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11-27-2012, 08:08 PM #1
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Guppy
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Hello, I'm a newbie to the forum and to aquariums
Hello, I'm Brian and live in the Portland, OR area. About 6 months ago I was given an established aquarium from my father in law. It's a 30g FW. It has a power filter and I do have an air pump with a stone. He's had the tank for about 10 years and had about 20 red tailed guppies and a 6 inch long algae eater. He told me to feed them daily, change the filer monthly, and every six months siphon out 2/3's of the water, cleaning the gravel at the same time.
A couple of weeks ago I brought all 40 or so guppies (they reproduce a lot!), except for 4 males to the LFS to adopt out. I got 3 angel fish that day. A couple of days ago I did a water change for the first time since I got it, and I did use a water conditioner to treat the tap. Yesterday I noticed one of the angel fish acting really weird so I returned it to the LFS and had them sample the water. Everything was fine with the exception of the PH was a little low. So I bought PH up and used the recommended dose last night. I will be bringing a new sample to them tonight to retest (and yes, I know I need to get myself a kit and start my own testing).
All day today I've pretty much read everything I could possibly read about aquariums and I know that I've certainly been doing things wrong up until now. Thank you all for your informative threads and questions.
I'm not seeking advice in this post because I know this is the introduction area. But, I wanted to give you some background on where I'm at right now. I'm sure I'll be turning to you all with questions soon.
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11-27-2012, 08:26 PM #2
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Red tailed catfish
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Hello and welcome to the forum!
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11-27-2012, 09:44 PM #3
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gulper shark
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Welcome aboard.
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See my profile for my tanks and what fish I keep
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11-28-2012, 03:16 AM #4
Betta Obsessed
Red tailed catfish
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Welcome to the community
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11-28-2012, 04:22 AM #5
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Arapaima
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Welcome to the AC
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Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
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11-28-2012, 04:59 AM #6
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Guppy
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Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to learning the ins and outs of aquarium care.
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11-28-2012, 09:29 AM #7
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Great white shark
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Welcome to the forum
If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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11-28-2012, 09:30 AM #8
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Wels catfish
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Welcome to the AC...
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11-28-2012, 07:15 PM #9
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Arapaima
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welcome to the forum - know you aren't asking for advice but will volunteer that most here do 50% water changes weekly. should help prevent any ongoing issues.
Much luck!30 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies, mystery & assassin snails
15 g FW planted:2 male guppies, neons, pygmy corys, clown pleco, 4 types of shrimp, mystery & assassin snails
90 g FW planted:congos, rainbows, roseline sharks, kribs, male ABNP, peppered cories, assassin snailss
90 Gal Journal: http://bit.ly/1vC7gVX
fishless cycling: http://bit.ly/1DARf3T
fish in cycling: http://bit.ly/1ILvcfp
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11-28-2012, 07:35 PM #10
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Guppy
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Thank you. And yes, I plan to begin that right away. It really wasn't as hard as I was imagining it being. I started a journal thread so I can update my progress.
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