Recent content by mgkaelen

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yeah, this is true.. i just wanted to see if there was a way of getting around paying $15 for a 10 lb bag that i only need a handful of

haha, is this even coral? help me out, buds...

i guess i should get the cc then; i will try the coral that i have and see how it works in a week or so; i have done 3 water changes in 2 weeks with no fluctuation in pH so i'm not in any rush i suppose becuase i know the fish are used to it because at least the pH is stable. poikilo: i am...

oh yeah, pH in my tanks are 6.5 and 5.0; have been that way for quite sometime so i know the fish are fine, but i'd like to add more fish sometime and don't want to kill them due to shock. the 5.0 pH is in my 10g planted tank and i turned off the CO2 a while ago since i know that works as a pH down.

i made a post a while ago about crushed coral being used as a natural pH up, and tried to read all the posts i could about it. what i read was that the crushed coral acts as a buffer to the acid; a buffer doesn't change pH though, it just makes pH more STABLE --- much more difficult to CHANGE...

your local fish store will also be able to provide tests for you, for free. however buying your own test kid is what you should plan on using in the long run so you can see the quality of your tank at any time

my 10g tank is soon to be empty and i'd like to make it into a palaudarium if possible. i would put something like neon tetras in for a small school and a crab or something that would have the land/aquatic capabilities. is this too small of a tank to make a palaudarium? i know it will greatly...

thanks jon! long time no talk

i have a few pictus cats; they're better in a school of at LEAST 3 (planning to get 2 more myself in the next week or so), but they are the goofiest fish ever. they need swimming room but also like to hide, one of mine hides in a cave and the other behind plants. they eat a lot but they don't...