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When it comes to over filtering the only thing I can think of is that small fish might find it hard to tolerate the more powerful flow of a large output filter. With fish the size you have I don't see that as a problem and since goldfish tend to be messy more filtration would seem to be a plus...

Hi guys, Hate to drag this subject up again, but I am thinking of restarting my 46 gal bow front tank (shut down about 4 months ago when my oscar Hemmingway died). Back to the RO unit thing. Most of the manufactuer's recommend water in the 74-82 F range for the input line. Who on earth has...

I am sorry to say that Hemmingway passed on sometime Thursday morning. Found him deceased at lunch at the bottom of the tank. He had lost his appetite in the last week or so and since I last posted that growth on his head had almost doubled in size. Very sad to seem him go; the smartest fish I...

Well, after 10 days in a 10 gal hospital tank (yes it's small but allows for the same does of medicine with less pills) Hemmingway's eye has completely cleared up. He is swimming about the tank freely and his eye seems to have suffered no ill effects. Maracy II seemed to do the job along with...

Please don't take offense but personally I think a colum aquarium is probably one of the worst aquariums for any fish. Fish like to swim side to side a lot more than they do up and down. A column aquarium really doesn't give a fish a lot of room to move especially when you realize that certain...

Please don't think me rude Black Angel, but don't Antiseptics and Anti-Bacterials cover some of the same ground? I remember Dettol antiseptic from Scotland (wish I could get that stuff over here!) it used to claim killing and prevention of bacteria, fungi, viruses and others I can't remember...

I test the water for pH, Nitrate, Nitrite, KH, GH and Ammonia before and after every water change. Whenever I change the water the gravel gets vacuumed thorouchly. Usually 1/2 at one change and then half at the next so as not to distrub things too much. If the gravel is unusally dirty I...

Thanks for the replies Tank dimensions are 36x15x20 Sounds like what is being said is Hemmingway was more susceptible to cloudy eye because of his compromised immune system from lymphocystis. He is still eating well and swims around the tank freely. As I look at him now it appears the...

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Well, Hemmingway hasn't gotten any better in these past weeks in fact it looks as though he's getting worse. He managed to scrape his growth against a rock and start bleeding. The cut piece eventually shrivelled up and fell off but the rest of the growth remains. After a water change last...

Python, Python, Python. No more buckets for me ever. The only limiting factor I have ever discovered with the Python is the speed of your fill an siphon are determined by your water pressure. Low pressure will not only mean a slow fill but will also limit how long you can make your python and...

Thank you all for the replies. Yes, I'm aware that unbuffered water such as in my requirements won't work for an aquarium. My plan was to get water as pure as possible to which I could then add controled amounts of the necessary minerals and electrolytes using something such as eletro-right...

Someone shoot me if i'm wrong :dunno: but I know of people who use a vinegar/water mixture to clean aquariums particularly caclium and lime deposits around the top of the tank and on glass. I actually clean my glass hoods this way. I take them off and scrub them with vinegar/water in the...

I don't think you'll get a 'definite' answer on how long it will take to colonize the new bio-wheel. That can depend on a lot of things. When I had to replace a bio-wheel, I let it colonize for about a month before I took the backup filter off the tank. Maybe that's too long but without a...

Our water quality in town is starting to drive me insane. High pH, high TDS, high hardness. I have two items in mind...Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Tap Water Purifier or an R.O. system. Here are the average paramaters for our city's water (full details found at this page). Hardness 102 mg/l or...

Sorry to tell you, but your Dad is wrong on this one. Chlorine and Chloramine are both deadly to fish. If you don't dechlorinate your water or use water that is known to be chlorine and chloramine free then you will kill your fish...it's just a matter of time. Chlorine is usually added to...

Born and raised in Greenock, Scotland. Moved to the U.S for a couple of years in 1982 and returned to Scotland living in Thurso from 1984 to 1989. Lived in Bermuda for three years before moving to Florida and then to North Dakota in 1997. Still have a lot of family in and around Greenock. I do...

Thanks for the responses. In my search for answers I have noticed a product made by Aquarium Products called Quick Cure It is labelled as a cure for ick and a one week cure for lymphocystis. Now, I am skeptical of this product's claims but am willing to give it a shot. Hemmingway has such...

I have a Tiger Oscar about 7 years old that now has a growth just above his mouth on the right side. This growth started about two months ago and has now become quite large. It has a reddish/white color and a shape that would suggest lymphocystis. I have used melafix and pimafix for a full...