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Thank you Cliff. I understand folks are only trying to help but speaking to me like I'm a child when I am a grown man frustrates me. I have every right to be frustrated. The thread derailed and...

Thank you 190MPH. I don't doubt the bio capability of sponges or HMF's. Not sure why folks are still recommending HOB's after I said I am not using them and even explained why. I do not need much...

here ya go. It's nice and dirty.

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So the general consensus is that this is pointless and I will not obtain a cycle from having done this?

What should I do about the ammonia exposure to my cherry barbs. I do not want them to...

No I don't have a HOB laying around. It's been in the tank for about 2 days. Maybe I'll go buy test kits or else I will at least go get my water tested at the LFS.

I shoulda just did it the good...

Well I was suggested from several people to get some mature media from someone so I don't have to cycle. That was the point. Like I said I put the 1 gallon of bio media in the tank. poured it all...

Would you recommend me to kick up as much of the mulm as possible so it eventually makes its way onto the sponges?

Also I found a good half a finger sized clump of java moss covered in mulm I...

I better go get my water tested at the LFS tomorrow. I don't want to subject my cherry barbs to ammonia. I was under the assumption all the bb would just end up on the sponge filter through water...

This is what I was recommended to do from many people on a few local sites for an instant cycle instead of doing fishless or with fish cycle. I didn't think the filter type would matter, will the bb...

Hi all. I recently obtained a 1 gal pail of matured bio filter media from a local aquarium enthusiast I met online in a local forum. I'm just running breeder sponge filters on my tank at the...

I have kept tiger barbs in a community tank. The secret is to have a good number of them so they leave everything else alone. I kept my tiger barbs peacefully with a 3 spot gourami, some otto's and...

Great little idea there. I'd say that's quite an awesome sight all those cories in the dish together. :)

Sorry I should have specified. Each tank will have individual HMF's or breeder sponge filters.



Thanks dbosman. I think you replied in my fish rack setup thread as well. I believe you...

I'm not too sure tbh. I never took that into account with the sponge filters. I have been out of touch for a couple of years and I am not even sure what is generally required for fw setup.

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I am in the process of getting back into the hobby and will be setting up multiple tanks all using hamburg mattenfilters and/or breeder sponge filters and I am hoping I can get suggestion of pumps. ...

Thanks dbosman. Very informative post. Actually I was checking out those coralife pumps and they are available locally.

Have you tried ghost shrimp or even red cherries?

If you are worried about algae growth you can always buy little algae wafers for the ottos to eat :)

Whoa crazy man! I've dipped my hands in the aquarium with broken skin many a time! as well as never unplugging the heater. I guess we should all count our blessings :)

I've kept cories in a standard 20 gallon before and they seemed fine. You could always go with a dwarf cory just to be safe. :)

Not really. What is a luft pump and why is it good/better then the next kind?





Yes basically trying to do something like that.

Congrats! Where in Canada are you from? That sounds just like my Edmonton water.

If you are in AB I would definitely be interested in some of your fry consider they were born and raised in our...

Definitely too small for angels but naturally one would recommend a nice school of corydoras for the bottom level of the tank.

How about some amano shrimp? They are always interesting and a great...

I would say I probably have a bad habit of overfeeding my fish. I just love to watch em eat!

Amano shrimp will berry in freshwater but unfortunately their young will not survive. I have had amano's berry and release but their young require very specific conditions for the time period of...