Hi Myron,
I can not speak on the condition of the Eheim filter but I did want to address the loss of power from your two Fluval filters. I have a few- well, maybe 6 of these different ones. Over the years I have come to have to deal with the 303 and 304 or 404 […]
If you have sixty fish in your 2000 gallon pond, the fish load is way too high. I would suggest you either increase the size of your pond, …. cut the fish load in half (at least by a third), or add a substantial amount of biological filtration to your system. Adding plants […]
Heather, I think it is an overcrowding issue- I should talk as my 55 has a pile of platys and my pond is overstocked but I didn’t do it. the fish did. Maybe a 20 Gal tank would make things easier- I always had trouble with 10 gal as they emptied too fast […]
A 10G tank should probably not have more than 4-5 guppies… maybe 3-4 males with the juvi pleco. Guppies grow to around 2.5″ It would be best if you get baby/juvi clown or bristle nosed plecos (or one of the other dwarf varieties but those two are usually cheapest) which you will still […]
Ok, I’ll bite on this one. I would have to say it makes it dirtier.
The UV light will clear up the water itself but not remove contaminants like a plant would and Algae being a plant,massive amounts of tinny plants in your water should remove more contaminants and oxygenate the water than a filter alone.
I […]
Its my sons 10 gl and he only does cleaning and partial water changes every other month or so but he does have live plants. If you think PWC’s would help he would be more than happy to do it…making a mess with water..cant beat that..lol. In his 10gl he only has 3 platys […]
I use an API test kit. I always rinse them in aquarium water first including the caps. I have only gotten the big of a drop once, but with a couple of water changes it appears to be coming back up. The reason I thought it was the filter was because I […]
That was you that said “And, yes, we stock them too”. That’s why I asked how much. lol
Wow.. that’s kind of steep for Russian roulette.. down here in N’Awlins.. it’s free… if you walk in the right neighborhood.. or would that be the “wrong” neighborhood!
I’m sure it’s free in the Atlanta area […]
Rebecca, what kind of fountain pump did you have before? Did you have that pump sitting right on the bottom of the pond, or sitting on some type of platform? If your pond bottom is really loose muck, you might want to sit your replacement on top of a […]
What area of the world are you located in? I know some areas do not have as many available meds. Are you familiar with any of the meds that are available in your area?
First, you should move the ill fish to a quarantine tank so that you can treat it separately. This […]