Recent content by JakeSpell

I think I'll just let the tank be for a while, continue with my water changes and keep ya posted! Thanks for the advice :D

I'v only lost one cheery shrimp. They seam to be out and scavenging a lot more over the past few days. I want to get the kh/gh up a little but as is my pH is slightly higher than I want. Would a little crushed coral still be a good idea?

Heloo all! I have a 20G planted tank that has been cycled for about two months. It currently has 6 Serpae tetras, 4 Nerite snails and a handful of ghost shrimp and 3 RCS. It seams that anytime I get shrimp one or two of them go missing after the first day but untill a few days ago I never...

They make water changers that hook up to your sink that do work well. I'v thought about getting one but with one a 10 and 20 gallon its not really worth it for me. You can go lookup videos on YouTube.

You need to do some major water changes (~50%) to get the ammonia down. Just treat your tap water with prime and make sure it is the same temp as the tank water. Just use your hand to test the temp of the tap water and slowly add it to the tank. The tank will cycle on it's on if you have an...

Are you asking about aquariums where people pay to visit or local fish stores where you buy fish?

So I'v had two nerites for about a week and they've been eating non stop! It really is amazing just how much these little guys eat. I did have one apparently burrow since I searched everywhere and couldn't find it only to have it appear a few min later on the gravel.

I currently have a marineland emperor 280 on my 20 gallon planted tank. It works great, the water is perfectly clear and it keeps the ammonia and nitrite at 0. However it is slightly noisy and has so much flow my tetras have to really work hard to overcome it so they hide a lot near the bottom...

Update: After a few days it appears that all the fungus/cotton mouth is gone. I'v keep with water changes every other day, about %20 since the ph was so low. My question is how long should I keep him in the qt and should I add him to my tank by himself or should I add two new ones with him? I...

Care to share where?

Yes, nerite snail eggs

No algae problems, just diatoms at the moment. I was ruining about 12 hours a day but I'v got back to 8-10. I'm dosing flourish and excel and root tabs. I have iron as well but no signs of a deficiency so I'm not using it at the moment. Only just got the flourish yesterday and I am doing about...

I had a hood but with my new light plus filter, heater and air tubes I had to break a lot of the tabs out. I'll just make one. One more question... (I'm full if them apparently) Would the shrimp bother a few Nerite snails? I'v got some diatoms and a little algae.

One other question... I have no hood and plenty of things that hang (hob filter, heater, ect..) Do I need to worry about them escaping or will they stay in the tank without a lid/hood?

It will be a while before I get Rams if at all since they will be the last additions to the tank. Im glad I have plenty of time to think about/drool over at the lfs. Thanks again for all the helpful advice! Yall rock!! :thumb: :thanks: