Recent content by jabo

Well I over did it for sure as I did 4x dose the first day, now this morning I see the tank is very cloudy. I see the algae is very red also but don't know how I am going to get it out of tank or just wait it out and see what happens.

I hope you guys don't mind me joining in here but I have been following along with this since the begining. The reason is I have the same algae problem in one of my tanks and did the treatment with excel. The algae has turned red after the second day which I understand to be a good sign that it...

Sun City Ca. with the rest of the old folks

Tank has been set up and going for about a year, I had chiclid's but they fought too much so I gave them to fish store about a month ago and started planting. Thats when I went with Beta's as they seem to not bother plants and are more peaceful. 1 bristle nose 1 dwarf gourami red fire 2 red wag...

They were in tanks. here is what my tank looks like. http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq90/jeraldh/004.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq90/jeraldh/004.jpg I do regular water changes and the lighting I just ordered from Big AL's. Tank has been set up for some time now and I check water every few days. I hope you can see the picture I am trying to show in photobucket.

Well I wish I could tell you what kind but I just go to Petsmart and buy what looks pretty. I also wish I were smart enough to post the pictures but again I'm not. I am 69 years old and just not computer savvy. But thanks for the info. I guess I will leave them alone and hope for the best. Do...

:confused: I wanted plants but being new I went ahead and put several in my tank with gravel. They seemed to be doing okay, added extra lights and ferts. But now I read that plants do not do well in gravel so is there any way I can add other stuff to it without harming fish. In other words I...

Well thanks so much for the information, you just don't know how hard it is to get that kind of information and the sites don't tell you so that NEW people like myself to the hobbie can understand. People like me who don't understand the difference in all the different bulbs for plants. Lots of...

Thanks so much for the fast reply and the suggestion which I will look into. Just one thing more do I need special bulbs for it? That is where I really get confused all the different bulbs. I want it to make my plants survive and I don't have any CO2 or know anything about it, I am senior and on...

Okay here it is, I am kinda new and a whole bunch confused on which lights to purchase. I look on Big Al's and Foster and Smith to purchase new light fixture and lamps for it . The problem is I just don't know what I need and which ones would be right for my tank so any help would be great. My...

Hello I have been reading here for awhile so thought I would add a little about my tank. 55gallon freshwater just started with plants. 1-bristlenose 1-Dwarf Gourami Red Fire 2-Red Wag Platy's 3-Black Skirt Tetra's 3-Red Minor Serpae Tetra's 14-Cardinal Tetra's Would like to upgrade my lighting...

Hello i am new here and trying to find answers to questions about a Magnum 350 filter. First off i bought it used and just got new o rings installed so it would not leak. It came with a cartridge looks paper type and a carbon container with blue filter around it. I bought new carbon and the blue...