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3rd day. getting better. the haze in the eye is gowing away and the scales on the jaw no longer protrude.

I was reading the moonlight stick about adding cold cathodes. great info and i plan on doing this. my only question the actual wiring of the lights to the voltage adapter. thats the one thing i didnt see in the sticky. my total experience with electricty is shocking myself on a electric...

Well thats settled. A friend said he would take the plants off my hands, this way the plants still survive. And I seceded to the wife and agreed to arrange the tank as it was before. only this time, im using a black substrate. mostly sand with a little bit of gravel. Thanks for the help...

lol, thats twice i got burned with pinned threads. doh! thanks ;)

Im changing from a tan/ brown gravel to black sand. Im doing this tomorrow morning. was wondering if anyone had any do's/ dont do's from past experience. laters.

thanks. great link. i should hit that search button more often.... :blush:

Anyone have this fish? Im told its rater docile and difficult to feed (you need a siringe right in front of his mouth). i want a couple but need to research first.

yes. your fish would be fine for a few hours before they get drunk from the tap water (give or take how much you change). just add the water, then add the conditioner. thats what i use for my 55 gallon tanks.

I just figured something. my planted tank is one of my 55 gallons. 48l 18w 24t. threw a simple math formula, i figured with 110 w i will need to run the lights for 15 hours a day for the plants to do well. 15 is too long. i need more light. and i cant afford the nifty lighting assemblies...

2nd day of treatment. So far no changes. Not worse, but not better.

just fed them some bloodworms. they love that. so do the other fish. thanks.

I feel for ya. ive had a bad disease week myself. hope it gets better for ya! make sure to update and let us know.

got maracyn 1 and 2. was confused about using both together and didnt want to overdose. the directions call for 2 packs per 10 gallons. so i split the dose between the 2 meds. 5 packs of maracyn 1, and 5 packs of maracyn 2. definitely going to need more med, but tomorrow is payday. this is...

yeah, i already said to HECK with plants. this molly's pattern is unique. and he is from the first batch of fry i had in this tank. so im sorta attached to this girl.

will the plants be ok?

other than that one fish, no problems. no bent spines and no lost weight.

Ive been fighting this disease roller coaster. I treat one, then next thing i know i get another. i dont get it. my water is good. my nitrates got up to almost 40 last week, but has dropped down to under 20 now and getting better. no ammonia, no nitrates, steady temp and ph at a steady 7...

Its a bad pic, but he wont sit still. My first thought is dropsy. the scales in the circle have protruded a little. and its like he hase tiny white blisters, and his eye has clouded a little. NOT SALT SPECS (ich). he still eats and swims like normal. fins are clamped cuz he hates the...

thanks.

they are quite young. id say 1/2 inch. had them for 2 days now. i havent seen them eat. dont seem stressed. they explore really good. but when i add food, they dont go near it. will they enjoy some ghost shrimp? or are they too young.

careful they may get mad fish disease.....lol

I got some moss and a slate at the lfs. i got home and realized that i had nothing to hold it to the slate. with little options, i ran across the street and bought some hairnets. gay, i know. but it held the moss to the slate like a charm. i just hope it takes. had to jump through hoops to...

yes you need to take out the carbon in the filter. do you use a cartridge filter? all i did was take the cartridge out, turn it inside out and dump the carbon out, and then placed the cartridge back into the filter. when i was done with the treatment, i put carbon back into the cartridge...

the tank im making is also going to have a stand and canopy. this is gonna be fun.

If one was inclined..how possible would it be to make a profit on selling tanks youve built. im building a 100 gallon tank. will cost 209 usd. wife says i should sell it to someone here locally through something like craigslist. is this feasable? not wanting to make a living with it, but...

I am going to build a 100 gallon glass tank. 60"x18"x24". however im not sure on the glass thickness. didnt want to buy the wrong kind. is there a vormula or calculator out there that will tell me what i need?

I have this plant for 2 days. and the leaf edges are browing. running pressurized co2. 2wpg. ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 35ppm. all other plants are cool. the java ferns are growing, but the roots look like they are growing little bitty hairs. dont know what that is about.

holy crap thats nice. :D

There is a 250 marine tank in my wifes office. The office owns the tank, and inhabitants. They pay someone 800 usd a month to maintain the tank. after talking to the guy that works on it, i find out that he owns a several tanks out in town. a few at rubios and some hotels downtown. the...

Hes gone. my daughter is really upset... :-(

I called it. Time of death: 8:43 pm PST. Man this really sucks. all attached and bumbed about something as small as a fish. Just something about raising any animal and the desire for them to thrive. edit: whoa, as i went to net him out, he took off like crazy barrel rolling across the...

I havent had him for two years. Just under 1. But his previous owner had him for a while.

Well, "Tony Stewart", the sailfin molly in my avatar, is on his way to aquarium heaven. He is about 2 years old or so. He had a fungus infection a couple weeks ago. I lost 2 fish from it. But I treated the fish and all but Tony recovered. The infection stopped progressing, but he never...

the glass panes are for my glass hood im going to make. i have to get the glass cut to size and the hinges. http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc001324xa.jpg http://img280.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc001302ay.jpg

super glue even when dry, is not good for aquariums. think of it as kids who live under power lines. maybe not immediately, but the fish will eventually, if not immediatly, be very prone to sickness. check your LFS for aquarium sealant. works like a charm.

its ok. once the glass heated up a little from the light the fog went away. after about 10 mins. lol. maybe i should wait a bit before posting next time. lol

I came across a plane of glass that i could have trimed to make a glass hood. i put it on the tank just to see. and of course it gets fogged up. is there a way to keep this from happening?

i had a bad ballast. took that fixure back and cot a new/ different one. tremendous difference. not i go the full 80w for a 55 gallon. i still place my old lamps on the hood for a few hours a day. an extra 30 w.

1 bump. just in case. :/

I just built a DIY lighting shelf. i have a 48" shoplight with 2 t12 40w bulb. for now just run of the mill full spectrum white light (GE brand). after a couple hours of burning the bulbs will dim and looks like the stuff inside moves around. weird looking, i think its called snaking...