From what I’ve read on algae build up (as long as it’s the good algae build up which is greenish/brown) any amount of it is good, as it does the same thing your live plants would do when they clean the water by removing fish waste and all that. My betta […]
The only reason I am hesitant to breed anything more than simple guppies is because my LFS (well the owner rather) is rather… umm… profit orientated only, which means for me to sell any of my babies to him I would have to basically beat his wholesalers prices. Not to mention I […]
All the reports from the various suppliers around here will at least reference the use of chloramines, if not show an actual average measurement.
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I’ve been wondering why you have been waiting for the water people to reply.. The company or town department that supplies the water should have a web site, and on that web site should be the latest report available for public consumption that will tell you whether chloramines are used and a lot of other […]
Thanks for all the info Ray, I figured I didn’t have a good environment for breeding angel’s, but was actually surprised that they started to breed as I didn’t think I had a male/female. My silver/black striped angel is actually my favorite (she’s the female) I think she’s much more colorful […]
Amber, While I regretfully have been having computer problems (lock- ups) lately, resulting in my being too busy to do any posting/replying these last few days from my time being backed up through wasted efforts along these lines, please be aware that your present set up is not condusive to raising […]
Otocinclus, select snails, small varieties of algae eating plecos. Oh, check out Garra Garra, I forget how big they get. At the moment the prices on som Garra are high as the West has finally figured out that places like Turkey and Japan use Garra for exczema and other skin issues. They have spas where […]
Well, lets see what the 48 hour baseline tests turn out to be on your tap water before making any assumptions about your final baseline figures.
As far as changing your water, NO… there is no need to change anything with your water.
Your KH is a little low, but you can use Baking Soda or other […]
Fluorescent lighting in general is the ideal lighting for aquariums with the exception of Metal Halide lighting for reefs and fast paced planted tanks. As fluorescent technology advances, the trend is to produce thinner diameter bulbs which emit more light (lumens) per watt consumed. From the bottom up of the efficiency […]
Saturday Night Check in (Day 10 of reduced salt - 26 total):
- Baseline #1 on straight tap water: pH: 7.6; Ammonia: 0ppm; Nitrite: 0ppm; Nitrate: 0ppm - Tank (midnight): pH: 7.4; Ammonia: almost .25ppm; Nitrite: almost 0ppm; Nitrate: slightly over 10ppm - CB has been very active […]