hello all. I have a Whisper Diatomagic filter and instead of using the packaged filter powder I am using bulk media (much cheaper) My question is how much to use? I have ben using two heaping tablespoons full with good success. Thanks Dick

On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:26:08 +0000, Andy Pastuszak wrote: What type of fish do people think are a good seed fish that can live with Angelfish later? I tend to think that Angelfish may be a bit too delicate to survive the seeding process. Put the plants in first and then add a little...

I'm having new carpet installed and need to move my 26 gal bow front tank on a 28 inch high wood stand to another room. I'm thinking of draining the tank down to about 3 inches, slip "furniture slides" under the stand and moving tank and stand all at once leaving the fish (2 bala sharks, 2 black...

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Hi I've just been given a 2ft tank and a Arcadia Lighting controller type C5 36W - 38W 48'' - 42'' ( 1'' DIA ) is this controller unit any good for a 2ft tank or is it too powerfull.

hi there. have just discovered this group so this is my first post. i have a 2 foot tank with a fully grown red tail shark in it. i had to take it out of my community tank as it was constantly pestering my other fish. now the shark is alone and it just hides in a pot in the tank. i know that red...

They sell PVC rain gutter in 10 foot lengths for about $5 a section in most big box stores. It comes in White or Brown. They also sell Left and Right end caps, which merely snap onto the PVC rain gutter. PVC rain gutter can be cut easy with a fine tooth blade (hack saw works great) or even pair of...

purchasing new pond plants and wondering if there might to make sure disease free...should they be treated in some way before placing into pond?

Have small pond (300 gal) with six 4 to 5 inch goldfish....today I noticed the pond has dozens of live earthworms in it. I only fed the fish once or twice since I uncovered a couple weeks ago (the water temp has been averaging around 50 degrees) so anyway the fish seem to be eating lots...

I am about to try my had at a freshwater planted aquarium (55G) and have a few (to say the least) questions. First is there a good guide somewhere to put me on the right path? On Bio-active substrate, does it have an expiration date? My local petco has a clearance on $20 bags of Activ-Flora, they...

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I'm just wondering about the wisdom of something I'm planning on doing. Now recently I acquired a Betta from my sister and her family who had in turn acquired it from a friend of theirs. Apparently, my sister's family was finding it to be...

Hi I'm planning to start an aquarium with a small variety of corydoras. I was planning on putting 5 of them together in a 12 gallon aquarium. I haven't purchased anything for the tank yet so any advice on aquarium furniture (I was thinking aquarium wood) and appropriate live plants would be...

My Angelfish have just laid eggs on a amazon sword left!! The question is what shall I do now. I want to leave the eggs in there but maxamise the chance of hatching. I have read several things on the internet darkness reduces fungus angelfish and other fish might eat the eggs at night so i would...

Hi all I have a tank with two small dempseys in it, with two filters - a small external cannister and an internal powerhead filter. When the water is filled to the top neither filter outputs produce any air bubbles in the water, and only a small current... enough to push debris around the...

http://tinypic.com/r/5d8fb8/7 I believe it's a cyprinid, but can't identify it further. Any ideas?

To log in and see no one here is really really sad. This was a wonderful place when I was using it years ago. Andy

On 2010-04-06 07:59:11 -0400, "John Smith" said: Probably already know the answer to this, but thought I'd check here just in case. About 7 or 8 years ago I got a Visitherm 100W tank heater and was running it without incident for a few years. Sometime after, this...

I apologise in advance, I want to be as consise as I can! For three years we (well, I have done all the maintence etc) have succesfully kept a 30ltr tropical tank and have now bought a 225ltr tank. It was sencond hand and cleaned it with a water and vinegar as I was told was suitable, rinsed the...