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After a few months (about 9) of using a few of these stuck on the glass under the overflow of a standard HOB filter in my Goldfish holding tank (they winter over indoors) I find they serve very well as bio filters. The water in the 30 gal tank that my 3 big fantails spend the winter in has...

I had this idea pop in my head the other day so I tried it. it might have some promise if it wasn't so ugly. A black sponge might look better, but I use these kind of yellow sponges (cheap dollar store giant car sponges) for sponge filters now and then. Th cell pores are tight but not closed and...

Ok I dont see anyone mentioning this trick so I'll post it. I have those hang on the side/back overflow filters, a common style. the one I have now is a AquaTech 40. These take a special filter cartridge that I can only find with charcoal, and dont normally need or want charcoal all the time...

I noticed what seems to be a few ick cysts on my goldfish fins. none of the other fish have these and they could be just scars, or slime blobs, but they look very much like ick. So I figured, I'll take the careful path and give them some meds to kill it early. I know how the life cycle of ick...

I have a follow up question best posted here... So.. For the details of the tanks past, refer to this thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f60/the-jbj-submariner-and-pea-soup-green-water-110056.html Ok I have attained crystal clear water, the Ammonia reading has dropped to 0, the...

I was thinking about getting a few little cory catfish [Corydoras] and I read somewhere they cant handle any salt in the water? I have salted my tank for the goldfish, (1 Tbsp per 5 gal) and the mollies, tetras, the pleco and a handful of glass shrimp) don't seem to mind that dose. Will...

HIya... nice site ya have. I like it. :popcorn: I did a search for "Submariner" and seems like no one has tried one so, since I have been trying every way imaginable to end my green water algae problem, I decided to try out the JBJ Submariner 9w. I have a 40 gal tank, and the model 9 is rated...