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Well I am glad I checked everything 7 PH Am 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates off the scale!! This is a seperate issue.... I was using T5 HO bulbs with a non HO ballist. The ballast went so I switched back to...

I do weekly 10-20% water changes, tank is well established. My pump is 1750 GPH on a 70 gal tank and I have a powerhead turning my water aswell. I am guessing that the water is pretty close top to...

Thanks for the input..... I do have an AC unit which we turned on late today for the first time. Hopefully tommorow will be better. If my temp stays over 80 degrees is there going to be a long...

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Summer has arrived where I live..... I noticed my clown loaches up near the surface of the water which I found odd so I checked my water temperature thinking it may be too hot and they need...

Worst thing about moving a used aquarium is it reeks havoc on the seals, especially on long distances. I am sure the last thing you would need after a big move is a big flood :(

Lady Hobbs,

Do most people run airstones at night when they use CO2?? I think its a bit mixed??

Cool thats great advice TYVM thumbs2:

Is algae growing??? Nitrates may lower if you are growing algae

Good advice!! You are quite close to me in Portland. I am in Kelowna, BC Okanagan Valley just north of you :)

I was going to monkey around with baking soda during water changes... but that can...

My PH will drop about 0.5-0.8 during the day. I did run an airstone at night (which would bring it back up) for a while but I grew concerned about the up/down effect of my PH. From reading most...

Thought I might share my problem and resolution so someone else doesn't have a little freak out like I did LOL.

I have been doing the plant thing and getting the hang of CO2. I know that CO2...

Thats a very cool looking fish!!

Note regarding last post: I meant the forums and the articles stickied on forums are better than the brief write ups I find on the web site itself.

I can't seem to find the edit button anymore...

I feel bad for not reading a little more off the bat..... But I tend to do a preliminary read up on a fish and then after I buy them go much more into it. At first everything looked good and I did...

Unfortunately today is the day I have to take my Oscar back to the LFS.... He grew from 1" to almost 6" in 8 weeks, which is fine seeing that I have a 70 gal. But his aggressive tendencies are...

My work friends say I am crazy spending $90 on a fish LMAO.... its prolly nothing to the marine guyz cost wise. My tanks I had years ago were very slap togther/economy filter types and the fish...

Filter seeding is the way to go IMO!! My first tank I did the old fashioned way then seeded all my others. When I recently got back into aquariums I had to do the slow cycle way and I really forgot...

I was screwing around taking some underwater shots of him last night but he is quite shy. Day 3 and he still won't eat of the surface.... I have spotted him picking thru the gravel, so I hope he is...

Ya thanks Nick... I yanked the carbon as soon as I got home and then re-added half my nutrients so as not to oversaturate. I am not totally convinced my water is cloudy from the driftwood but it...

#@($ %*#*! that sucks.... so I have run carbon for 24 hrs with my pump turning my water 12-15 times an hour safe to say I should re-add all my nutrients minus the carbon??

Ya I think I will run it for a week or so then yank it.

Thanks

Thanks... given what I have seen of EB pics mine is quite exceptional~!! Of course everyone thinks that of their pets heheh.

All the fish I have had in my tank to date have eaten their first day...

I just added some carbon to my canister filter with the hopes of removing a slight water discoloration likely from my driftwood. A light went on in my head as a added my expensive excel and iron...

Just bought an EBJD he is sooooo cool!! He is super timid and was getting chase by my regular JD... which is common apparently. My regualr JD went back to the LFS for a credit since he is $10 CND...

Wow...how did I not notice this thread b4 I started mine opps lol good advice.