Diatoms are often called Brown Algae but they are not a true single celled plant so Diatoms is the correct term. They are normal and relative common in newly set up tanks. Many attribute a part of their cause to the silicates that leach out of the silicone in a new aquarium and […]
Oh, the over-sudsing thing happened a couple of years ago while my son was home on vacation. We finally got enough of the Dawn out by refilling the hole in the door with hot water and then soaking it out with paper towels over and over […]
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On 1/6/09, tinyfish95021 wrote: > > Hello All > > As Lenny said - I will have limited access over the next week and half > so please have a little patience with my reply rate. > > In regards to this experiment: > > I would be interested first in […]
Hello All
As Lenny said - I will have limited access over the next week and half so please have a little patience with my reply rate.
In regards to this experiment:
I would be interested first in knowing how you obtained the One & Only. I got a call yesterday from a customer and they said […]
Unless you are teetering on the edge of having enough oxygen in the tank to support the fish, which, from the video’s I saw you are not, there is nothing to worry about. Yes, live plants will take in O2 at night and release CO2 in turn, it is not normally enough to upset the […]
What about reddish brown or a bit of yellow? There’s also green.
I’ve been pretty much letting the growth do what it wants on the back and side walls. I remove it from the decorations when it becomes unsightly and usually then […]
Shells and other marine items made of calcium will raise your pH which is a good thing if it is too low. Otherwise, maybe not a good idea.
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From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Amber Berglund Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 3:25 PM To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Fw: [AquaticLife] new tank
You should be […]
You should be safe to use those decorations (if you want to) if you boil them first for 10 minutes. That will clean them and make them safe for the tank, but make sure nothing in plastic as it can melt LOL
Amber
Darlene wrote: > > the tank i have now is […]
the tank i have now is 29 gallons it is 18″ x 30″ x 12″ the new tank came with decorations, 2 large shells, a bunch of smaller shells and the exoskeleton of a star fish not sure i want to use any of them since i don’t know where the […]
when i was at the LPS i saw this beautiful tank ………. it is 184 gallons, has 8 lights in the hood tank stand hood and filter, no decorations was only 1500.00 plus tax ………. can’t forget the tax LOL oh well maybe i will win the lottery one day too !! )
Darlene
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