Hi there, i have heard a lot abt the negative points of having an under gravel filter. I really wish to hear the positive points from someone who has used it and would recommend it due to reasons known best by the person himself who has gained enough experience.Is there any […]
> George, some great lessons to be learned from your experience!!! THANK YOU > FOR SHARING!! Filter crashes can happen to anyone, even those the know what > they are doing….and sir, you seem to know your “stuff”!!! Or you learned > it […]
In a message dated 7/16/2008 2:20:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, george.labelle@intel.com writes:
Thought I’d share with the group my near loss of pond, recovery, and lesson learned. Specs. 1,700 Gal. pond, Performance Pro 1/4-49 pump, Ultima II 2,000 filter and Aqua UV 80W. Aloha Oregon, near Portland. […]
Hi dennis, sorry for your loss, had the same 2 years ago. I have missed something here, i dont see any post about your trouble, you mentioned imports from japan, you had KHV hit your pond? If so, you cant add anymore […]
I couldnt agree more many many moons ago at the university when ever I set up a new tank I always used the diatom filter to remove debris from our substrates before I did anything else works fantastic and eliminates further problems with it as what we were using was collected on […]
Thanks Sue and Lenny, I did do about a 10% water change and added more clay - couldn’t slap him upside the head though, Lenny (but it was my first thought too)- he’s elderly and had no idea they would stream into the pond. He felt bad and said he was careful not to […]
While the transfer of your present filters in the same environment (water) of your previous tank will go a long way in preserving much of your nitrifying bacteria, you will still find that you are going to experience at least a mini-cycle, and should be aware of this. As Lenny […]
thanks Rob!!
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Robert Mazur wrote:
> Lisa: > > I have a 1.5 gal tank with a single betta and he loves it. I bought the > Tetra WonderTank kit that came with two plastic plants and filter. I do a > 25% PWC every week […]
In a message dated 6/27/2008 10:03:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time, sena_sue@cox.net writes:
I am fairly new to ponds (about 2 years) .. it started wen someone gave us an old fiberglass hot tub that needed to be rewired.. We capped all the jets off and dug a hole […]
I am fairly new to ponds (about 2 years) .. it started wen someone gave us an old fiberglass hot tub that needed to be rewired.. We capped all the jets off and dug a hole and buried about 3/4 of it in the ground where about 3 feet of it is […]