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Today, 09:15 PM
I just use pool filter sand myself from home depot, think like $8 for a 50lb bag. Could try play sand as well. The colour of the sand can vary too...
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Today, 03:52 AM
http://www.aqueonproducts.com/assets/012/23821.pdf That's the warranty info for aqueon products. If your old tank was made by aqueon, can probably...
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Yesterday, 06:54 PM
One tablet every 4 days seems to be excessive. I tend to only add in fertilizer tablets maybe every 3 weeks or so. Have to be careful not to add too...
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Yesterday, 06:50 PM
Every once in a while I buy a bag rcs from the local fish club I'm in, usually just to get the java moss but the rcs end up going into my rcs tank:p...
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Yesterday, 05:57 PM
I use ferts and co2 on my 20g and 40g breeder, which have rcs, no issues at all. About a dozen different types of shrimp, should be able to see a...
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Yesterday, 12:59 PM
Eheim canisters are nice, decently priced. I have one of those, the rest of the canisters are rena xp3's and one rena xp1. Once you go with a...
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Yesterday, 06:11 AM
Do you remember who you bought the old tank from? Some tanks carried by petsmart/petco do have lifetime warranties on them.
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Yesterday, 06:05 AM
That chart is good to avoid different shrimp from interbreeding. If you want to have other type of shrimp in the tank you'll need to read up on each...
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Yesterday, 05:57 AM
If you have the choice go with a canister filter. Canisters are usually a lot quieter than hob filters. Also they have the advantage of holding a lot...
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05-19-2013, 02:14 PM
After water changes a lot of my shrimps and assassin snails do the same thing. For the shrimp they go crazy swimming around, I think has to do with...
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05-19-2013, 05:54 AM
I think it looks great the way it is. Just let it go and see how it ends up, can always remove some plants to thin it out. Nice variety of plants,...
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05-18-2013, 01:33 PM
I'm always watching wet spot auctions, they always seem to have some interesting fish for sale. Never seen these orange laser cories before. If you...
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05-18-2013, 01:30 PM
Looks good. Have any of the angels paired off?
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05-16-2013, 04:33 PM
Well the longest I've been gone from my tanks is 3 weeks. I use an Eheim 3581 autofeeder. It can hold hold a lot of food flake or pellets, which will...
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05-15-2013, 07:10 AM
I've tried fruits and veggies of all sorts, dead plants, live plants, it doesn't seem to really matter. They eat anything and everything. Even found...
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05-11-2013, 10:26 PM
The otocinclus will not bother the rcs. The rasboras however might, the shrimp deaths seem to have started around the same time as their arrival....
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05-03-2013, 03:28 AM
I have a lot of buckets, I use red home depot buckets for clean new water, and use the other colored buckets for getting rid of waste water. This way...
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04-30-2013, 07:41 PM
*bump*
So far so good, no doa or lost shipment.
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04-29-2013, 04:38 PM
If you go with a sump, stick a uv in there. It won't stop everything but it will help.
My power bill was really getting high, think I was able to...
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04-29-2013, 03:50 PM
It took me a while to realize that all tanks, heaters and hob filters were costing me a lot to run. The monthly power bills were getting very high. I...
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04-29-2013, 12:41 PM
One problem with racks is the tank on the highest shelf can be hard to reach for water changes. As well when doing water changes on the bottom shelf...
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04-28-2013, 10:24 PM
Missed the Chicago part. Try this link, has clubs listed by state. List could be out of date, there may be other clubs out there as well....
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04-28-2013, 10:22 PM
http://www.circlecityaqclub.org/ They seem to meet every month in Indianapolis. Hate to say but looking at their schedule looks like you missed their...
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04-28-2013, 02:36 PM
Shawshank Redemption was on and I had to watch it. Which is odd cause I have it on dvd as well. One of those movies that I'll watch every year or so.
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04-28-2013, 02:09 AM
If you don't want it, probably better off taking it out of the tank. Pest snails are like the cockroaches of the aquarium world, once they get...
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04-25-2013, 09:00 PM
I bought some 10" tweezers and scissors off ebay a few years ago. I think it was around $20-25 range. Ended up buying them when I got fed up with...
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04-24-2013, 01:56 PM
Black construction paper works, but I've never had it last long. Always manage to get it soaked during water changes. Another cheap item you can...
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04-23-2013, 08:45 PM
I use tubs as fry growouts and even temporary tanks for months at a time. Perfectly fine to use as long you filter them. If there is a chance the...
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04-23-2013, 03:06 PM
Cholla is fairly soft, doesn't seem to rot that fast though. It's actually a cactus. Takes about a day to sink in the tank. Sometimes it's marketed...
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04-23-2013, 01:05 PM
I took a look on planted tank. Found someone selling pieces http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=312425 10+ x 6" piece = $1.25/each...
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5g snowball shrimp tank
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5g black tiger shrimp tank
5g red cherry shrimp tank
10g red cherry shrimp tank
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10g blue shrimp tank
5g assassin snail tank
5g pest snail tank (food for the assassins)
55g discus fry growout tank
20g planted betta tank
4 - 10g black moscow guppy
How I got started with aquariums.:
As a teenager taking care of a younger brother's ignored aquarium.
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Fish I have bred:
Pygmaeus Corydoras, Lamprologus leleupi, brevis shelldwellers, endlers, discus, neolamprologus multifasciatus, black moscow guppies
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