Recent content by sumarty2

well today after a long day a work I couldn't wait to get home to get rid of that BGA. It took me over an hour of PWC plus taking all the water sprite out to really clean the bottom where the BGA stuck to the gravel. Then I carefully rinsed all the plants and salvaged what I could and put them...

maybe a week or two...not that long. I just ordered a new bulb. Is it worth trying an algae killer or will that not work on this kind? I am doing a water change tomorrow and try to suck up all that nasty BGA! my poor plants are in really bad shape. just the water sprite mostly..the...

looks like Blue-green, Slime or Smear algae am I doomed??

ok this is my stupidity showing but I don't know the correct term for the type of algae....just the kind that covers everything, is green, easy to suck off with a python....that kind of algae. my light is ??? very old and I think it was your basic 48" light. it must have something to do with...

I have a serious algae problem all of a sudden. I few weeks ago I had a beautifully planted 75 gallon tank (mostly all water sprite with 2 amazon swords). I had only 4 tetras...in fact they were breeding amongst the thick plants. I discovered that when I counted 6 fish one day and I had 4 to...

I can't quite see myself going into a bait shop for wrigglers just yet...;)...I had a hard enough time feeding them the blood worms (and keeping them in my fridge for a week). And yes I am now well aware of how big they could get. I believe it is my fate to get fish that grow to a tremendous...

hi all, If you remember I was the one who got 4 clown loaches without researching them and believed the girl at my lfs who said they won't get too big. anyway I am kind of hooked on them and now since I am keeping them at least for the time being....what food do they like? One of them has...

in case anyone was wondering about what ever happened....I did call my LFS and they agreed to take the fish back. But I am having second thoughts about just bringing them back. I mean they seem to be happy right now. I know if they last a few years I am going to have trouble. But maybe I...

I had a similar thing happen to me with that pleco I had described. I mean I did enjoy watching him...he was more like a pet than just a fish. he had a nice personality actually, but the darn thing got too big.....15 inches in 15 years....and you really get attached to something that has been...

yeah I learned my lesson. now if I could only find kuhlis! I guess otos would be fine too.

75 gallons but still I don't want fish that get that big. I had a large pleco that uprooted all my plants constantly and that is one thing I don't want to happen again.

hi I just bought 4 clown loaches....I really wanted kuhlis but can't seem to find them anywhere. anyway I specifically asked for something that wouldn't get too big....maybe 4 inches tops. So after I get them home....they are too cute... anyway, I looked them up and found out they get to 15...

so you only have one? I've heard they love to be in a group. In fact I've always had more than one at a time and they seem so playful with each other. I'm going to have to keep my eye out for them in my lfs.

hi all, I was thinking of something to add to my tank once I get the ammonia under control. I remember kuhli loaches being really cute and fun to watch. I don't think they are easy to find though, although years ago I always had a few in my tank...but that was before I new anything about tank...

I googled ammonia and reached your post. I have been having the same problem the past 2 weeks....but I have a freshwater tank..also 75 gal. my pH was low and then I tested the ammonia and it was starting to increase. at that time it was only 1-2 ppm. then I started to use ammo lock and it...