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I haven't tried the carrots on my apisto fry yet, but I did try some boiled carrot in my Krib tank and community tank. Those who tried the carrots did go back for more, but not everyone in the tanks tried them. It is something to try again... Canoechiq, perhaps you should try boiled carrot...

I feed varietes of frozen and live foods, algae wafers, shrimp pellets, as well as several high protein flakes foods. For frozen foods, I feed (depending on what I have on hand) blood worms (hands down favourite), mysis shrimp, tubifex worms (messy), daphnia, and Hikari Tropical Mix. For live...

;) That's why I'm thinking of boiled carrots or sweet potato; they'll be eaten by people as well so it's not an extra expence. I've been meaning to pick up some spirulina, but haven't gotten around to even looking for it it yet. I have Omega One's Super Color Flakes 9as well as many other...

OK, where to begin? This little brainstorm started when I was reading up on keeping daphnia cultures. Unfortunately someone (not knowing what it was for) dumped my green water days before getting my daphnia. I was looking for other things to feed them, but only wanted to resort to yeast as a...

What type (fluorescent, incandescent, halogen, etc...) and power/wattage light do you use? With a biowheel, CO2 would probably be a waste as all the surface agitation caused by the wheel will release the CO2 from the water. I'd also be concerned about pH swings in a small tank if CO2 were to...

Have you had any problems with your plants without CO2 yet? As well, how much light and what kind do you have over the tank? Colin

As for looking for a pair, the females will usually have a pinkish/purple belly (kind of like a female kribensis). Regarding the unfortunate demise of your Ram, I'd have to agree with everyone else here. Because of massive inbreeding for the spectacular colours, blue rams are a very weak and...

I've also read that in a small tank like a 10G you should only keep a pair of apisto's. As with any fish regarding compatibility, it depends on the individual fish. I actually have 4 apistogramma cacatuoides in a 10G species tank (1M:3F). Initially one dominant female made life miserable for...

I was wondering this as well. I think the bicarb (baking soda?) acts as a stabilizer to an extent, but hopefully someone more knowledgable can shed some light on this... Colin

Does anyone else have any to add? I know there's many more user's here using their own DIY CO2 recipes.... Colin

Blue Rams are the most senisitive to conditions out of all dwarf cichlids. Bolivian's are generally much hardier. I've never kept Bolivian's, but I do agree fully on the blue rams. I have had crap luck with these when everything else thrived with no measurable nitrItes, nitrAtes, or ammonia...

Does anyone else have any thoughts/experiences they wish to share on this subject? Colin

Oh yeah, as for th Lux, here you go: Sun-Glo = 125 Aqua-Glo = 55 Power-Glo = 80 Marine-Glo = 50 Colin

The plants "night cycle" being the period of darkness when photosynthesis temporarily stops. During this time the plants cease to consume CO2 and hence cease/slow production of oxygen. This is why many experience a drop in pH at night time if injecting CO2 to their tanks. This can also cause...

I think because the spectrum on the marine glo is a dark light and probably doesn't measure on whatever it is they use to get Kelvin ratings. Having not researched this, I can only speculate. I've used a marine-glo and it does give the tank a cool colour provided the rest of your lights don't...

I have read of many people using differing daylight periods from 8-12 hours, however 12 hours probably is an hour or two too much for most plants. I currently have it at this (9am-9pm) so I can see the tanks with the lights on for a bit when I get home from work and before when I wake up before...

This is copied off the box of a Power-Glo. It gives you the Kelvin rating of all their bulbs. Flora-Glo = 2800K Sun-Glo = 4200K Life-Glo = 6700K Aqua-Glo = 18000K Power-Glo = 18000K Marine-Glo = -------- The box says the Power-Glo has a Lux of 80. What the heck, here are the pics of the box...

Well, I've looked around and seen a few people have mentioned interupted light cycles in other posts, but it has never been the subject of a post. I'm hoping to gather more info on this subject for the benefit of myself and others. First off, is it true that interupting the light cycle, say...

I just picked up a Python 25' set 3 hours after my last post there. It's definately worth the $50 CAD for what it's going to save me in water changes. To do water changes on my 6 tanks (32G, 29G, 3x 10G, 2.5G) before the Python it would take me 10 trips with a 3G jug to empty and another 10...

I could be mistaken, but it seems to me in the UK most (if not all) taps have a seperate spout for hot water and cold water, hence why they are mentioning the additional costs of an expensive "mixer tap." I believe their hot water systems are a bit different from ours here in North America...

I think it was one of your posts (either to me or another Canuck) where I first read about them. Of all the posts I've read mentioning Ottawa Aquatics (here and other sites), the only time I've read of someone receiving an order was through a phonecall (and after many unanswered emails)...

Ummmm, what? Sorry, but my brain isn't making sense out of that post(other than the last half of the sentence). Colin

The GH, KH and pH are related. Check out this link from "Chuck's Planted Aquarium Pages for a good explanation." If you scroll down the page I linked to, you'll find an article called "The pH-KH-CO2 Relationship." Have a browse through his page. He has lots of great info there, as well as...

:o Oops , double post. Sorry. I wouldn't be at all upset if a mod deleted this post. Colin

Is your tank sitting anywhere where it is exposed to direct sunlight? I wouldn't worry about a phosphate remover harming the beneficial bacteria. I used PhosGuard by Seachem in the toe of a nylon. I never experienced any mini-cycles afterwards. I've had it recommended to me to put the sack...

FYI, I have had very poor service from Ottawa Aquatics. Actually, that's a lie. Poor service I could have handled as poor service still requires some effort from the seller. To be more honest, I have had no service from Ottawa Aquatics. From what I've read about them on other forums, they do...

If you're 29G is the same size (dimensions) as mine, you hava a single 24" fluoro that only puts out 20W. Unfortunately replacing the light bulb won't do much good/difference. I had decent results when I bought a double-light 24" fixture and used it in conjunction with my original single-light...

I was thinking Alternanthera reineckii ''roseafolia'' as well. It's a very nice plant, but can be quite demanding as well (as are most red plants). As Nisha already mentioned, it needs high light levels. HTH Colin

Thanks for the replies so far. I saw BC Betta carries them. Someone gave me that link in the buy/sell section, however they are sold out at the moment. They still look like my best bet, though. Colin

Does anyone know where I can get some live starter cultures from in/to Canada? I am looking to get some daphnia and microworms, and possibly any other enticing goodies that may be available. I already have a small gammarus (scuds) culture started that I was given by a local fish club...

Unfortunatley swapping fluorite into an established tank is going to be a very messy job. Trust me, been there, had the headache, ripped the T-shirt for car rags.... I have fluorite in 4 of my tanks. The first one I swapped ugly blue gravel for fluorite. No matter how much I rinsed, it was...

Most places I've read have said to keep it aerated. The guy who gave me mine gave me about 20 or so. He said he's always had best results in small containers of water green with algae. He said he tried to do a barrel outside once, but had better results in large jars inside. I emailed him...

Anyone?

Anyone?

I guess there aren't many out there that have attempted to raise gammarus (or scuds) culture's before. Has anyone ever used these as fish food? I've seen their cultures sold online, but there isn't much info on care and raising... Colin

When I picked up some triple red cacatuoides from a breeder a few weeks back, he gave me a small culture of scuds (aka gammarus sp.) to raise as conditioning food for the cac's. Has anyone here had experience at keeping/breeding scuds? From what I've read, they can be kept at low or tropical...

When I picked up some triple red cacatuoides from a breeder a few weeks back, he gave me a starter culture of scuds (aka gammarus sp.) to raise as conditioning food for the cac's. Has anyone here had experience at keeping/breeding scuds? From what I've read, they can be kept at low or tropical...

Find the height you want to trim them down to and cut them. Simple as that. Some will say use a sharp sterile blade or scissors and cut at an angle. I originally followed this method untill laziness settled in (scissors were on the opposite side of the room) and just started piching them off...

Metal hallides are VERY commonly used for growing land plants, but they are also used for aquatics. Cheap places to find them are industrial light suppliers. Street/stadium lights that appear a whitish blue when lit are generally MH. Do the MH you're looking at have a remote ballast (ballast...

I haven't heard of this one. The closest name I can find in any of my books is Apistogramma borelli, but they don't really fit your description. Perhaps you would have better results if you posted in the New World Cichlid forum, or a wonderful mod can relocate this post for you. Colin