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I am switching a recently emptied tank to a rock tank. I acquired some rock that I believe are a form of Granite. I scrubbed the rocks in a water and bleach solution a then placed in the tank in a water and bleach solution. When I refilled the tank to begin the cycling process before bed it...

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I don't test but maybe 1 or 2 times per year. Even then its only for PH and ammonia.

I have been unhappy with my Baltimore City water for some time, not only for my fish, but also for my family, and have been considering a whole-house water filtration system that would include UV, sediment filtration down to 1 micron, and activated carbon (similar to what is shown on Ted's Fish...

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Hey all, I need a bit of help here. We have a pair of Cichlasoma Araguaensis (sp?) that are on a breeding rampage, and we need something ultra-small to feed the fry. I'm thinking of making 'green water" but don't know what I need to do to get it. Anyone who knows what I need to do? This...

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I use the standard homemade buffer recipe of epsom salt, baking soda and sea salt to raise my ph and hardness to acceptable levels for my tangs. We have really soft water ot of the tap. Got some advice that my problem keeping plants alive might be due to the marine salt in the buffer mix. I...

Hi! I've heard that because of this draught, Baltimore has switched to the Susquahanna again. As my water parameters out of the tap recently changed, I believe it.... Just wanted to warn anyone using Baltimore water. The last time they used the Susquahanna, I lost a lot of fish due to some...

Hi! I've been having a bit of trouble getting the hardness of my water where it belongs. My water comes out of the tap (at the moment at least) at a pH of 7.6, GH of 0 dH, and a KH of 2 dH. At least as near as I can tell, the regent test kits for the hardness are not the most precist.... I'm...

Hi! I know that some things leach chemicals into the water. I know pottable water PVC is safe. But it does not come in large diameters (I had a mbuna get stuck in a hollow log filled with gravel last night and had to fish him out, he is fine). I have large diameter non-pottable water PVC. I'd...

in my old article DIY : 24/7 New Water Drip System it works great for chlorine. but when i found out about Chloramine in my water. That system will be useless when chloramine is in the water. So i start looking for NH2CL (Chloramine) Filters but it will leave ammonia in the water. and its...

Water Changes... do you love doing them? Well I'm tired of the doing water changes every other day on 18+ tanks... The 24/7 drip system is a constant drip of "new" water and any excess water will overflow out the tank through the drains. Similar to a Overflow filter except it has a much...

What fish do you keep? How do you treat the water for the species you keep? How do you store your water? What would you like to do different?

First of all, thanks to everyone for their advice so far with my tank. Today was my first water change, and I'm sad to say, it did NOT go well. Background: My tank is a 45G Tall (3' long), sandy substrate, rocky rock, Tang tank. I added 4 L. Stappersi on last Saturday. One did not survive...

I'm starting scuba certification sunday. What I am wondering is if anyone has ever used the flexible underwater housings for their camera. I can't see spending 500 dollars on a hard case for my camera... that just seems rediculous to me... since my camera isn't even worth that. I don't need...

I am interested in getting either a basic Magnum 350 or a 250 convertible canister filter (with micron filter) to use as a water polisher. I thought I would see if anyone here has one they would like to sell, before I go out and buy one.

Hi, How many times a week do you a 15- 25% water change in a week? We are doing about 3. I think we need to do more. Our water has low KH so our PH is all up and down. :blink: We are also having an ammonia problem from time to time. :wacko: We started using Proper PH6.5 and Ammo Lock...

What music do listen to? Or do you? What's in the background when you're doing this mind numbing task? Me...I change the channels to keep up with what I like to see on the TV in the main room. Star Trek, Next Generation>Malcolm in the Middle, Seinfeld and I am just about finishing up when CSI...