Ash, Actually I didn't get the opinion he was lazy.....but he was really on the slow side. He was actually bragging how long he had the tank and not cleaned...
When I do water changes, I do vacuum the gravel, however, the algae on top sticks to the gravel in clumps and I cannot vacuum it up. The worst of it is...
As long as it's safe for all invertebrates and plants, I'll have to give it a try. Thanks! Snert ... buddies its made by Jungle i tab for 10 GAL. works...
I kinda do this, but I do have to do 20% water changes from time to time, simply because the ph and hardness of the water builds up over time. I do a lot of...
May sound odd, but since we bought some of those ornamental moss balls to put in our tanks, the tanks with the moss do not grow that stringy annoying algae,...
A little less light, and try some of those moss or algae balls. They seem to compete for the same nutrients as the hair algae and make it difficult to grow....
I use sponge filters with activated charcoal and zeolite in them. It is getting pricey to keep buying replacement packets and media and I was wondering if...
Well, planaria probably don't make the best of pets, but you can get some at any biological supply store, like Carolina Biological or Wards Natural Science. I...
What's the ph of the water, for one thing. Some plants like it more acid, some like it more soft. Some like more light, some like less, and white sand...
To recharge filter media, like activated carbon and zeolite so I'm not going through so much of it? I take the packets out of my filters every month and toss...
Zeolites can generally be recharged and re-used, activated carbon is too difficult for the home user to recharge. Why do you feel you need to use the activated...
Oh dear. Maybe it is a good thing that he didnt attempt to look after anything more 'complicated' than fish, like a dog or a bird! Perhaps he will be happy...
Algae balls? Sounds an interesting concept. I've never heard of them before, how exactly do they work? ... Message: 11 Date: Thu Jun 1, 2006 11:41 am (PDT) ...
No im afraid not. They work basically by absorbing all the bad chemicals out of the water, and once they are 'full' there is no practical way of cleaning them....
Cynthia, Yes, there are ways to recharge filter media. Taking one at a time and starting with zeolite, it first has to be established what type of zeolite...
... Well, I use peat to help acidify the water, which releases tannins in the water, so it does absorb that. As to why I use carbon, it comes in the filter...
Thank you...that was very helpful and informative. I will give it a try and see if it is worth the extra effort. and I misspoke, it wasn't activated...
They are just balls of naturally occuring algae that grow in clusters...Unless my plecostamus or snails have been eating divots in them, they grow naturally...
Ash, The thing that got me was he had the tank 10 years sitting by the door-way and didn't know how to take it apart. He said he would probably buy a bigger...
I've been breeding bettas for about a year, now, and this time I decided to leave the males in with the babies. I was told by a few breeders it would not work...
Oh i see. Well i dont have any plants in my tank at all for a good reason. My fish massacre them within a few days. So i guess ill have to give the algae balls...
Lol, that is strange. It is a wonder the fish were alive at all. I'm with you in hoping he doesnt plan to buy a bigger tank. I dont think he should rent one...
Cynthia, Well, it looks like your guppies overran your biological processes. This really should not happen, except that your tank may have been way ...
I'm new to your group and am having a problem with 2 bettas. They are in a 10 gallon aquarium and are separated by a divider in the middle. One of them has...
I just set up a 65 gallon "fish only" salt water but I have noticed that 2 days in a row the tank is at 84. I have been told that is too hot and that is ok...
I have an aquarium with an Oscar fish. I have noticed that there are little white worm looking things floating around in the tank and sticking to the sides....
Hi, I'm new to this group. My experience with Fish is mostly experimental. I currently have a 3" long Oscar that I am moving to a bigger tank and am not sure...
I recently purchased two mature clown loaches from a private party. They are a few years old, approximately 5-6 inches long and 2-3 inches high. They have been...
I've been thinking about adding a red-line shark to my 125 gallon tank. They're really expensive ($40 locally), but beautiful. I have a red-finned shark in...
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