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    WHATS A GOOD FILTER ?

    :D I RECENTLY HAD MY REGENT FILTER SYSTEM BURN UP SO DECIDED TO TRY A WHISPER FILTER SYSTEM. IVE NOT ONLY FOUND THE WHISPER TO HAVE INCREASED FLOW AS IT CLEARED UP MY WATER TO CRYSTAL CLEAR[ITS NEVER BEEN THIS CLEAR] BUT ALSO IN THE VERSATILITY OF BEING ABLE TO ADD EXTRA CHARCOAL, WHERE THE...
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    our powder blue gourami not well

    does anyone know what may have happened to our gourami ? his belly is huge and he has a pimple like sore on his top rear fin next to his body. thanks for the help. ALSO out of our four aquariums , one of them became very acidic and nitrites rose tremendously. we dont understand the cause as all...
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    my tank is obscured by cloudiness

    :sly: we have two 10,s on a stand one above the other out of direct sunlite. they were both set up about 6-monthes ago. good water done every week at 25%. we test each time with test strips. and always have the same readings. the two tanks are identical in that they have the same fish, decor...
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    COLDWATER TANK

    :/ THE PERSON AT THE PET STORE WHO SOLD MY WIFE A FEW GOLDFISH INSISTS THE TANK BE KEPT AT 70 DEGREES. DO GOLDFISH NOT THRIVE IN COOLER WATER? THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS MATTER.
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    red-bellies

    these little guys are fun to watch :thumbs:
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    sassy

    :kana: loves the great outdoors and is an excellent mouser
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    sassy,stinky,sister and friends

    welcome to all who enter in.god [email protected] :kana:
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    the lone zebra danio

    after losing several fish a while back ive only one zebra left in one of our tanks. ive never gotten other zebras to replace the lost.The lonely zebra seems very content with other species in his little environment.so it seems some schoolers are really not schoolers at all. This came as a...
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    fish start a twitchen

    :( ive noticed a few days before my fish are on their way to aqurial heaven they begin to develope these little twitching actions . Is this preventable??? Any ideas???
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    wifes yard sale aquarium purchases

    :no: my wifes an avid yard sale shopper and has just brought me a ton of large aquariums and equipment along with some really neat decor. how do i go about getting all this white scum off this stuff so i can begin cycling the tanks. i appreciate all who may respond. [email protected]
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    tank maintainence

    i got tired of trying to siphon dirty fish water thru one of those aqua-vacs. so this week-end i got out the wet/dry vacuum. drilled a few holes in the upper part of one of the attachments to slow the suction a walla, a power aqua-vac.just make sure to count your fish before and after. i had no...
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    HIS AND HERS 10-GALLONS

    3-TEN GALLONS 1/ THREE RED BELLY NEWTS 2/PLATTIES,PLECT,CATFISH,ZEBRAS 3/GOURAMIS,PLECT,CATFISH,NEONS NATURAL APPEARING ENVIRONMENT WITH...
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    ALL SYSTEMS GO AFTER PROPER TANK CYCLING

    THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT FOLKS.FISH FORUM HAS BEEN A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR US!!! :nod:
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    new tank with sand

    Yeah of course you have to get your PH lowered by adding more CO2.. maybe you can try hooking up a 2 liter soda bottle with the Hagen reactor to the Hagen diffuser, instead of buying another kit
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    new tank with sand

    according to your KH 125.3 which is equal to 7 degrees and with a PH of 7.6 you only have 5.275ppm of CO2 in your tank which is very low. You need to add enough CO2 to get a PH reading of about 7.2-7 this will be equal to about 12-22ppm of CO2 which will be good for your tank
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    new tank with sand

    Did you measure the KH of the water FishNix
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    new tank with sand

    Thats good man... I think it should increase when you add the Nitrates and Phosphates... My Green Water is clearing up.. I just cut down the photoperiod to 8 hours, I guess that helped a lot.. I have not done any water changes and I have been feeding normally.. I also measured my Phosphates...
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    new tank with sand

    mrnewbie to email Greg Watson to see if he can ship internationally gregwatson.com
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    Lamp choice

    I have 1 Hagen power glo on my 30 Gal tank, I also have 1 hagen aqua glo and 2 GE aquarays.. As I know the power glos are good for fresh water tank even thought they are 18000K as well as the aqua glos.. But I am not sure if they will solve your yellow tint issue.. i will check mine tonight...
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    new tank with sand

    Thanks for your help Rose.. I have to admit I am no plant tank Guru YET :) I just set my first aquarium ever 2-3 months ago.. but my learning curve was shooting upwards those few months :) As for adding the ferts slowly, you are right.. I was told that plants go into a stage of dormancy when...
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    new tank with sand

    Well I am sure that by adding potassium nitrate you will be adding both potassium and nitrates... but Nitrates should be the limiting factor when adding this chemical.. and to bring the potassium up to the desired level of 20ppm you can add potassium sulfate or potassium cholride (no-Salt) Be...
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    new tank with sand

    Well, I got my test kits at my LFS, I also got some at petsmart.. petsmart is usually cheaper than my LFS.. to test the CO2 you need to have the PH and KH and you can calculate the CO2 based on those.. Use the following website: URL=http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm]CO2...
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    new tank with sand

    FishNix, I got my chemicals from greg watson, they should be here on thursday. I am going tonight to get a phosphates test kit also.. It might take a while after adding nitrates for the tank to start stabilizing, I also found out that you should bring the tank back slowly don't dose up to 10ppm...
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    Light bulb question

    According to what I read the best bulbs out there now are the GE Aquarays Fresh/Saltwater I have 2 of them on my 30 Gal and 2 Hagen bulbs (aqua glo and power glo) and they seem to be working good.. I am getting some pearling but I need more CO2.. I think the GE bulbs work great
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    Light requirements

    Hey Guys, You can check the following thread on another forum, http://www.plantedtank.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4240 Its a 29 Gallon tank with a 20 watt bulb and doing fine... you just have to pick the right plants.. you won't have have the growth levels of better lit aquariums but at the same...
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    new tank with sand

    yes that should be the same, it says Potassium Nitrate... Its kinda expensive though man.. try to ask the UK people around here maybe they know a better and cheaper place to get it from
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    new tank with sand

    I just ordered my chemicals from Gregwatson.com, I checked the local stores for flourish nitrogen and they don't have it.. I hope they get here very soon... I ordered all 3 chemicals for $14 including shipping.. and they should last for about 3 life times :) so its really a good deal and a...
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    new tank with sand

    Hey FishNix, My algae bloom is going crazy... However I have done a lot of reading about algae and how to fix it... so both of us right now have an imbalance in the nutrients. I have figured out half of my imbalance equation, which is 0 nitrates.. The other half would be determined by...
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    Don't do what I did.

    I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET SOME FISH IN OUR TANKS. AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES ON TANK CYCLING I REALIZED MY IMPATENCE AND IGNORANCE WERE DETRIMENTAL TO A HEALTHY FISH COMMUNITY. PLEASE DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I HAVE.WELL, AFTER 36 DAYS OUR TANKS CYCLED AND WE HAVE HEALTHY FISH.CHECK OUT THE...
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    new tank with sand

    Ohh well we are in the same boat now :) I have algae on one of my swords and green water as well... My tanks looks really bad... I added two Otos yesterday which I don't see at all.. I don't know where are they hiding... my LFS charges $4 for each .. How much do you pay for them? How long are...
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    AP test kit.

    Is any one using other KH test kits?
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    AP test kit.

    yeah but how yellow? did you get a color chart with your kit?
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    What plants?

    Sorry to tell you this, but with 8 watts nothing will grow... you would need something in 30+ watts.. if you live in the US you can check www.ahsupply.com and see if you can get the 36 Watt kit.. I am planning on getting the same thing for my 10 Gal
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    What plants?

    How many watts is the light strip you bought?
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    AP test kit.

    Hey guys, I bought yesterday the aquarium pharmaceuticals KH test kit and its not very easy to work with.. I am supposed to keep adding drops till the color changes to "bright yellow".... they did not even give me a color chart to show what bright yellow is!!!! at some point it keeps getting...
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