Recent content by Grits

Is there anyway at ALL that this product could hurt my fish? or Just not be good for them? NUTRAFIN Plant Gro Fertilizer, 8 oz. (Freshwater Aquarium Supplies > Plant Care/ Fertilizers > Liquid ) Thanks!

I'm finally able to get some more lighting for my 75 gallon tank. I think I have about decided on this one. Any thoughts, opinions, or experiences with this light would be greatly appreciated. BTW are the power compact fixtures hotter than regular fluorescent? I don't need to raise my water...

I all ready have 6 cherry barbs in a 10 gallon tank. 3 male and 3 female. I don't have plants yet but I"m going to get a few when I go get some more fish. I want to get 6 neon tetras to add to the tank. Will the cherry barbs pick on them?

Thanks everyone! Concerning stocking. I have a red-tail shark and a rainbow shark in my 75 gal. They have been fine until now but there are starting to fight pretty badly. I hate to take one back to the store, because there is no telling where it will end up. Not the greatest of expectations at...

I've got a 10 gallon setup that was given to me. So, might as well go for it. One more never hurts right? ;) Anyway, I'm going to use all gravel out of a well established tank. I will also use a couple of small plants that have been in the established tank. The only thing new/clean is the...

Thank you! It's a 75 gallon tank. I have 1 40 watt Power-Glo 18,000K light. No CO2. I haven't added any fertilizer yet. I don't know the first thing about that and I don't want to hurt the fish. I have: 1 Red Tail Shark 1 Rainbow Shark 2 Clown Loaches 3 Spotted Corydoras 1 Zebra...

I have an Amazon Sword and a Hygrophila They both looked pretty good for a while. They all have really good root systems still. But the foliage is going down hill. The Amazon Sword leaves are getting holes in them, you can see through them, and the tips of the leaves are turning yellow. The...

Thanks! What should I do if it is internal parasites, and how do I find out for sure? Are they contagious? Its a 75 gallon (stocking below). Yes, he has been eating good. I have been doing weekly water changes about 1/4 each time, for about a month. I'm not sure why the nitrates are not going...

He just died. Here are some pics. The first two are while he was still alive.

Water parameters: PH 7.0 Nitrates 40 Nitrites NA KH 4 Amonia 0

Hi, I have a sick golden ram. Until tonight he was the biggest, most colorful, and most active fish in the tank. Now all of a sudden I see him sitting on the bottom, and then he turns vertical and rises to the top of the water, then goes back down. Then the whole process starts again. He has a...

Thanks everyone! Some people have told me that if I get up to around 2wpg I would need to add co2. I really don't want to get into that yet though. So, should I be all right as long as I stay under 2 wpg?

How much light is normal to have on a 75 gallon tank? And also, Can you have to much light for the fish to be comfortable? Right now I have one 48in 40 watt fluorescent light strip. I'm thinking of adding at least another single strip, or maybe even a double. Would that be too much light for...

Thanks! Does gravel vacing or stirring around the gravel remove some of the bacteria from it because of the friction?

Thank you all very much for your input! While I've got your ears let me ask you a few more things please. I think I am going to go with: 20 Gallon long (30x12x12) 1 Whisper 40 1 UGF 1 Maxi-Jet Power Head (160gph) Do you think 160gph is enough for the tank size? Or should I go a little...