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Forum: General January 15th 07, 12:16 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 4
Views: 2,478
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Resun and other filters

Also in Australia, I just bought a canister filter branded "sun-sun". I got
it second-hand but unused. Its made in China and the instructions and
pachaging read as if they were written by a five...
Forum: General January 5th 07, 12:37 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

atomweaver wrote:

Zëbulon wrote in
:


"nut" wrote in message...
Forum: General January 5th 07, 12:35 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

atomweaver wrote:
Zëbulon wrote in
:


"nut" wrote in message...
Forum: General January 4th 07, 12:24 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

Tynk wrote:

Jim Morcombe wrote:


Keep doing the filter "swish". It is rich in bacteria.


Not according to scientists.
It's rich in muck.
Forum: General January 4th 07, 12:21 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

amosf © Tim Fairchild wrote:

Tynk wrote:


amosf © Tim Fairchild wrote:

nut wrote:

Forum: General January 4th 07, 12:15 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

Zëbulon wrote:

"nut" wrote in message
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Zëbulon wrote:

"Tynk" wrote in message
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Forum: Cichlids January 4th 07, 12:02 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 3
Views: 3,105
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Electric Blue Sibling Canabalism

swarvegorilla wrote:
"Jim Morcombe" wrote in message
...

I have had three juvenilles lost due to other juvenilles munching them. In...
Forum: General January 3rd 07, 04:04 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

IDzine01 wrote:
I don't think anyone would disagree that seeding a new tank with old
tank media is a fast and effective method of tank cycling. The fish
cycling vs. fishless cycling debate...
Forum: General January 3rd 07, 03:57 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

IDzine01 wrote:

Tynk,

I didn't realize this. I am guilty of doing the filter "swish" in the
new tank whenever I change out the media. I've never done it to cycle a
tank but I always...
Forum: General January 3rd 07, 03:56 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

Tynk wrote:
Jim Morcombe wrote:

A couple of threads have made comments about cycling in a new tank that
I disagree with. For example, that it is impossible to cycle a new tank
without...
Forum: General January 2nd 07, 04:29 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 53
Views: 14,125
Posted By Jim Morcombe
A new tank without cycling

A couple of threads have made comments about cycling in a new tank that
I disagree with. For example, that it is impossible to cycle a new tank
without harming the fish and hence you must use...
Forum: Cichlids December 31st 06, 10:24 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 3
Views: 3,105
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Electric Blue Sibling Canabalism

I have had three juvenilles lost due to other juvenilles munching them.
In each case, only the head was eaten off.

Is this just a case of the poor blighters being hungry or is it a case
of them...
Forum: Cichlids December 30th 06, 08:58 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 10
Views: 10,810
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Electric blue - Sciaenochromis ahli vs Sciaenochromis fryeri

Steve Wolstenholme wrote:

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:06:39 +0800, Jim Morcombe
wrote:


I have been selling a few of my "Electric Blues" to a LFS for very
little...
Forum: Cichlids December 30th 06, 08:53 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 10
Views: 10,810
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Electric blue - Sciaenochromis ahli vs Sciaenochromis fryeri

Steve Wolstenholme wrote:

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:06:39 +0800, Jim Morcombe
wrote:


I have been selling a few of my "Electric Blues" to a LFS for very
little...
Forum: Cichlids December 30th 06, 05:19 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 10
Views: 10,810
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Electric blue - Sciaenochromis ahli vs Sciaenochromis fryeri

swarvegorilla wrote:
Your lfs guy is an idiot!!!!
:-)
seriously young lecky blues or even young blue dolphins have black marks!
It is absolutely no problem
No colour enhance your electric...
Forum: Cichlids December 30th 06, 05:09 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 10
Views: 10,810
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Electric blue - Sciaenochromis ahli vs Sciaenochromis fryeri

RedForeman wrote:
On Dec 21, 4:06 am, Jim Morcombe wrote:

I have been selling a few of my "Electric Blues" to a LFS for very
little money. I tried another today...
Forum: Cichlids December 21st 06, 09:06 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 10
Views: 10,810
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Electric blue - Sciaenochromis ahli vs Sciaenochromis fryeri

I have been selling a few of my "Electric Blues" to a LFS for very
little money. I tried another today and he looked at my fish and said
they weren't electric blues. He noticed there were "dots"...
Forum: Cichlids December 20th 06, 08:34 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 5
Views: 3,536
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Nitrates

George B. wrote:
R.O units remove all minerals from the water as well as nitrates. My is
suggestion is to find a water treatment specialist in your area. This would
usually be a plumber...
Forum: Cichlids December 17th 06, 10:23 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.cichlids
Replies: 1
Views: 3,095
Posted By Jim Morcombe
test

Please ignore this posting.
Forum: General December 16th 06, 04:32 AM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc
Replies: 1
Views: 2,263
Posted By Jim Morcombe
Bristlenose Catfish - Hole in the Head

One of my Bristlenose has a hole in the top of his head. I have heard
about hole-in-the-head disease and asume this is the problem. Anyone
have sugestions for treatment?
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