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Just a quick note on the bacteria. My fiance has a degree in microbiology and we've had a discussion about this before, so I know what I'm talking about (kinda). :lol: Anyway, if the bacteria doesn't need to be refrigerated and says it can last for a very long time, then it is the wrong type...

Throw some food in.

I mean no disrespect to anyone, just thought I'd point that out to begin with. You guys will have to give her a break, she is probably just stressed from living in the Wausau, WI area which is a horribly boring place to live. I know from experience because I grew up in that area. So, to...

These things are super cool, especially when they hunt. Just thought I'd throw that out there. :)

I haven't seen this mentioned yet, so I'll throw it out there. Aquarium salt (or aquarium safe salt) may come in handy once your nitrites spike. I know some fish are very intolerant to salt, so check with the experts about whether or not gold fish can handle salt before dosing. Anyway, I...

I think you'll be surprised. :)

In my experience, having a fully covered tank helps a ton. I had a canopy with the break out sections on the back for putting things like filters on the back. I switched to one that covers all of the tank, including the back, and now have an internal filter. I went from losing a gallon or two...

I see. What exactly are they more sensitive to? Seems it's much easier to find the small ones (at least at a reasonable price) and if there is something else I should be monitoring I'll start doing it. What about temp fluctuations? The tank I used isn't heated and the temp probably...

Hi all, Recently I lost my Angel fish that I've had for 10 years. I'm fairly certain he just got old as all the water parameters in that tank are fine and all the other fish are showing no signs of sickness. So, I decided to get myself two more angel fish. Got them about a week ago and had...

Yeah, but then I'd have to calculate the amount to put in. The aquarium salt has the dosage on the box... definitely worth the extra money. :p I'll reword my suggestion tho. Use aquarium safe salt (I think some salts have other things added), and stop by the pet store and look at the...

When you get past the ammonia spike and into the nitrite spike I would suggest adding a little bit of aquarium salt (unless you have fish super sensitive to salt). Aquarium salt helps protect fish from the effects of nitrites, and they could probably use a little relief by the time you get to...

Someone recently posted an article that talked about those gas pockets. It basically said the gas isn't dangerous and it is actually nitrogen build up. The sand houses some other forms of bacteria (if deep enough) that converts the nitrate to nitrogen, and then the bubbles rise to the surface...

Except it's not 360 Euros, it's 360 pounds, which is currently ~545 dollars. Before the financial crisis hit I'm pretty sure that would've been about $720. Looks like the dollar is still up a bit. :p EDIT: LOL, didn't notice that there was a second page and someone already corrected the...

Those were the ones I was looking at. Thanks a ton! :)

So, I recently had an issue where my filter clogged up, and since it is my only source of surface agitation I almost lost a few fish due to lack of oxygen (and my PH crashed and all that fun stuff). So, I'm thinking of getting a small powerhead to use only for surface agitation(so if my filter...

Looking cool! :)

So, they breed easy and fish like to eat them? Hmm... maybe I need to start up a tank for these. I've been looking for an easy to breed live food for my fish. One that won't cost me a ton. Would this be it? :p

Internal filters are very quiet. They're kind of a pain when it comes to cleaning, but my tanks make zero noise. :p Zero noise unless you count the " Why won't you @#$%^ come out? You stupid $%^&* ^&*( piece of %^&*(! I'm going to take you and throw your @#$%$ $% ^&^ out the ^%() window!" lol

I would just get a sponge or some filter pad and wrap it around the intake, and secure it with a rubber band or something. It may be good now, but I'm guessing you have no fish yet. The play sand is very fine and gets kicked up very easily. It'll settle fairly quickly, but if it gets kicked...

You'd be much better off trying to educate people on the effects on their pocket book. Talk to them about how cruel this is to the fish and most will look at you like your crazy (I'd be one of them. They are, after all, still only fish.). But, explain to people how they are going to pay more...

Play sand?!?! Should've gone with pool filter sand. :p I have play sand in my tank. I like how it looks, but it is so fine that it can be a royal pain. It ruined my impeller on my brand new filter in about 10-15 minutes lol. So, I'd suggest adding some extra protection to keep the sand out...

Is your tank cycled? If not you might want to hold off on getting new fish until that is accomplished.

I think the only thing you would need to worry about is the current it creates in your tank being too strong. If you that isn't a worry, or you can figure out a way to deal with it then you should be fine. As far as I know, you can't really filter the water too much. I have a 55 gal and at...

It adds bacteria, but not the beneficial bacteria you need. It is basically a different type of bacteria in a dormant state that does eat up ammonia. But, it is not the right bacteria and won't help to establish your tank. Unfortunately, the type of bacteria that you need can't be stored in a...

What type of test kit are you using?