently that could cause the head chafing. I feel like the best...

Thanks. I am usually VERY patient. the thing is I've never had anything of this magnitude really happen before. The 10G tank isn't technically a quarantine tank, but rather an old tank I have running to house some livebearers my friend donated to me that I didn't really want in my main community...

The sad thing is I have a 10g tank i could've used and didn't :(

Here are pics of my rainbow shark and platy. I think it might be columnaris bacteria, but I'm not certain. Notice also that the platy's upper lip seems as if it's almost missing or something. Is this diagnosis correct?

I've read that ich article -- it says 10 days is sufficient. The fish aren't gasping so I don't think there is an O2 shortage and either way there is good water disturbance from my HOB filter. The heat is even (I have 2 thermometers). I think this isn't just ich. Another platy died today (found...

Other info: I started using a differen't dechlorinator/conditioner for the water not too long before this all happened. In fact about a day or two before adding hte new fish. It's a different brand (Big Al's) to what I normally used and I'd had it in my drawer at room temperature for about 6...

Here's the scenario: Had the following stock in my 38 G aquarium: 10 platties 6 rummy nose tetras 3 pearl gouramis 2 bolivian rams 1 kribensis cichlid 1 rainbow shark Everything was going well; they'd lived peacefully together for months. Tank had been cycled using media from another well...

I'm not refering to the oval 'groove' that the inlet sits/slides on when adjusting flow rate; there's another small hole nearby it that seems to be involved in some kind of intentional bypass.

thanks for your prompt replies everyone! I posted this on another forum as well with no response yet. I really appreciate it. I spent the last 15 minutes or more playing around with it and trying to understand it a little better. I basically figured out just what speed euphoria said... to...

I recently set up my 38 gallon tank with an AquaClear 50 HOB filter. I'm a little bit concerned that the water isn't flowing correctly through the filter media, and is instead by-passing over top of the media and back into the tank. Can someone explain to me (maybe who has had experience with...

I'm kinda leaning away from the suggested DIY 'ODNO'... I'm just not competent enough to tinker with wiring. My fixture is 38 W, but I think the bulb it came with in there is just 25W -- so would have to do something about that... My understanding is that most flo lamps for 36" fixtures are 30W...

I'd consider myself a novice aquarist... I've had several small 10 gallon tanks over the past 2 years. I finally bought a 38 gallon tank (the 10 is fully stocked) that I'll be setting up in a few weeks. I've kept a variety of fish and plants with a decent degree of success. My angelfish is a...