themox
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do they eat plants? my yabby never did...although if you're in the states it's probably different species etc
Petco has the one dollar a gallon sale every few months, and I'm pretty sure it's going to be in April
BrianBSHS said:Is that the kit, though? I needed the one with the filter and heater and net and everything.
BrianBSHS said:Well I don't want co2, this tank is in my dorm room and the lower tech it is, the better. I know ammonia and nitrite should be at zero but like I said, the tank isn't fully cycled yet.
I'd like to eventually get some shrimp, if I get a 5gallon, could I put a beta in with shrimp and a couple snails? And have the beta possibly help control the shrimp population?
As for the bulb, I couldn't find anything over 3300k so I'm still looking for a good bulb. Probably 13w 6000k or something like that.
BrianBSHS said:wellllllllllllllllllllllllllll.........................
I had to get a bigger tank anyway, right?
obviously I need to go get ANOTHER light bulb... Is two 10W, 6500k bulbs too much?
I'd like to eventually get some shrimp, if I get a 5gallon, could I put a beta in with shrimp and a couple snails? And have the beta possibly help control the shrimp population?
You can't fit 10 gallons of species into a 5 gallon tank. I know you're limited to tank size due to school, but remember that that also limits you to species size.
Edited to add, I see more pages are in this thread than I thought. I'll have to read the rest to see exactly where you stand.
Well, obviously someone just finished reading the whole thread.... but c'mon, I mean, you change species and tank size faster than I change my socks.
BrianBSHS said:I've been trying to cycle the tank, but because the Aqueon Quiet Flow filter is nicer I was wondering if putting that in and turning the old one off would keep the cycle? I can't fit both filters in the aqueon to make the beneficial bacteria carry over directly. Could I take the carbon out and put it in the other? Or is there another way I can carry the cycle better from filter to filter?
I'm checking the Ammonia and Nitrites right now.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: .1
Run both filters on the tank and that should help seed the new filter. If the old filter cartridge fits the new filter you could just swap them also.
BrianBSHS said:Petco Large Tree Log Aquatic Décor at PETCO
I've been thinking about getting this, what do you guys think?
It's nice for fake. Disguise it w real plants. I use real wood also. But I started w fake. I have Manzanita and Driftwood in my tanks now.
BrianBSHS said:I would disguise it, but I like the look of it, the structure, and the amount of holes over a real piece of driftwood.
You can tie ferns or Anubias to it or Moss