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  1. Cardex

    Strange behavior in my corys should i be worried

    I got home from work tonight and found 4 of my corries hanging out on top of one of the rock caves they have moved a little but mostly trading places on the rock for the past 2 hours no visible damage they are not gasping for air reading are normal 0/0/0 (I have to add nitrate ferts) no recent...
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    LED lights for a planted tank quetions

    The light you have is very low output you can try some Anubis and possibly a sword, but not sure how well they will do
  3. Cardex

    Is the azoo shimp food any good ?

    I noticed it was on clearance for 50% off at foster and smith and was thinking about giving it a try anyone use it before ? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=23642
  4. Cardex

    I need to change things but i dont know what to start with

    So far just sitting keep thinking one will start growing, got excited when one of them sprouted but its not a louts not sure what it is but the leaves are long and squiggly and narrow
  5. Cardex

    Petsmart plants

    They replaced the tanks with tube plants did the same thing at mine
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    I need to change things but i dont know what to start with

    I have been trying to get a red louts to grow have gotten 6 bulbs from different sources and non have sprouted
  7. Cardex

    I need to change things but i dont know what to start with

    I was thinking about moving the floaters to the shrimp tank my cherries love the sprite and ban upside down off it for hours
  8. Cardex

    Platy died :(

    I have noticed live bearing females have a somewhat high rate of random deaths I always put it up to problems with pregnancy but they reproduce like crazy so it evens out
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    I need to change things but i dont know what to start with

    55g In the picture the led lights are on but dimmed was in the process of changeling from day to night lighting it looks much brighter when the T5s are on only dead is the x-miss moss that I have not given up on it just arrived from eBay a week ago and did not do well in shipping its mostly...
  10. Cardex

    fleas

    My cats got infested this year with a new neighbor in the apartment I found this at target for 17.95 killed 100% of the fleas in 2 days, the active ingredient is the same as front-line for less then half the price, one of my cat sleeps on top of my 10 gallon shrimp tank and I constantly have to...
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    I need to change things but i dont know what to start with

    I need to make some changes but I don't have a clue what to start with I did not think about how much things would grow out and now I think it's too crowded plants that are in the tank 7 assorted swords 4 green crypt wendtii Water sprite spreading like crazy as a floating Amazon frogbit...
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    Black hair alge

    Do RCS eat it ?
  13. Cardex

    My 65 Gallon Low Tech Planted Tank Journal

    You can go with a hard water high ph fish like Molly's and not worry about it
  14. Cardex

    My 65 Gallon Low Tech Planted Tank Journal

    Is I had to guess I would say its the rocks I had some cracked granite cobblestones that looked a lot like them and made my ph go way up
  15. Cardex

    Substrate? Gravel?-- What?

    only things I ever buy from them are flaked food and kitty litter
  16. Cardex

    Substrate? Gravel?-- What?

    Are petcos independently owned? Only 1 within 75 miles of me and its the place you only go in an emergence and then only because they are open until 10 the LFS closes at 7 and petsmart at 9. The store has 2 sets of tanks and no live plants the only dead things in tubes, also does not have live...
  17. Cardex

    How would this LED fixture rank?

    I have the 48 inch current satellite led + It is a low output light fixture and will not grow plants at all if it is the only source of light then you will not even be able to grow java moss and swords without issues. It is great for affect lighting and has cleared up my algae problems by...
  18. Cardex

    My corys are at it agean

    I managed to save 5 of them last time they went at it but this time it was right before I went to work and the eggs ended as breakfast for something before I got home
  19. Cardex

    Mts - explosion !!

    If you do not have any shrimp or other invertebrates that you want to keep you can try using a copper ich med at half strength for a week it will kill most snails at a low dosage that will not harm fish or plants I had a bottle of aquari-sol just for them but not sure if they make it any more...
  20. Cardex

    My corys are at it agean

    This time I turned the lights on while they were in the act, I am thinking the current satellite led + on storm setting is putting them in mateing season because this is the third batch in 3 weeks I don't plan on saving the eggs but its neat to see. Sorry about the bad pictures my bamboo shrimp...
  21. Cardex

    Tank Stand Journals!

    You can always turn the stand sideways
  22. Cardex

    Tank Stand Journals!

    Nope worked for an abc station and had to rebuilds he news set and morning sets when we got HD because you could tell the old one was styrofoam
  23. Cardex

    Tank Stand Journals!

    I'll let others weigh in on that all the building I have done in the last 15 years have been sets, they have to look great and store flat, and rely on sandbags to keep from falling over
  24. Cardex

    Tank Stand Journals!

    I would go with balsa wood just be sure to record while you are filling the tank up ..... On a side note are you going to paint it, clear coat, or stain it You can get cheap sturdy wood that is ugly but you won't notice if its painted if you are looking to stain it or go with a clear coat...
  25. Cardex

    Can i keep a shrimp tank if i have food allergy

    Is it? It's the first time that I have ever had them I checked it out with aquadvisor using the penguin 100b filter its at 85% stocking
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