Recent content by jschweg

The other Corys seem to be okay, all four of them had been in my tank now for 4 months+

My favorite Cory died yesterday in a wierd manner, just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. In a matter of 48 hours or so, he lost all of his color and basically turned white. He looked like an albino in comparison with his 3 other Cory tankmates. After he stopping being able to...

It does get quieter when you take lid off, but it doesn't go silent, still somewhat noisy.

hmm. Thanks for all the replies, prehaps I will contact Hagen to see about getting a replacement motor. I already misplaced the receipt, so I'm sure I can't take it back to my LFS.

Quick question about AC filters. I recently upgraded my Whisper to a higher output Aquaclear 30 for some better filtration. I'm very happy with the filter, but it's pretty noisy motor wise. In comparison with the Whisper, which is dead slient, the new AC is pretty loud, I can hear the motor...

I've had my first aquarium up and running now for about 2 months, 10 gallon stocked with 4 cories, 2 ottos, and planted with Anacharis. Things are going very well, the fish are fat and happy, and the plants are growing like weeds. The only potential items are the following: 1) I'm not sure if...

Cool, thanks guys. I put in a slice of cucumber and the cories aren't touching it. Works for me.

I'm gradually stocking my tank, and have just added 2 ottos who seem to happily stuck to the glass munching away. I'm supplementing their diet with some alage wafers, but the problem is my cories. As soon as I drop a wafer in the tank, within a few seconds, the cories smell it and its all over...

Not to hijack but... What would be a good algae eater for a 10 gallon tank? Most of the popular fish for this purpose would outgrow a 10g in a very short amount of time.

Thanks everybody. I'm slightly annoyed at this heater, I bought it for $20ish and it lists online for $29. Thermostat seems to be really off, didn't really think it was a POS. I'll just turn it down until the light stops coming on and figure it out come winter.

The actual temperature in the room is 80 degrees or above, my apartment gets pretty hot in the summer. I'm pretty sure that the water is 80 degrees due to the ambient temperature in the room. I've turned the heater down to 72 degrees and the water temperature does not drop, and the heater...

I have a quick question concerning aquarium heaters, I couldn't dig up any specific information concerning this issue. This is also my first aquarium, so I don't have any comparison. I have a 50w All-Glass Aquarium heater (My tank is 10g), fully submersible, with a temperature dial on the...

Thanks for clearing this up. I really didn't know that the majority of the bacteria lives on the filter material, I would have figured it to be in the substrate. I have a Whisper 100 with the single cartridge. It's basically white foamy material wrapped around some AC. I'll definatley be...

Alright, its been 8 days now and the ammonia readings are still very high (1.0ppm), with no sign of any Nitrites... Am I doing something wrong?

I'm confused, but then again I'm brand new to this hobby and don't actually claim to know anything ;) Isn't the activated carbon inside the filter cartridge designed to remove dangerous things from the water, ie metals? After a month or so isn't the carbon saturated and needing replacement? As...