Recent content by hortoholic

Thanks blert! How long ya think it will be before it grows back? weeks? months? He swims off balance and that worries me but i will do as you suggest and see what happens.

Hello, in my tank I have 4 glass catfish. And i just noticed one of them has a broken barbel. I am not sure if its infected since I am no biologist. I put a little aquarium salt to help reduce the chances of developing one. he was swimming down earlier swims normal just a little crooked. I am...

Hey Coleallensmom, I apologize for the late reply, I had just got them as well. I got two. They seem to be doing fine. I'll see how they do. I have a planted tank so I hope that they will keep it clean. As of right now they are enjoying themselves in the tank. Also, I do not want to add to many...

I have bought a few Otoclinus and I have tons of algae in my tank. They eat it but I am curious as to what they would eat when there is no food (algae)? If I gave them some algae wafers and they ate it, once the algae comes back would the go back to it? I greatly appreciate all your answers a...

Although I highly don't recommend, I used those vacation feeders with no problems. Just make sure your water is in those parameters in order for them to dissolve correctly.

I heard on a documentary that some of these people in Japan, use it to cure diseases. But they don't have proof it works.

BigJim, I have gravel so that is what I am trying to replicate. But what risks will I incur? I have good aeration and oxygenation/circulation. Would I need holes on the bottom or just a deep bed of gravel? as for a "chamber", would glass be suitable?

Hey guts, its been a while since I last posted but I was wandering if it would be possible to build a denitrifier in a more simple way? Basically, take a plastic bottle (20oz or so). (By the way, would there be any fish safe plastic bottles?) Then, Drill a few holes (on the top and bottom) and...

They relax me. I guess seeing fish swimming around the tank is interesting plus they make fertilizer for my plants.. I like gardening but gardening with fish is awesome.

My GH: ~1.7dh kh appears to be 30 but the fish I have seem to be thriving. And our water is pretty soft. I am sorry for the late reply, hortoholic

I have found a Tom's mini internal submersible filter for a power head and it has a spray bar attached. This is convenient because on this spray-bar, there are many holes. as indicated by the horribly drawn diagram below. Where the 0's are the outlets. I was thinking if taking some airline...

I will try adding the co2 and see what happens to the pH. I know this may sound dumb, but if it happens to throw my pH off a little, would increasing the aeration to let the co2 disperse and stabilize it over time or would changing the water be best? I don't think it will bring it to low either...

I am thinking about adding co2 to my plants using a DIY system. My current pH is at 6.8 what can I do once I add the co2 to prevent it from reducing my pH too much. If I add this I am worried that it will cause my pH to crash? Is there anything I can do? or do you suppose my fish will be ok? It...

Would that reduce the efficiency of the filter? I have a 5-15 Aqua-tech HOB filter. and I also have a 3 gallon air driven filter on a 10 gallon freshwater tank.

Well, Hello there hardcore.