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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...

I feel so handicapped... My PWCs take forever. Today, it was 5 hrs. for a 29 gallon tank. The water part took only maybe 1/2 hr with a python, but the rest took the other 4 1/2 hrs. Vacumning the sand took at least an hour. Removing, sozzeling deco and wiping took awhile, so did replacing...

I've treated 2 silk plants with algae killer b/c I had a problem with diatoms ( brown algae). I cleaned them 2-3 different times. I ran phosguard and found the primary source of the diatoms, which was my lava rock. I removed the lava rock and I continued to run the phosguard for 1-2 weeks...

Has anyone used the Nat'l Geographics substrate? Which way did it alter the pH? I'm not sure if I should keep or return the small bag that I bought. I've googled like crazy and cannot find out what it is made of. It looks like black sand, but it does not say it is sand. It just says it...

I only have 9 small fish in a 29 gallon (2 in extended QT upstairs). But, as time passes, I'm feeling cramped. The fish swim normal. None are doing the cramped OCD fixed patterns that you see at the LFSs. I have some real and some faux plants. The faux I change out every 3 months...

I posted about this disease that killed my freshwater false julii cory. This virus, also attacks saltwater fish. So, I am posting a link to my post here so that you guys are informed and can post in the original thread...

A while ago I posted this link: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f17/what-disease-killed-him-318636.html I was determined to find the cause of the false julii " Ebola" looking death. Today, I spoke with my daughter in vet school and she told me it sounded just like VHS, which is most common...

Starting Aug 28 for 60 days. It will be double chlorine for the whole 60 days. Don't know if you need to use extra prime when doing Pwcs To kill brain-eating amoeba in St. John Parish's water system, chlorine 'burn' underway | NOLA.com (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

I'm posting with the hope that this info helps someone researching Brown Algae / Diatoms. I spent 2 weeks reading everything I could on diatoms b/c my big tank had a reoccurring problem with them. None of the articles ever mentioned Lava Rock. I tried phosguard, I changed fish foods, I...

Tropical fish diseases passed to humans: Humans at risk of impetigo, pneumonia from diseases to drug-resistant tropical fish | Mail Online (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

What disease killed this fish? I still have 2 false julii in the tank. After last death I used paraguard. Should I euthanize the last 2? (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

I bought this Aquatop PF15-UV for a 5.5 gallon aquarium. http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-32922797599336/PFUVWebManual.pdf How often do you clean a protein skimmer? Do I just detach it from the unit to clean it? How should I clean it? (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

This article relates that acid followed by bleach does a good job at removing biofilm from silicone. The article was talking about dialysis silicone tubing... But, for us it is still good info should we ever want to disinfect silicone tubing and/or silicone ornaments in the aquarium. Of...

I found this Red Seawead plant at Aliexpress. U have to buy 10 minimum from them. Has anyone seen this plant anywhere? I really want this large plant. (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

I just bought an extra large purple plant and a large blue plant for a winter aquascape. This was summer: This is for fall: For winter: The blue plant will replace the green on the left and the purple will replace the yellow on the right and a white annemonie will replace the pink annemonie...

Please post any optical illusions that have occurred in your tank. They might be real helpful to the rest of us. I thought I might have a new sick fish. I posted. There is a red patch behind the gills. Next day I checked and it was gone. Today it was appearing on him when he was in his...

I just moved this "emerald green cory" from QT to main tank and saw this raised linear white patch on him. I think it might be a scar. Or maybe he got nicked on something. He's normal and happy otherwise. He was in QT 16 days. The bad side: From the top ( white looks raggedy) His other...

This is the only survivor from the 4 false julii I got (8/19/2014) that all died in 1st 24hrs. (All the store's must have died, too, b/c next day entire tank was sold out and they had just gotten them from shipper) he is in QT with 3 healthy false julii from a different store. He has a red...

I found this article giving lifespans and division rates very interesting and informative. Nitrifying Bacteria Facts (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

I've had brown algae in my 82 day old planted tank. I have found the best way to control it is to remove everything, clean it all, and replant. I have a few silk and a few plastic plants. I just discovered yesterday that rotating those should shorten the PWC time. Normally, I make...

I've done this test 2x and keep getting a lime color that doesn't match the card's colors. What is my phosphate level? ( I have brown algae problem so this number is important for me) (Friend of Bill W., One day at a time)

I had 2 sticks of biohome in my betta's filter. His fin rot is definitely back. I removed the filter and will clean it completely for when treatment ( furan 2) is over. I put the 2 sticks of biohome in a cup with a drop of ammonia. Should I throw out the biohome b/c when he's well it might...

I just bought 4 false julii. 1 died last night. 1 died sometime this afternoon. And, 1 was on it's side lifeless and dying. I put clove oil in a container and added the fish. The clove oil did not mix well. I thought the fish dead and started pouring out the water. The fish wiggled. I had...

I was told by the LFS that I was buying Otocinclus. I got home and no true "sucker mouth". I checked the receipt and it said Flying Foxes. I wanted otos b/c of brown algae and b/c they are peaceful. Also, my close vision is too bad to count the number of barbells. What will 2 flying...

I will shortly have 4 2" emerald cory ready to leave QT. I'm going to move them 1 by 1. They are going into a 29gallon with a 50 gallon Aquaclear HOB. How many days do you think I should allow between adding them? Do you think 4 days enough. Or 1 full week between additions? (Friend of...