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is it okay for ammo-carb to be in salt water aquariums? i just saw on drfostersmith that its for freshwater "Ammo-Chips remove deadly ammonia with a natural zeolite ammonia-removing mineral. For use with freshwater aquariums and ponds." doesnt say anything for salt water. mines been in my tank...

i made a sump. gots filter media , ceramic rings and a pump all inside a walmart clear sterilite box. the tubes are vinyle tubing from lows. now im wondering. after a few days is the sump suupose to smell like an old wet towel? (its not a pleasant smell) sum times i see small knats in it pic...

:hyper: lookin for a www.aquatraders.com coupon code. just trying to knock off some of that high shipping rate. any coupon would be much apreciated lol. googled and found nothing :( and this is me trying to get the "live help" to squeal the coupon code lol...

some one suggested that i get the seaclone protein skimmer (around 80$) though i shud replace the pump (prolly around 20$) so i was thinking of geting a cheaper plastic tube lol or the fission nano skimmer http://www.petsolutions.com/Default.aspx?ItemID=42908100 keep in mind its for my...

SeaClone Protein Skimmer http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod...amp;pcatid=4400 or Prizm Skimmer http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod...amp;pcatid=7928 or DiY. But so far i havent seen any nice ones that hang on back or in tank. :)

wuts the differnce of the fluval 04 series and 05 series? i planed on geting a Fluval305 at petsmart for 150 though the Fluval 304 at ebay is just about 68$. i planned on geting the 404 for 85$. rite now i have a 305 in a 70G tank with a few gold fish. i plan on having 2 filters on instead of...

makes sense. thank u all

lol they r Difernt. ones from the pet store, and ther other is from walmart. wattage makes a flicker difference? the new walmart ones dont work (32 watts, 6500k)

just bought a reg florescent bulb from walmart for 10$ for 2xT8(32 watts 6500k). it wont work but just flicker on the lamp. the reg one i had (3500k) works just fine (t8 40watts). any thing i should no to get it to work? or reg flourescent bullbs dont work with aquarium lamps?

so if as lowest itll go is 6ph? (its diy about 1-2bubble a sec) i have fantailed gold fish in there lol safe? i was gona get some sea shells as sand in a pouch as i read from other posts. im just worryied about the fishies i also got tropical fish to (i no its bad to mix, though when i got my...

my ph is droping from co2 insertion. how am i suppose to lvl it out? so far its about 6.6 :( my plants dont seem to be growing either i have: -flourish tabs -DIY co2 with Redsea500 reactor -2 lights (75G florescent sunglow, and a small 10G florescent white) i think the 75g light is 65watt and...

it finally came in, it seems to work pretty well by the way it looks. one question. i use a diy bottle yeast and should i just leave it on all night? i dont have a bublle counter but id guess the bubble rate is like 1 per sec or 1 per 2 sec

okay this stuff says it has trace elements and stabilize ph and kh. Does it work? i bought it amonth ago and just found it. is it good for plants like fertilzer or should i not use it?. it says it reduces nitrates so i thought it would slow the biological system, or the bacteria that does the...

ive read about fire extinguishers as co2, though is it possible to use a Paint ball co2 refillable tank? are the regulators all the same size? i though about this becuz its ezier to get a cheap refill from a local paintball shop. :). my fire extinguishers fires out dust.xD and if anyone has...

i dont know what to get. I plan on using a DIY 2Liter bottles but need a good diffuser. thinking of these: http://www.aquariumguys.com/redsea-co2-reactor2.html( where does the water come out?) http://www.aquariumguys.com/redsea-co2-reactor1.html (does this have a pump? w t f? this also...

thanks guys, very helpful, i just remember the guy said something liek javalanche, (some dillhole that didnt really care about customers). java fern lace windolev looks so much nicer then the average java fern. i wana have a giant bush of these though i only have a lil , cant wait till they keep...

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this plant looks cool though its in need of growing or regrowing lol. does anybody know what its called? pictures attach. its like a wrinkly java fern with the tip spits into many strands thats looks like a salad. (something like that) and #### is growin on it, its like hairs or somthing. and...

pet stores will take fish or maybe trade in credits? lol? its still alive in differnt container? i dun wana kill it. i just dont want it(him) anymore. its been tackling my other blue goramis :/. i guess ill try to give it to a pet store

hmm im thinkin of chuckin my moonlight gourami. shred my plants, stingy about food, picks on others and just now made 1 big goldfish handicaped for life maybe(clamp on the right fin, now the fantail Goldie wont swim with it :sadface:. maybe ill try the freezing water way

u shoudnt have ice on the outside, u might cause the glass to crack(do wut that one guy said, float it in the tank. its kinda late but ur prolly better off with a aquatec Hex 5 (marine elclipse 5 off brand lol), has everything u need to start a tank specialy biofilter. black moors and fantail...

mine came with a normal lightbulb(not bright at all) and i replaced it with a florescent white lighting from walmart for around 5$. it only lasted about 1 week before it stoped workin. the lights do get wet from aistone, that might be the problem :blink: any tips to resolve without removing...

yeah ur thinkin of the rite tank, but b4 it gets to the splash guard on a floresence light theres a ceramic thing(feels like clay), its okay for that to get slightly wet ? i dun wana fry my fish ya know. xD

they got natural clay at walmart ?

my tank came with a regular light bulb(yellowish light) and it always get wet from the air pumpin the bubbles, and it seems to be fine. im going to upgrade it to a flouresence light bulb. i was wonderin if the florescence for the hex 5 would be alright if it it got wet.? what i have now cept...

is it okay to use clay to make a pot and bake it then put it in the tank? or would the fish die from the clay chemicals? got the clay from walmart, white and doesnt dry out, only hardens when baked.

do they fight or kill neons? lol im missing 1 of 5 of my neons now. cant seem to find the body either(think my snail ate it....i had neons in there for about 4 days with the gouramis :(

i had 4 ghost shrimps in my tank. now i have spotless blue gourami and moonlight gourami, i cant find my shrimps!!! do gouramis eat ghost shrimps? :sick: any way i can have both in the tank? i was thinking throwin in half broken mini pots to make a cave like shelter for the shrimp in the...