Recent content by Underwater City

By the way, this might be a good idea, adding another sponge filter? I have extras and now have room... So I would have two sponge filters, a bio media, (little rocks in a bag), that fine something media, (the cloth stuff that looks like it came from a fabric store)...would that be good or is...

Yes, the ammonia and nitrite are always zero. This is what I've been trying to say...it's not horribly cloudy, it's hazy a little...a little tiny bit cloudy...but I want crystal clear water and it's been 11 weeks. Hence why I started this post wondering why on earth, after 11 weeks, I would...

It looks a little better today...from the front. But when you go to the side and look in, still darn cloudy. Here's a photo:

I use TLC when I do a water change. TLC Super Water Conditioner I'll wait the two days...it's just really cloudy right now. Lights are off but I see fish swimming around so I guess they're ok for now. Will see how things look tomorrow. Oh and I'm fine with patience as long as it doesn't...

Ok, so I took the carbon filter out four hours ago and now my water seems cloudier! Seriously, should I put it back in?

"If you over clean the tank, you will get rid of all of the beneficial bacteria thus you would restart the cycle." Have been told this over and over and over and over. This is what I bolded: "Also live plants adapting to your tank can cause the water to be cloudy for a while till they adapt...

Just re-read your post and bolded one part. That is true! A few weeks ago when I added one of the plants that is growing like crazy, my water started to get really cloudy again. I did a water change a few days after that and it went back to how it has always been which is, almost crystal...

So taking the carbon filter out won't harm the fish? I thought they needed that filter. If it doesn't hurt them, I'm all for getting rid of it, one less thing to maintain and keep buying. My plants are not rotting, they are thriving. I can't even stress enough how much they are thriving...

Maybe that's the problem. I've been so afraid of "over cleaning" that I didn't do a huge water change. I think the most I've ever done is 30%. As for the ammonia questions, yes I did have a source of ammonia. Yes my tank cycled. As I said, I did all those tests, (yes using the API Master...

Ok, on September 09, 2011, I got a 40 gallon tank and then bought a whole bunch of "trimmings". Brought it home, rinsed the tank, rinsed the gravel, (yes, really well), put the gravel in the tank, put the heater in, put the thermometer in, put the rinsed decorations in, put in some of the...

Gasp! Eat my children? Are you insane? Kidding. No, I do not eat fish. Fresh water or salt water, many ways cooked, many different types, (because EVERYONE says the same thing, "You haven't tried this" or "You haven't had it cooked like I do it, you will love it"), and no. I do not like...

Hello! Many years ago I had a 10 gallon tank but gave it, fish and all, to a friend when I moved across the country. (I'm now in Maine.) I am, at long last, able to start up this hobby. I now have a 40 gallon freshwater tank, (up since September 9, 2011), and am finally to the point of...

Hi all, new here. Have heard much about sand and that it's better for planted tanks, I guess opinions vary. Right now I have black gravel but would love to switch to a darker sand. Is there a darker sand than the regular play sand or even pool filter sand? Is there a place on this forum...