Recent content by jondamon

Pond snails. They can quickly over populate if you over feed. Some people like them and keep them around. I personally don't like them. J

So you've had this tank approx 2weeks? How often are you performing water changes? Do you have anything to test your water quality? Jon

How long have you had this tank running? Are you familiar with the nitrogen cycle of aquariums? I wouldn't add any more fish to this tank as you are quite poorly stocked. I have 7 penguin tetras in my 200litre community aquarium and they are currently just over 1.5" in size after 9months in...

Glad to hear you found the problem. Jon

My 21month old loves it when my golden CAE are suckered to the glass. He has to run over and put his mouth on the glass like the CAE. Lol. Too cute. Jon

What is your pH? If your pH is too low it can stop the nitrification process. Thus causing mini cycles. Jon

I haven't seen mentioned any actual numbers for Ammonia Nitrite Nitrate pH Even tank size would help a little. Jon

Did you move the old filter to the new tank? What are your other levels? Ammonia Nitrite Nitrate Jon

Don't forget as fish grow their bio load increases. Bigger fish = bigger poop to deal with. Your BB populate to the bioload of the tank. You could just be experiencing the bb catching up with fish growth. Jon

Just wanted to share that I've just been almost 4 weeks between PWC. I've been constantly monitoring my levels Amm trite trate pH and phosphates and using test strips for KH GH. My nitrate went from 10ppm to a MASSIVE 20ppm during that time lol. Phosphates went from 1ppm down to 0.5ppm pH...

AQUAGLO are made by HAGEN. The better spectrum of light from HAGEN is the LIFEGLO bulb at 6700k. The AQUAGLO give quite a pink hue to the tank. Jon

My tank is just natural. I very rarely vacuum anywhere. Siphon out water from about halfway down in the tank, trim anything that I feel needs it and refill. I've done this since the tank became planted. 50g Community. I have 2 Bolivian Rams 7 Penguin tetras 7 Zebra Danios (well...

No problem! I personally like the top pic better. Lol. The mass of moss looked fantastic. Can't believe you got rid of most of it. I really love my LFS display tanks. Www.thegreenmachineonline.com They are nature aquarium specialists. Weird how you got the opposite effect. The 6700k...

The blue background I used to have also reverses with black. I've been quite liking the no background lately. Once Xmas is here and I get my root tabs and Co2 refills I might see how much better everything grows then contemplate a background. Jon

Yes plants have been in since May. I only became addicted to the hobby around April. Jon