Recent content by Discovery86

Ok, thanks. My Dad is good with all this electronic stuff, so I'll get him to take a look at the kit and see what he thinks. Thanks again! :good: Tetragirl

They do look great, but I need a cover over my aquarium. We have 2 cats and a dog that shed like crazy. A lot of fur ends up on top of my tank, and I'm pretty sure the fish would prefer it stays out of their water. :) I have the one that came with the tank - it's plastic. I want to replace it...

After doing a lot of research, I think the first step towards converting my tank to planted is to replace the hood and light. I read the Back to Basics pinned topic and decided that a low tech approach would be best for me. What I'm looking at right now is an All-Glass hood and this light. My...

Thanks! I finally had time to run to the not-so-local fish store today, and buy a new heater. The guy at the store suggested buying two small heaters so that if one heater went, the other would (theoretically) keep the temps a bit warm until I could replace the second one. I will look into the...

Both my regular heater (Visi-Therm Stealth 100W) and backup heater (Tetra 10-30, I think) seem to be broken. I've made sure they were plugged in, and adjusted the temperature knobs, but the water temp hasn't changed. I do have two other heaters (not sure if either of them work at this point) for...

Yeah, I'm sure they know what they're doing, I just found it odd that they didn't quarantine them. Thanks for all the responses. :) tetragirl

Did anyone see the show on the Discovery Channel called Really Big Things about the Whale Sharks?? They got caught in fishermen's nets in Taiwan or Thailand or somplace thereabouts (my geography is terrible :rolleyes:) and were injured, so to save them they were taken to the Georgia Aquarium in...

The dimensions of my tank are 30" Long, 12" Wide, and 17" High. I don't want an entirely planted tank, just a few areas of plants where my fish can hide. Thanks for pointing me to the planted journals forum - I hadn't seen it before. Can someone explain the need for weekly water changes...

I'm going to be giving my 30 gallon tank a makeover, and switching to live plants is one of the things on my list. I want to get the low light pack from That Fish Place. plant pack I checked the bulb I currently have, and if I did the math right, it gives off fewer than 1 watt per gallon. So...

I don't think it could be a blown fin, because when he first started the tail biting thing, it was his Caudal fin that got torn up, but now it's healed nicely, and he's shredding his Dorsal fin. Good theory, though. He's going into the 5 gal. today, since the water is freezing in the 2.5. I'm...

Here's the pic of his tail: I guess I didn't explain very well - the heater is not running anymore (it's unplugged, haven't had time to take it out), and the weather is still chilly enough that he needs a heater. The only other heater I have is for a 5 gallon or larger, hence temporarily...

What's wrong with my betta?? He has been shredding his fins regularly for quite a while. They will almost heal and then he shreds them again. I'm pretty sure it's not fin rot since he'll be fine in the morning and then by the afternoon one of his fins will be shredded. I've been treating him...

Thanks - I'll do some more research. :good: Tetragirl

Hi everyone -- I'd like to change the gravel in my tank. After a lot of research I've decided, sand isn't the best option for me, I've narrowed my choices down to these two substrates, mainly because they are beneficial to plants, which I want to start growing eventually. Substrate #1...

Thanks so much for the quick responses. :good: I guess I should have mentioned that when Rochester, NY gets ice storms, the power is usually out for 3 or more days. :crazy: Is there a minimum or maximum amount of water that should be poured through the filter?? Would a battery powered air...