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hmm, ive never see spider eggs that werent fuzzy so mabey they are something else. arachnid is the scientific name for spiders... and my bad attempt at a joke :lol:

are the eggs covered in a cottony fuzz? If so I'd say vega is right about it being spider eggs. Congratulations, its an arachnid :p :lol:

sounds like a fun day :D good luck

Thanks for the link and explanation tmurphy171, I think I've got it now. Tonights results were the same, 0.03 (I didn't add any ammonia last night) I added 1ml at a time until I reached 5ppm ammonia (3ml total) I should add this amount daily until the nitrite levels start to rise right...

Hmm, after rereading this a few times I'm still not completly sure I understand... can anyone with the same brand test kit (hagen master lab) shed some light on this? I never was much good at chemistry lol

Doh, i missed this part in the test kit instruction booklet "If the result from the color chart indicates that the ammonia level is above 1.2mg/L you will need to obtain a PH test kit to determine the ph level of your water. Once you have the results of your ammonia test and your ph test, you...

Hmm thats what I thought. We've done both test (tap and tank) twice now and the results are the same... 1.2 (or possibly a tad higher) in the tank and dead on 2.4 out of the tap :? Is it possible my new test kit from bigalsonline is bad?

Hmm, should straight tap water have ammonia in it? I was alittle confused by the ammount of ammonia in my tank, so just for kicks I tested my tap water. The tap water actually has more ammonia than the tank water... its at 2.4 is this normal or is my city water treatment plant trying to...

Hey guys, I just finished setting up my new 29 gal and did some initial testing. All that was in the tank at the time of these tests was 29 gallons of city tap water 30lbs of gravel, the emperor 400 and Bio-Coat dechlorinator. The test were done with a new Hagen master kit. Let me know how...

Welcome to AA Lifez... I haven't been here long but I've been here long enough to know these folks know their stuff :) I was recommended a book called "A simple guide to Freshwater Aquariums", by David E. Boruchowitz In the last week or so I've read it cover to cover... and feel like I've...

Just a couple more hours til UPS delivers my stuff from bigals :D I cant wait :D

I've never used either method (yet) but I asked this same question 4 or 5 days ago, so I'll pass the answer on to you :) Yes the shrimp method will work for FW too, but you can do it with run of the mill ammonia from your grocery store. Here's a link that gives instructions on this method...

If it was wintertime I'd set up the tank next to the heater vent for a week or so and closely monitor the temperature without fish in it to see if it fluxuates with the furnace kicking on and off.... but in may we don't have much need for the furnace :lol: The spot next to the heater vent is...

Hey guys, I'm trying to pick a good place for my new 29gal tank and I keep running into problems. The first place I thought of is about 4 feet away from a heater vent, another place I considered is about that distance from a window unit air conditioner. I know putting it too close to either of...

Welcome to AA fish_newbie :wave: I'm a newbie myself, but From what I've read, as long as you have a good filter that really stirs up the water, you dont have to have an air pump... the filter will aerate the water enough. I'm no expert but I'd say with the whisper power filter on that tank...

I agree with you guys 100%, I'm a newbie to fishkeeping, and have made alot of mistakes in the past, but these stores treatment of beta's is just disgusting. It's NOT just walmart though, the petco and petsmart I was at the other day had just as many gasping beta's in those tiny little 12oz...

Yeah, we're going with the fishless cycle method following the link QTOFFER posted a couple pages ago http://www.tomgriffin.com/aquamag/cycle2.html Hopefully we'll get the stuff from bigal's this week sometime so we can get started.

In the spring storm season around here the power's out a couple times a month... I've got a trusty 2500watt gas generator I bought a few years ago (to keep the freezer/refrigerator running) that I plan to use on the fish tank durring these outages. You can get small generators for a couple...

Yeah I ordered my filter from bigalsonline.com this morning. It's the Emperor 280 that petco has for $37, Big Al has the Emperor 400 for the same price. I checked a dozen or so online retailers and couldnt find anyone who beat bigalsonline.com's prices, he's even cheaper than walmart on the...

Well I just ordered a bunch of stuff from Big Al's, all that little stuff adds up pretty quick :lol: I can't wait to get all this stuff, this empty aquarium next to me is calling my name :D I'm sure you guys will be hearing alot from me over the next few weeks as I attempt to setup and...

I'm not real sure about fish yet, we're gonna spend the next couple weeks looking through these books trying to decide on that. My wife really likes Neon and cardinal tetra's, and we deffinatly want a pleco of some kind. We also kinda liked the Ghost Catfish we saw at petsmart, and a few...

Well we hit up Petco and Petsmart, along with a massive walmart supercenter today. You guys were right about the filters and heaters, WAY overpriced. The cheapest Emperor 400 I saw was 76 bucks 8O I picked up the 29gal tmurphy171 suggested from Petsmart, guess it was my lucky day, the black...

Well I just found out that theres not only a petsmart nearby but theres a petco across the street from it, so in the morning we're headed there to look around. We'll probably pick up a 29gal tank/stand, and If the prices are comparable to what I've seen online I may go ahead and get either a...

when you guys rinse out the filter pad do you replace the carbon or do you reuse it too? Also does the biowheel itself ever need cleaning or any kind of maintanence or do you leave them alone entirely? From reading this forum for the past few days I've decided the #1 mistake I made over the...

Hey Jawz, It was your thread on Cz28 that made me find this place. :mrgreen: I'd been thinking about getting back into aquariums for the last few months and this place gave me the last lil push I needed. Yeah someday I'll want a bigger tank but for now a 29 will seem huge to me, all my previous...