Recent content by TammyD001

Thank you everybody for your posts. I will continue to use the carbon. My tank is heavily stocked so I'll take all of the extra 'help' that I can get. I have an AquaClear filter on the back of my tank and I do use the ceramic rings in there. Thanks again.

I have an angel in my 46 gallon tank, he had other friends, but over the years he is the only surviving angel. I added tiger barbs to my tank. I know that this is frowned upon, but the barbs I added were small (young) and I added 6 of them. They do not bother the angel or any of my other fish...

So I've always played by the rule book and used the recommended filter media for my Marineland/Magnum 350 canister filter. I replace the filter sleeve and fill the "center" of the filter with carbon. I've been reading on other threads that carbon isn't necessary is the tank unless it's...

I run an AquaClear 70 on my tank and I haven't had any problems with it. When I originally bought my tank used, it came with an older AC filter and when it died I replaced it. The media is easy to replace and reasonably priced. It's a quiet filter and easy to clean. I've never used a...

Welcome. I'm also new here and from Chicagoland. Enjoy your new tank!

I've been visiting this site for quite some time and reading posts, but now I'm official! Several years ago I started out with a little 1 gallon desktop tank for a betta. That turned into a 5 gallon tank and the betta got a few friends. Well, that turned into a 10 gallon tank and a few more...