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alright so i have some stats on the pool filter here goes it is an Action Sports, Inc. F120 slm cartridge filter filtration rate 550 GPH 120v 90W 60 Hz 1.6A it is the kind of model that has a strainer but i guess the previous owner kept it for sentimental reasons or whatever as weve never...

i think this is a great idea agreed.. just because something doesnt cost tonnes of money doesnt mean you have to waste lots of it.. one day we'll eventually have problems with water.. it's inevitable if you ask me.. good idea! also.. you're able to treat the water in the garbage can before you...

see.. that's where it gets confusing.. i'm told that it's all dependant on lumens and junk.. variables like the depth of thetank.. all that fun stuff.. some say a general rule to follow is 2 wpg for growing high light plants.. i figure i'll need to start with co2 injection for this new...

okay so i was goin through the garage today.. and i found this pool filter.. it says that it's good for like 3 thousand something liters or something.. i imagine that's the rating per hour.. i wont need anything close to that but i was wondering.. woudl i be able to use this? i'm hopin to save a...

hey so here's the thing i should be putting the deposit on my 225 gallon aquarium this coming week now what i'm wondering is this.. i'de like to build a light setup for the aquarium.. i went to the local hardware store.. they have metal halide stuff i can buy, they have t5 stuff i can buy and...

agreed.. this is one BEAUTIFUL setup

okay.. that's some calming news.. im going to try putting my pleco in with this stuff i'm told that to them it's good eating? AAAnyhow.. hopefully all goes well.. can't WAIT to see how it all turns out:D thanks for the help so far guys and gals!

alright so basically here it is new tank (hope to use it for breeding discus) i put in a piece of driftwood i got from a bud and well.. it's growing this opaque coloured slimy fungus on it it's a clear opaque but it's definately visible.. overnight it grew quite a thick layer.. up to 1/4 inch...

am i able to reduce bioload by doing more frequent water changes or is it simply a matter of removing fish? the tetras hide for most of the day with the exception of feeding time.. either way i'll be weening the fish to more frequent water changes i see it taking a little while but that's...

hey no they didnt test for ammonia they did however refer me to another test kit that would do it.. cost soemthign like 35 bucks or something? it was a 5 in one strip i didnt have that much on me so i wasnt able to pick it up hopefully soon i'll be able to arm myelf with a test kit...

alright i just got home from the fish store they tested my water here goes tank water: nitrates-40 nitrites-1.0 very hard- 300 Alkalinity-120 ph-7.2 tap water: nitrates-20 nitrites-0.5 hardness-300 alkalinity-120 ph-7.2 sorry bout that i have 5 discus i'm going to do a water change right now...

1. yes the barracuda is in the tank with the discus 2. not sure of the parameters, will have to get my water tested again, nitrites and nitrates were said to be in the acceptable range. ph was said to be nearly neutral, pretty sure ammonia is non existant but not sure whether or not it was...

oh it's not even that i asked the questions in the first place to go over to him and tell him he was wrong i asked so that i would know then i made sure that we were together when we asked at the few local fish stores in our area with experience problem was that he selectively heard what he...

hey guys i've had my tank running for quite a few years recently my pleco died so i decided to commemorate his death with a propper aquarium setup i've always wanted discus so that was one of my main goals when the pleco died i got pretty lazy... long story short it was a couple weeks before i...

thanks for everything guys i've given up on him we went to the fish store, they told him, i told him , i sent him the article, he selectively hears things, nothing more i can or want to do about the situation i figure i'll let him go about doing it his way it is after all, his tank thanks for...

it's prolly too quick to ask this because i havent seen my buddies tank as i just got off the phone with him but he's telling me that some plants i bought him had algae attached to them and have given him suspended algae.. now.. i'm finding this a little awkward because i have THE EXACT same...