We just got 3 Baby Koi in a 29gal. tank. Anyone that keeps Koi in tanks or that knows about " caring for children" please help. One of the fingerlings came...
Bubble, bubble, hello. I'm new in this group. I recently set up a home aquarium after being away from tropical fish for 30-ish years. I have a 50 gal bowfront...
Its been a while since I had fish so the treatments might have changed since then but I'll tell you what I remember. The white spots that form Ich is actually...
We just soaked the sea shells in fresh, rather acidic water for about a week and then added them to the tanks. They do tend to make the water a bit more...
Well, our tanks have been doing great. We squish the snails on the side of the tank for fishy treats, and the guppies and Methuselah, our now-five year old...
About which shells I have, I really dont know what kind they are, or where they came from. A while back my uncle in law gave me his late mother's shell...
Stan, I am returning to the Tropical fish world, after a 12 year absence. I had some Angels, Dannies and Tetras in a smaller tank a long time ago, but my 2 ...
I'm another one returning after 30 years away from the hobby. At that time, I set up a tank, waited a day and added the fish without any problems. The fish...
yes, water quality has made a huge difference in the last thirty years. where you could drink the watre, play in it, and have pets in before, now none of the ...
it takes a good 2- 31/2 weeks for the initial ammonia spike to happen, there is no way around it. running for 10 days, your water should still be "perfect". ...
cloudy water is usually from a lack of beacteria, try adding fritz zyme or stress zyme. it is a non harmful non chemical approach that works better. ... ...
for one, if the fish has cloud eye, there is something wong with the water to start. i would reduce that temperature to 83 as high temperature s can cause ...
Hi Wendie, Agreed, things are soooooo different now-a-days, with cycling the tank for the bio/ammonia cycle. I, too, remember how things were some 30 years ago...
hello, I bought a fish tank I would guess about 3 or 4 gallons, I washed ithe tank and the rocks out with water but is there a way to clean it better and is...
I like to read books that are 30 years or more older. I have learned to
combine the old ideas with the new ideas and get great success. For example
newer...
At the top of your page there is a spell check button. Try using it, it isn't hard to use. Harry paul helms <wtfmorlok@...> wrote: for one, if the fish...
Immersing a 3 or 4 gallon tank in a tub of water with 1/2 cup of Clorox (regular scent) added, and letting it sit overnight will clean and disinfect the tank...
The first thing I did was get a couple of catalogs to look over what's out there as far as filters systems, tanks, etc. I noticed that there are several types...
We really do need to know what your aspirations are. Is this to be a planted tank? What kind of fish do you like? Leaning toward a small or large tank? There...
I'd did this same thing a few months back, I took some bleach and made a 1 to 10 solution and cleaned the tank inside and out. I then took the rocks and...
Well I'm not sure just yet. I am looking toward a 30 gallon tank with plants. I definitely want to have kuhli loaches, a couple of corys and perhaps about...
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Reg Acrylic Vs Glass : Posting a message from the archive ! Hi there, Having had both I will try to give you some pros and cons. Glass tanks are heavier,...
In a message dated 9/1/2004 10:52:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... You're really following the aquarium salt instructions for a regular freshwater tropical...
glass is more scratch resistant, and heavier, ie harder to break or knock over. acrylic is lighter and has less seams, ie less places to leak and easier to ...
why do you try to piss people off? this isnot a formal arena, requiring perfect typing. 90% of the posting on here contain errors, but i suppose that you ...
right on patrick, you might want to us ethe spell check at the top of the page before harry starts to bitch at you. you had 1 whole spelling error in your ...
I've heard that about the acrylic - bowing out. I know in the past I might have had a leak problem with glass but it usually sealed itself up in quick order....
Sounds good I'll do it. thanks ... made a 1 to 10 solution and cleaned the tank inside and out. I then took the rocks and tossed them in an old pot and water...
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