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Saturday morning I had unplugged my original penguin biowheel 150 (Size B Filters) to do a small cleaning of my tank, and upon re-plugging in...it stopped working. :? There was no incication of trouble, no smoke, no noice, simply....stopped. So I had to run to the LFS and noticed that there...

Well, I bought this odd looking black plastic box from the San francisco Bay Shrimp company in which it claims you can grow your own live shrimp brine in 18-40 hours. Anyone try this? Basically mix contents of included package with regular tap water and mix until salt is dissolved. Cover box...

As sorta fun science project/thing-to-do with my step-daughter, I've been thinking of hatching some live brine shrimp to feed my tank. My question to you is, once you are ready to begin feeding your tank, can you avoid them from possibly getting sucked up into the filter intake tube. I have a...

Forgive me, but I can't remember the name of that stuff for the life of me. It's that refrigerated wonder 1-stop-shop tank cycling stuff with "real" bacteria, that the demand was so high, teh factory couldn't keep up with demand. And then we heard the factory was possibly damaged? Does anyoen...

Hey all, Been a long time since I posted here. Recently moved and happy to say my tank and all it's critters made it!! But I'm looking for a little more color and diversity. The specs: 16 Gal freshwater The Fish: 4 Lepoard Danio, 1 Ghsot Shrimp, I Red Wag Play, 3 Bleeding Heart Tetra's. So...

Hey all, It's been a little while since I last posted, but hopefully not to many noticed... Having sorta an algae issue. I believe that it is of the Diatom variety...brwnish/rust in color....disentegrates on touch... Anway, my water seems to be in normal parameters, as it should be. My...

Things were looking good in my tank for some time. I did notice a little brown algae the other day so I planned on doing the algae sponge scraper thing yesterday, along with a 20% water change and vacuuming. First, I scrubbed most, not all, of the diatom algae I noticed on two of my walls...

So my Red Wag Tail Platy's since I've had since Saturday are still behaving (or perhaps not behaving at all) strangely. For the most part, most of my new fish, when first acclimated to my tank tend to hide in the back for a couple of days, and as they get braver show themselves. All my fish so...

Late Saturday I was able to finally convince my wife to go to the LFS with me (she's never been there yet), and of course now wants me to get a Marine tank 'cause the fish are "prettier" :? So, wanting to add a little color to my tank, we purchased 3 Red Wagtail Platy's. 2 males and 1 (look...

Well, it appears that my new prize for my tank, my long sought after Dwarf Blue Gourami isn't the quickest tank mate on the block....and I don't mean fast swimmer. Actually he appears to be a very good swimmer, and strong. It's amazing to watch him stop on a dime, pause for a few seconds and...

Okay, so my patience level is a little short. I did a questionable thing: I purchased a Neon Dwarf Blue Gourami from Petco late Saturday. My rationale was twofold: A) My wife has a single generic goldfish in a 2 gallon bowl she's had for 4 years named Patrick and recently acquired a larger...

Hey guys and gals... I've taken a little interest in the discussion of Rams lately here, but am having a hard time searching websites for actual scientific names and characteristics. I really interested in the Blue Ram. Is it considered a Chiclid? My lfs guy said it would be okay in my...

Info: http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/fw/profile.asp?filename=bleedingheart&404=redirect Poor lfs....seemed like I was in there for over an hour deciding on what to get. I was so planning on get a neon blue dwarf gourami, but they were all out of dwarfs. So I was on to the Lamp Eye...

So I was at the lfs last night and saw an interesting wedge shaped fish. Think of an Angel fish with it's fins clipped, or a stealth bomber flying on its side. It was call something like an Semae(?) Mono, and it was in a tank with a bunch of Tetra's. Looked awesome, but lfs owner said they...

For those that have been with me the last frustrating 8 weeks, I'm happy to report my tank finally achieved cycle completion this past Saturday. I'be continued my testing the last three mornings (including this morning) and everything looks rock solid! :D (BTW: Thanks everyone for thier...

Hopefully, if my tank cycles correctly and ends soon I'm looking to add my first new fish since tank inception. Background: 16 gal tank cycled with 4 leopard danios. Never been seeded. Bio-wheel filtration. Cycle was grueling...7 weeks into it now and only now do I see a glimmer of light at...

So I thought, and am still crossing my fingers, that my cycle is on the down swing. After high concentrations/spike of ammonia a few weeks back....drastic action took place: Daily water changes, reduction in feeding, daily water readings, gravel cleaning....etc. Over this past week things...

In reading about my sudden cloudiness that happened yesterday, I'm becoming more convinced I am experiencing New Tank Syndrome, and my vacuuming of my gravel the last three days in a row to rectify my climbing amonia levels actually disturbed the bacteria colonies. The sudden 'bloom' causing a...

Well, I'm kinda looking at this entry as a continutaion of my previous "Uh Oh....Levels are climbing" post. in order to keep it alive, get your continuing advice,a nd to share a day to day experience of cycling a tank for new hobbyist's. I think the hardest thing to do is to sit back and listen...

Well, I have a few other posts on here right now regarding my cycling tank....seems to have gotten a late start for some reason. Anyway, I have a Penguin BioWheel filtration system. In addition to the obvious wheel, there is a sqaurish filter insert that appears to be a spong-like fabric...

My tank is 4 weeks old tomorrow, and for the most part I think I've had good luck. I was hoping to introduce a new fish this weekend, but now, I'm not sure... My Amonia levels over the past few days are creeping up. My Nitrates have remained a constant .25ppm. My Ph has also been a...

Since I have noticed a creeping up of amonia levels the last few days, most likely due to the recommendation of the LFS owner to wait a few weeks on the end of my 1st cycle, I decied to take some corrective action anyway. After reading various other posts and advice from the AA community, it...

Well, I'm about two weeks out from adding the next few fish in my hopefully cycled tank. When I was at the LFS the other day, I came across a tank labled: Lava Eye's. I believe, but I could be wrong they are either Tetra's or Barbs. They appear to be 1-1.5", a pearl white color, with a very...

Hello all. My name is Jayson, and I am in my early 30's living in Orange County, CA. I'm a CA native and a newlywed. I live in a condo comples which is not conducive to owning a dog, and both my wife and I are alergic to cats. We couldn't really agree on a pet, as I wanted to get a...