Recent content by j3rseyBoy

FYI, the "recycling number" has nothing to do with the quality of the plastic and whether or not it is toxic. It's simply an identifier for the type of plastic: 1 = PETE, 2 = HDPE, etc. Food grade plastics have to meet an FDA or ANSI standard for their ability to leach additives (mainly...

Thought I'd throw my two sense in here. I agree with FawnN as to which rams are male and female. In my experience, the easiest way to sex them when they are younger is behavior when paired. Now that I've had mine for about 6 months now, the distinctions are clear: the body of the male is...

Yup...that's how mine looked, although the swelling wasn't quite as pronounced. I bet he doesn't have that pine cone look does he? If he's eating and pooping normally, I don't know what else to tell you.

I had a betta with a similar problem that lived for 6-8 months like that before his belly got even larger and he finally died. When he first showed signs of swelling, I thought dropsy or constipation. I took him out of the tank, put him in a bowl with a heating pad surrounding it---monitoring...

That's a bit of a relief...although the height still worries me. If there are pics around, I would love to see them. I've got a slew of other questions, but I'll start slow and post separate threads.

Thanks...that's exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. I was trying to do some careful planning for pumps, recirc, sump, etc. before this landed in my lap. Now, I'll just have to expedite things a bit---like the new carpets I promised the wife. "I'm sorry hon, but now that the tank is...

...for my first saltwater tank. I've been running two smaller FW tanks for a year or so and my wife, of all people, thought we should get a big SW tank. So as I'm reading here, there, and eveywhere I can to learn about saltwater, I get a call from my little brother tonight saying that he might...

I agree, Logan, but my point was that saying 1 ft. for a 90 is a significant overestimation for all but the largest systems.

I see it posted a lot here about an elbow being worth "x" amount of head loss. It's worth noting there's no hard figure for the head loss through a certain fitting. It's a function of the pipe diameter, the flow rate, and the individual fitting. Most of what you'll find on the internet for...