Recent content by pauliedanger

I saw a pic here of a guy who had a corner garden in his tank. Built up with some rocks up front and sand, then som eplants. My concern are for the corys'. I know that TMS is murder on their digestive system. Is there another kind of sand I can use that they don't have problems with? And...

Kaz, you definitely just left skid marks on the bald spot in the back of my head. You've got to explain that one.

I made the same mistake. I forget why, but I got blue gravel. When I broke down my tank that was the first (well, last, but most important thing) to go. Now it's black, and I've got some tall fake plants hiding the in-tank hardware. But all the other stuff, like the roman columns, castles...

My only experience with a betta in a community tank was short lived. He was ill when I bought him, and died the first night. But anecdotal evidence is that putting a betta in a community tank, particularly with barbs isn't that great a mix. The barbs will fin-nip, and since the betta is a...

When I got my tank, I also bought 2 blue LED moonlight things. They're not as bright as I hoped, but the effect is very cool. Especially since by dumb luck, I placed them over the air stone. At any rate, I have a timer thing, but all it does is turn off the hood lamp, and turn the LED's on...

re: corys. I asked the local guru at my LFS and he said that corys will end up ingesting some, and they have a very difficult time processing it. Which is a shame. I love the look of sand. Looks so much cleaner to me than gravel.

Tried it, JDogg. I have worse luck keeping live plants than I do girlfriends.

Hey everybody. I'm in the early stages of putting a 30 gal back online. Cycled it, and I have my first batch of fish (4 tiger barbs, 2 corys and 2 plecos). I want to go for a real natural look, but I want something more than drift wood, plastic plants and slate. Any ideas? I've seen some...

I'm used to planning weight per square foot for transport. So I can offer little advice. (Especially since I'm necro-posting.) But the two suggestions I would make are: Spread your load. Make sure your stand has a solid base. When I say solid, I'm saying flat on the ground so that the...

Hey everybody, this is probably the best place for a first post. I've always been a big fan of fish. I love going to aquariums and stuff. But a while ago my doctor told me I had high blood pressure. Told me there were two real ways of dealing with it. Pills, or environment control (diet...