Recent content by MonkeyMonk86

The ammonia is way too high. Keep changing the water until the ammonia test gives you a yellow color. List the meds you used. What type filters are you using? Do you have an aquarium you can borrow bio media from? Do you have a local LFS you trust to get bio media? Here at the forum in...

Fresh H2O, exactly the same as yours and I got mine through Amazon. Here is the email from CaribSea, no offer to re-imburse me: Tony Wagner Director of Marketing CaribSea, Inc. 843-819-5966 tony@caribsea.com caribsea.com reptilite.com Begin forwarded message: Hi Elizabeth...

Mondo lasted for me for about a month b4 it dyed. If you can't get something from Brookster. I bought nice faux mondo on Amazon. (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

This whole bunch of plants came from one hygrophia. Someone will have to tell you the species b/c I don't know. It grows great in anything and even grows in room light, so low light is fine. ( you make more by cutting off the tops, pinching off the lower leaves and shoving it back in the...

Best of luck, Sam! I tried Eco and had a mess, mold like stuff grew right away. I eventually threw it all out. I hope you have better luck. (The makers of Eco do respond to emails if you have any problems. ) (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

Yeah, I have a cave like platform that was newly added to put my Buddha head on and from day 1 the cory claimed the cave part as their new hang out spot. (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

I wanted and almost bought 2 oto, but I spotted a red sore on one of them and declined the purchase. ( That was same day and same store where I bought the false julii with the VHS.) Entirely possible those oto's had the start of VHS, too. I'd love 2 true oto and you are right on target with...

This is a good thread!!! I hope more people post about their cory and the traits of the different types of cory. I never knew the albino were on active side. It makes them far more interesting now. (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

Check at seachem. Some plants melt with Excell/glut. They have a forum where you can post your plant list. http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/FlourishExcel.html "Q: I've been using Flourish Excel for the 4 days, and I've noticed that my Anacharis seems to be dying, while my other plants are...

Each cory family is different. I think the julii are happy crazy little fish with a penchant for sky diving out of the tank. The bronze and the "emerald cory" get their exercise but to a lesser degree than the julii. The bronze, alone, not in a tank with the "emerald cory" is more active...

I have very few fish b/c I do long QTs. But, when I can school my danio, I'll use the aqadvisor and common sense. And, life span. I don't want them all dying at the same time. So, I'll school a few at a time. If I were adding any other fish types I would check fish compatability using...

Thank you! I think I will keep it and as soon as time permits, I'll run some tests and post my results. I was specifically looking for non-silica sand. So, this might be the key. Thanks!!! (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

Thank you both but I have no power tools, no room on aquarium wall for large object and no one to help me make a chiller. I am also very limited on power/Amps/wattage b/c each condo has an incoming power cap. So, I think a mini frig would use more power than a chiller, but I could be wrong...

Can someone suggest a good cheap chiller for a 29 gallon tank? I'm retired on limited budget but my fish are cooking ever with running fans on the tank water. The condo association put in a new furnace 2x what is needed. The basement part of my condo is super hot even with the window open...

Glad to hear your fish is better! Side note if using purigen: I was reading at Seachem's website that if you use any stress chemicals other than Seachem's brand to remove purigen from the filter, b4 using a stress chemical. The others bind with the purigen in such a way that they react and...