yup she slimmed down now so she must have been filling up with eggs i did not see if the male followed her to fertilize the eggs. got up at 9 am fed the fins, furs and fids went back to bed got up at 3 pm, got everything ready for PWC and saw eggs […]
Thanks Lenny. I am mainly concerned if the sodium thiosulfate will accumulate without having chlorine/chloramine to react with. I’ve not been able to find anything on the web about this. It is usually stated to use a dechlorinator if you are using tap water to do PWC, etc. This is to be used as a precautionary measure against […]
I would think it’s fine to use. Basic dechlor’s that treat chlorine/chloramine and heavy metals have been used for a long time with no apparent adverse side effects. If you haven’t seen me post this before, either API’s Tap Water Conditioner or Top Fin’s Tap Water Dechlorinator are two of the most […]
The goldfish poop is red because they ate red food at their last meal… maybe bloodworms that they shouldn’t have been fed. LOL
That’s one thing about goldfish…. what goes in, must come out.. and it’s usually an identical color to what they ate last. If you want red and green garland, then feed […]
Dora This is a group DEDICATED to trying to help people to be better fish keepers.. I have sat back for days and have seen you criticize and call the moderators names. Enough already. The instructions given […]
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 […]
Lenny already gave you a pretty good outline of the nitrogen cycle, also called the biological cycle. Tests are available for measuring ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite. You can buy a master test kit which contains those three, and a few others for much less than buying each separately.
Please note that pH is always lower case […]
Best remedy to remove hard water deposits is vinegar and elbow grease followed by a thorough rinsing of water.
\Steve//
I just checked on of the exprters price listing. These are wholesale prices for 12″ to 16″ mixed Koi 18 to 24 months old. If you want to specify a specific color they are 35% higher.
Select = $165 Premium = $105 Standard = $65
This is buying a whole box ful (8 […]
Lenny, Limestone of course would be the cheapest to use to raise the hardness, but crushed coral would dissolve faster, followed by dolomite although I don’t know if these two are used commercially in such a hardening system. With crushed coral though, you would be able to use your […]