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" plants names?" I think that would be most important ... once you know that you can find all kinds of information ... Good Day ...

There are the floating aquatic ferns ... Azolla .. Ceratopteris .. Salvinia. Good Day ... B)

Very nice tank !!! :D ... but the thermometer needs to go on the side ... :rolleyes: "bascailly what can go in that gaping hole at the front " A cool looking fish or two ... :) Good Day ... B)

Good Luck with the new tank !!! :D I just completed my cycle last night :hyper: ... with fish 5 weeks ... next time NO FISH :sly: .. my pH is 8.0 ... kH about 180 ppm ... gH just above 300 ppm. Interestingly I have a .30 ppm Copper in the tanks since I had to treat foe Ich twice in the...

I was afraid you might ask that :( I could only say that if you have Calcium ions ( gH) in the water from Calcium carbonate then some of this may be precipatating in the water ??? .. and going back into solution as you add C02 ?? CaCO3 (s) + H2O(l) + CO2(aq) <=> Ca2+ (aq) + 2HCO3- Anything...

What you did not mention was your gH ?? If there is insoluble Calcium carbonate around it is buffering the acidic effect of the carbonic acid you are creating when you add carbon dioxide to the tank. The result .. the pH holds steady ... as carbonic acid reacts with Calcium carbonate it forms...

I see brown material on my fake plants and a fuzzy material on my ornaments ... I assume they are algae .. I 'll have to look at it under the scope .. anyway my Tiger Barb seems to eat it very frequently ... I speculate perhaps that this is a reason he has made it so far ... the tank is new and...

Sounds like you need to apply Calculatus eliminatus ... in other words "Find out where it's NOT" :) It can't just vanish !!! -_- Have you questioned the CAT ?? Good Day ...

Eeek :/ .. What is this Neon tetra disease all about ?? Good Day ...

Hi Phil ... I'm new to fish and water. My tap water is 300 ppm gH ... all the local shops have their tanks in this range or even higher and they claim the fish are acclimated to it and suggest leaving it at that level. Keep in mind if you do change hardness it needs to be done slowly ... When...

"How then is it possible that my nitrates are always between 12.5 adn 25 mg/L? " Well it simply means ... your rate of dilution via water changes is close to nitrate production via the nitrogen cycle. In other words your doing a good job at maintaining stable values. Whats your tap water...

I would like to get a heat scope and watch the aquarium at night ;) I know my fish seem to slow down at night ... except the Danios ?? Many years back when wreck diving along the Atlantic coast it was evident that fish kick back at night it seems ... there seemed to be a night crew that took...

Distilled water has a pH of 6.0 ... it's not pure water. I would simply use a product with HCl hydrochloric acid and some humic acid ( as a buffer ) ... you need more acid. The kH and gH of your tank water is whats resisting or neutralizing the acidic effect of the distilled water. My distilled...

Are you saying the Neons had good color before you moved the decorations ?? Too much light can cause color fading. Perhaps the distribution of shade has changed ?? ... maybe those fish affected are being put out of the shade by other fish ?? The only other ideas I know of are general water...

Nope ... makes perfect sense to treat the water before placing it in the tank. Good Day ...

I'm new to fish keeping ... :hyper: So be forwarned ... BUT I'd be more worried if the pH was dropping or increasing for some unknown reason ... the fact that you get a steady 8.0 is good news I would think ... I've come accross different views on this issue ... :unsure: One view states...

I did it once but it used a lot of paint !!!!! Looked good though ... However what do you do if the paint chips ?? Never had the tank long enough to find out. Good Day ...

Ich is driving me nuts :crazy: I'm cycling a new tank .. Ich appeared when the ammonia levels peaked ... I treated it for nine days ... using Copper as local shop suggested ( Aquari Sol ) ... all looked well for 4 days but it has returned .. hit the Danio this time ... last time the danio...

Right ... STE ... that was what i was talking about ... works great for undergravel filters. Good Day ....

Ammonia NH3 added to water should cause the pH to rise ... thats expected ... ammonia reacts with water and creates hydroxide OH- . Ammonium NH4 is used by plants as a nutrient but can be toxic to plants at a high level ( at least in land plants and I would think water species as well but the...

I use eggcrate to build undergravel filters ... I assume you mean the plastic grid like covering. I purchased mine in the lighting section at Home Depot .... it's used to cover flourescent lighting fixtures. It comes in 2 foot by 4 foot sheets and can be cut with a pliers. Good Day ...

What matters most I would think is your filtering system .. :D I've seen surface area to volume ratios used to get an idea of how efficient your tank dimension are is in terms gas exchange ... in your case the new tank scores a bit higher .028 versus .025 for the old tank. This means you...

or stress from turning on the lights all at once ... fish in closed packages I've read can be harmed this way... Good Day ....

I tested some distilled water recently .. it should of been 6.0 turned out to be 7.6 ... the problem .. not much more then one drop of my tap water was in the test vial ( from a sink washing ) ... The high alkalinity kH = 180 ppm and alkaline pH ( 7.8 ) of my tap water was no match for the very...

A reference I have suggest these ideas ... pH ?? General water quality ? Nutrition ?? ( food quality ) Medications or fertilizers ?? .. and believe it or not TOO much light ... but nothing about too little light. Good Day .... B)

Thats terrible .... :no: I'm new to this stuff .. just my two ignorant cents. Sounds like a toxic tank problem ... I guess you already checked Copper .. if the fish were healthy all along ... I would guess something is in that tank. how does the tank smell ?? Hydrogen Sulfide ?? .. from...

Those Home Depot medium duty snap together shelves look interesting .. the ones with the particle board and grey metal .. supposed to hold quite a bit of weight ... Pool table ... ?? ... sounds like a lot of wasted space ... a big table i'd bet would hold the weight ... could get messy if you...

I spray painted a tank once .. but it sure used a lot of paint ... :S I think the store backgrounds are fairly awful ... Good Day ... B)

This is the way I understand it ... -_- Gases including Oxygen and carbon dioxide leave and enter the aquarium at the waters surface via diffusion. Diffusion occurrs because there is a concentration gradient that is more Oxygen in the air above the water versus the concentration of Oxygen...

Eeek some story .. glad the fish are alright !! ... Hope your parents are still sane ?? My son wants a reptile tank ... he is eight ... NO WAY ... he has to get a bit older ... I"M NOT CHASING NO SNAKE AROUND THE HOUSE !!!! :D Good Day ... B)

Nice link ... Good Day ...

I had a tear in my eye !! No kidding :-( Good Day ...

Maybe cross contamination ?? Good Day ...

According to the "Handbook Of Fish Diseases" .. healthy gills are bright red and ammonia tends to make gills loose color. Good Day ...

Thats just what I was thinking when the toilet flushed .... :S Good Day ....

Thats funny :fun: ... I saw a fish too at my Pets Mart labled "Dragon Fish" it was indeed like the violet Gobie posted above ... :) A few tanks away was the "Invisable Fish" :hey: ... at least thats what I told my 4 year old .. he said "Ohhhh" as he looked into the empty tank !!! :D...

It would make sense that as your plants decompose the organic forms of Nitrogen .. such as photosynthetic enzymes in your plant leaves ... would be converted to ammonium and increase your total nitrates at the end of cycling. ( Ammonification ) keep in mind even the decay of food could add some...

With my twenty gallon I picked up a piece of white foam board from the craft store .. like 2 - 3 dollars and a cheap can of black spray paint .98 cents ... used heavy transparent shipping tape to secure it ... so far so good. Attaching it is the part that can be improved ... I would think...

I'd second Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater Master Test Kit Although I do not understand why they need a high and low range test kit for pH ... my pool kit is one reagent ... and it's a bit touchy to read at 7.8 - 8.0. Comes with four nice glass vials and caps ... good thing I already...

Hello Folks .. :D Yep the library saves money but I purchased from Amazon .. B) "Handbook of Fish Diseases" by Dieter Untergasser .... :D Great book if you want to be a fish doctor !! ... has quite a few flowcharts for determining what is wrong with your fish ... but you will need to get a...