Hi Hank, Just getting caught up here. It’s been really busy on this site with all these posts to keep up with — just hard to keep up with all the reading. Yes, if I could only get near $5.00 for quarter size Angels, I could make a small […]
Which model BioCube do you have?
This page on the manufacturers website, http://www.oceanicsystems.com/products/biocube.php#
Shows filter screens over the openings. Are your filter screens missing? They look like they are molded in.
Oops… just realized you said it swam into the output nozzle. Well, Oceanic doesn’t show this in their series of pictures, so I did a […]
I made it already the things that I used were as followed 1. storage bin (any size you wish to use). 2. river rocks as a form of filtration media 3. all purpose sand as a form of filtration media 4. material used to provide shade for outdoor patios as a form of filtration […]
You should “tent” the tank with a plastic garbage bag or plastic drop cloth and tape the bottom edge of the plastic to the glass of the tank all the way around so that none of the fumes can get into the tank. If you have an air pump, either put it inside the […]
Linda, Not sure what to suggest for the fireants. They are the bane of existence here in Texas. They are truly evil little creatures. I try not to use chemicals in my yard, but when it comes to fireants, AMDRO!! If you can find a trail of theirs leading away from the […]
Judy, I boiled everything is a high salt solution. Everything… I had another snail free tank that I set up an extra filter and some gravel in to reseed the first tank after boiling everything. I didn’t lose any fish and within three days the water parameters were back where they needed to […]
I think that’s a good idea - it’s done. And I even finally found good stuff to do it with. Walmart sells bags of rolled polyfil, but River City Aquatics has bulk fine sponge rubber/polyfill type material that is a thicker and slightly finer version of what […]
Add some more filter media… like a sponge block… in the reservoir behind the chinky Penguin filter cartridge… or see my blog for “Filter Profile - Penguin 200 Bio-Wheel” and how I modify my cartridge to add a lot more polypad filter media to it.
Lenny Vasbinder Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com
Those two links I provided earlier in this thread had directions for using PP.
Lenny Vasbinder Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com
Even a micron filter like a Diatom filter will let things through. As long as they are smaller than one micron. Diatom filters are usually very powerful and have to force or pull water past the diatomaceous earth to get the full filter effect. Even these super […]