> 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. […]
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. 6 total KOI about 100″.
Trouble began when the water was more green than it should have been. […]
\Steve// wrote a long post about taking fish pics a while back that I saved in my favorites folder.
Here is the original post… http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/AquaticLife/message/13061
Here’s another article I have in my favorites folder. http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/profiles/misc/photography.html
I hear it’s best to train your fish to hold still and say “Fish Flakes”… but I’ve never had any luck with that. […]
I am in the process of upgrading from a 55 to a 75 gal. tank.
I have the fish & rock & the water (which I have saved all of it in a huge Rubbermaid container)
in a 30 long holding tank. What I want to know is, Can I save the sand & mix it with […]
Yes. A full cycle would start with NO nitrifying bacteria and usually takes several weeks to a couple of months to grow sufficient numbers of the various N-bacteria to handle the bioload. A mini-cycle might only take a day to a week, depending on how many of the N-bacteria were saved.
When doing filter […]
I’m not in Florida, but in their defense, they are not stealing your water…. they are simply borrowing it. They do have their sewer lines returning to Georgia so they are not only returning the borrowed water but they are also sending you lots of fertilizer as interest payments. LOL
Isn’t that what the […]
In a message dated 5/2/2008 2:22:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, billdowden@yahoo.com writes:
(We did have some terrible problems here in the office earlier this week - the air conditioning needed freon and it got too hot…..)
:-)
Bill
I think you would agree that have a few clues about water quality, […]
As far as friendliness goes, I like my animals interactive. In fact, I have a betta who sleeps with me and the dog.
Actually, his tank is at the foot of the bed and at night when the dog gets on the end of the bed the fish comes and lies at the bottom […]
>Tampa Electric is 10.3 cents per kWh.