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http://www.wildlifemanagement.info/fish_pond_management.htm Try this list of articles from various extension agencies, etc. There's an article from Ohio State Extension's office titled "Muddy Water in Ponds: Causes, Prevention and Measurements" about half way down the page.

Harsh! :twisted: But I have to second you on the Walmart tip. Scott1980, I have to agree that it's lighting. But you don't necessarily need to buy the $50 specialty light fixture. You just need to get 30W of light above your tank with something shiny pointing it downward. A trip to the...

All I have is the big lump gravel. The plants seem to root in it just fine.

I'm considering using it myself. From what I've read, it sounds like the best thing to do is to use *unfertilized* potted plant soil (w/o chemical ferts added). Let it soak for a couple days, but stir it occasionally and pour off whatever floats to the surface. Once you get it into the tank...

LOL! That's my tap water, 20ppm nitrates. Don't be so shocked. You'd be suprised to find out what is used to fertilize the food you eat. It's either real or synthetic decaying organic matter. For my garden, it's aquarium water and old duck bedding :lol: For large scale farming, sometimes...

One thing aquarium salt does do is help ease the effects of high nitrite levels in the water.

Just tie it on with fishing line. Once it takes root, you can remove the line.

While your tank is cycling, do water changes every day or every other day, 10-25% of water volume to keep ammonia and nitrItes low. High ammonia and nitrItes will cause your fish much more stress than the actual act of doing the water changes. Since your fish get stressed after water changes...

That's some interesting driftwood! Has it been treated?

I've got 6 tiger barbs. Tigerlily is right on. Sometimes they just point their heads almost straight down and sit there for a while. And they're definately happier when there are a 1/2 doz of them or so. I started out with two as well, and had similar problems to what you describe.

Fishy poop will change color and consistency depending on what you feed them. If different stuff goes in one end, different stuff comes out the other end. Unless you see other signs of disease, changes in behaviour or appearance, I wouldn't worry about it at all. It's probably just the...

Yes, you definately have the makings of a biotope aquarium. Kuhli loaches would be great eel-like additions. They do dig in the substrate, but mine haven't upset even my newly planted jungle val. They'd help keep the sand "churned" as well, preventing dead spots. They like planted tanks, are...

Have you cycled your tank? Tested your ammonia and nitrite levels? Fish usually don't get that upset about a water change so I'm guessing it's a water quality issue. . .

The more the better, but it's more of an art than a science. A few plants will help, alot of plants will help alot. Regular water changes help alot. Basically, it was the 70ppm nitrate level that caused your algae bloom. Plants can help slow the build-up of nitrates, but the best thing to...

Never, ever go to that store again! Find a nice little lfs with nice helpful people that keep tanks that actually look alive instead of sterilized. I had similar problems when I got my aquarium b/c I followed the chain pet store directions. Fortunately I went to a local store to actually...

Sorry to hear your plants caused you such problems!! For the short term, I've heard that activated carbon can clear green water. Cleaning the algae off the tank walls and the decor will also help. For the long term, appropriate feeding and water changes to keep the nitrate levels down will...

That sounds like a great idea to me, ferret. I have two cheap HOB filters on my aquarium so I can alternate replacing the filter media. I had to replace both after the Isabel power outage and they were both loaded with bacteria rather quickly.

That tahitian moon sand does look great once it gets in the water. I like it even better with a little light gray pebbles mixed in. But the poop really does stand out, alot.

It would help with more territorial fish, but tiger barbs aren't territorial. They're all over the place! They're shoaling fish, so they're going to set up a pecking order no matter what. The fighting really isn't bad at all. It's kinda cute actually. The only reason I even mentioned it was...

I have a 20gal right now. I'm planning on getting a 75gal somewhere down the road and setting up the biotope. Either Malaysian clearwater or blackwater. Malaysian blackwater pools and streams tend to pretty thick with vegetation, I guess they're not as acidic as S. American. In the meantime...

I put my six Green Tiger Barbs in two at a time over a period of about a month and a half. They seemed to fight amongst themselves on and off for a couple of hours until a pecking order is established. It looks kinda viscious but it's sporadic and no damage was done. After that they get along...

You could try getting some sinker pellets. My gourami picks at those sometimes. He also eats some of the algae and picks at the plants. He's definately outcompeted by my other fish come feeding time, and it used to worry me but he seems to get enough. Another thing I do is distract my faster...

I used bio-spira in a fry tank I recently set up. I'm adding water from a mature tank to feed the fry, so there's some mulm getting in there. It took care of the ammonia without a hitch, but I am battling a nitrite spike, even after adding more bio-spira after the spike occurred...

I want to lower my pH and start CO2 fertilizing in my main tank. I understand that there are two ways that you can kill two birds with one stone here: Peat Moss or CO2. I've found plenty of info on how peat moss can lower PH but that only mentions CO2 as a side effect, and vice/versa on the...

Getting some digging fish (like some loaches) should also help. They also keep the sand from getting too compacted and going anaerobic.