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I didn't think of spring water, and it has the added benefit of not needing to add as much equilibrium. I picked some up today. Thank you! I left a tote of tap water to sit for approximately 16 hours (overnight and during work) and the pH of the water in that tote has dropped to about 8.0. I'm...

Question: Is it safe to add vinegar to tap water before adding it to the aquarium? How much is safe? Or else, what are your other recommendations? The situation: We have a community well here and the pH of the water has been changing over time, but usually not much at once. When the aquarium...

It looks like you'd easily be overstocked by adding to this tank.. If anything, I'd say another ramirezi, they do better in small groups. Also, it isn't recommended to keep shrimp (CRS/RCS) in tanks that run CO2, but I'm not familiar with bamboo shrimp specifically, so I'm not sure if this...

Furniture like that isn't designed to support that kind of weight so I wouldn't recommend it.. Do you have any carpentry skills/experience or know someone who does that might help you out?

Clever, I may try this..

My threestripe corys carry on doing whatever they were doing before. Maybe this is just a difference in species or the individual fishes. In order to disturb the water less though, I do pour the new water either over a large decoration or through a colander.

What is the pH in the tank? and what is the pH of the new water? Also, kH/gH of each?

Yes, Aiken Drum; that looks similar, though the other brands have more fuzzy green "moss".

Welcome! I am also from the Pacific Northwest. :) More specifically, western Washington. If you're in the same area, I may be able to recommend some local shops. Feel free to PM me.

Perhaps add a filter that can have a bag of carbon added to it? Otherwise, I suppose you could try putting in a few (depending upon tank size) Fluval or ExoTerra moss balls. They are fake marimo balls that have carbon inside of them, but just like a bag of carbon/cartridges, they will need...

Hello everyone, I'm new here, but not so new to fishkeeping. I am very interested in aquarium science and continually researching answers to my questions. I also enjoy just sitting and watching the fish, shrimp, and snails. I am most interested in bottom feeder types: corycats, plecos, loaches...