Recent content by tamtam

I am running hobs and have it he filter. On the right beside he media cartridges as its the only free area. Do you mean I should try and rig it up under the outflow? I've ever heard hat about baking soda. How long does it last for. My tap ph as dropped to 6. Over a month ago. I can't get it...

So I finally picked up some crushed coral last night to help with my super low PH. Hopefully I can get this fricken tank cycled now. My question is though how much do I use? I have stuffed a handful or 2 in a media bag and put that in my filter. How long will it take for me to notice a...

I had a similar thought jcolon and have been doing 2 30-40% water changes a week right along to be sure. I figured that about should be enough to keep things going? It's been probably a month and a half and I've yet to see any nitrite. I know this is because of my PH crashing the cycle. :( I'll...

I'm hoping someone can help me out with this because I'm completely lost. I don't know what happened or why it happened but it's a PITA. A bit about my tank. It's a 30 gallon fresh. Lightly planted - some small amazon swords and 3 java fern windelov. I use flourish root tab and flourish...

every fish is different. All fish have different needs, it's not possible to lump every fish into that group. While many will survive in those temps it does not mean it is the best for them and that they will do the best. Keeping a tropical fish on the low end of those can cause stress for some...

I would suggest you get your own. If you really are serious about this hobby than it is a must have. Pet stores often use test strips which do not give accurate readings. Also they may tell you your water is ok when it is in fact not. I actually just had a local pet store worker, the manager...

Yea, I'm torn on sand. lol. I love the look of it(when it's "clean") more than gravel but I am not a fan of every little thing showing up on the darn stuff. I have in in my 30 gallon and am doing gravel in my 20.

could that tall green one in the middle be bacopa?

really? The ammonia/nitrite doesn't effect them? interesting. I'll have to go on a quest to find some soon. Silly question but do they do well on sand? I've assumed so but should prob make sure. lol

Yes, most of it rubs off pretty easy, though the curly bits on the end are tough to clean without ripping the leaves. I planned on getting some snails but didn't think I could add them while the tank is cycling so planned to wait. I'll keep up with rubbing it from the leaves and reduce my...

I honestly have no idea what type it is. It looks more brown like diatoms but I'm not sure if that's simply because it's on such dark green leaves. I've got green hair like algae that will grow in spots where the sunlight hits the walls of the tank if I leave it alone and just some normal bright...

You could do 2 perfectly fine. I think 6 corys, 2 angels, and a school of 8 rummys is awesome and would still offer a bit of room to add something else. I would suggest a single honey gourami but if you would rather stay about from singles maybe 2-3 platies. They aren't too big, are nice and...

I have a Java Fern Windelov in my tank right now that seems to be attracting a lot of algae growth. I actually had thought it was dying because it turned all dark looking. It's been in my tank for a few months and I was just loosing hope as it seemed to just keep getting darker. Then I thought I...

As mentioned, bring it up slowly. I have it all run into a surge protector as well. So much easier to shut everything off(lights, filters and heater) all at once.

What do you have running on it for filtration? I had a Koi angel and a sunset gourami(same as the honey just another color) in a 30 gallon and they did fantastic together. I'm not sure I would try it with dwarfs, especially without a back up plan. Some dwarfs can be real buttheads. lol. But it...