Recent content by fish4phil

That's a good idea with the thermostat controller!

Awesome! So if 300 watt sounds right for a 75 gallon, does it sound right to you that it flicks on and off about 20 times an hour?

Thanks all. Heater is vertically oriented right next to the filter intake. Aquarium is away from windows and any exterior wall. The wall behind the tank does not contain any HVAC venting. The temp throughout the tank is consistent and does seem steady. Maybe it's a faulty heater. I'll try...

I have a Fluval M300 300 watt heater in my 75 gallon. FX6, ambient room temp is 69. Heater is set to 82. Fluval says the M300 is good for up to 80 gallons. The heater turns on for about 20 seconds, then turns off for about 2 minutes. And repeats this all day. I work in the room the tank is on...

Hello all! I have a 36g bowfront tropical community tank. Will be planted with a bonsai tree, some stones, and various plants. Black sand substrate. The water changes are completely 100% automated (filter maintenance and gravel vac manually). I can set up the tank to change any % of water any...

Thanks. While both were rinsed, I was guessing the same. The muck was brown tho, and neither of these products are brown. My only other additional guess is from the gravel, which was from when I had a tank 8ish years ago. It wasn't rinsed when putting back in the tank this time round ?

Many freshwater aquarists have a basic understanding of beneficial bacteria, aerobic bacteria turning organize waste -> ammonia -> nitrites -> nitrates, and anaerobic bacteria turning nitrates -> nitrogen gas. But I'd like to really truly understand what's going on in there, the chemistry...

Curious on this one. I'm setting up a new 36g freshwater tank. I'm currently doing a fishless cycle, all going good, been about 3 weeks. Tank has gravel, fake plants (sigh, I know lol), one smallish piece of new Driftwood, Fluval FX4 filter set up as Fluval sent it, lid on, heater, Bubbler...

That's the thing :) There isn't more discussion I could find, or even any anecdotal testing done by individuals with before & after results of nitrate levels with and then without prime, or with and then without purigen. The links I shared were discussions about how Prime doesn't detoxify...

There's been some discussion on if Seachem Prime or Seachem Purigen (at least once it's been bleached) harms ANaerobic bacteria. We know these don't hurt aerobic bacteria. This all stems originally from this Pondguru video: Why Your Filter is TOO SMALL and NOT CYCLED But if Prime really...

Thank you both! Full speed ahead on this auto water change idea. I'll post updates once it's built, but most of the components have been ordered :) Here's to hoping an idea pans out ;)

I have a 36G freshwater tropical tank. I'm engineering an Automatic Water Change setup and would like your feedback before I purchase anything. (Yes, gravel and other cleaning will be needed I know, and yes, I'm this lazy to not want to do manual water changes lol) The main idea...

Ok, I've added Otos and more Platys :) And added a pair of female Pearl Gouramis as the "main attraction"..thoughts...

I've had my 36g freshwater for 2.5 years now, looking for a change. I haven't bought new fish in awhile. Here's what I want at minimum, help me decide what other fish to get :) I'd love one "main attraction", bigger fish (that doesn't eat the smaller guys) AqAdvisor - My 36G Fish Tank (6)...

By far, the loudest component to my aquarium set up are my 2 mechanical timers. The constant "buzz" "buzz" "buzz" sound is driving me insane. My equipment requires a grounded timer, so I've been using the "Intermatic TN311 15 Amp Heavy Duty Grounded Timer". I don't recommend. What digital...