Recent content by Harry Muscle

I know with Tetras certain species definitely school better than others. Wondering if the same is true for Corydoras? If so, which species are known to school best? Thanks, Harry

About two weeks ago I started seeing little white worms in my sump. Here's what they look like crawling on a wooden support for my return pump: They are at most 6mm long and 0.5mm wide. Anyone know what they are and if they are bad? Also what's the best way to get rid of them without...

I'm wondering if anyone has any endlers currently for sale who's origins can be traced back to wild stock (ie: N class endlers or equivalent). Thanks, Harry

I'm trying to find some Tarebia/Melanoides Granifera snails. If you have some or know where I could find them please let me know. I'm located in Canada but if shipping to Canada isn't an option I can arrange to have it shipped to a US address where I'll pick them up. Thanks, Harry P.S. Also...

Here's the latest version actually in the tank. No gravel yet though. Thanks, Harry

The driftwood is now all done and I'm playing around with the rock scape. Please let me know what you guys think of this rock layout. For some reason the rocks are proving harder for me to scape that the driftwood. Don't forget that there will be about 3" of gravel so the bottom...

Here's what I've put together so far. I'm not sure about the long root though. I might remove it. I'm also still playing around with adding more smaller roots at the base of the stump. Not sure if that might be too much wood though. And I'm mostly stuck in figuring out how to...

I decided to try adding some branches to the escape. I also raised the gravel level to reduce the mangrove look I was getting. So in these pictures the bottom you see is going to be the top of the gravel. I think the branches are starting to give the scape a less artificial look, but I'm...

Here's a few shots after I added some rocks ... the rocks were sort just thrown together to give some extra context to the wood. Not really sure what to think of this scape yet. Thanks, Harry

I'm working on an aquascape for my 5ft (18" front to back, 24" tall) tank and I'm looking for some input on the manzanita that I've put together so far. I'm looking to create that feeling of it being the edge of a river. This will be a low maintenance tank with a large array of plants ... I'd...

There's the background hum of the Mag 12 pump. But the water noise I think is coming from either the pipes or the air bubbles. As far as I can tell it's not coming from the filter sock area. Thanks, Harry

I'm setting up my first ever sump and I was wondering what the normal noise level is for a sump. The sump is an Aqueon Proflex 4 sump and is located in the basement. It's plumbed with 1.5" PVC that splits to two 1" connections since that's what the sump is equipped for. Here's a video of the...

So I took a few more measurements and I think the stand is partly to blame for the gap. That and the sump not being perfectly flat bottomed. Thanks, Harry

Thanks. Actually it's already filled with water in the picture. I'm hoping since acrylic has some give it will settle in in the next day or two but I'm not sure how realistic that is. Thanks, Harry

I'm doing a water test on my new Aqueon Proflex 4 sump on a new stand. This is the first time I've ever dealt with anything acrylic and I wanted to find out how seriously I should be taking gaps underneath the sump. I'm using thin (about 1/16") urethane foam underneath the sump. Here are the...