Recent content by ACQUAUOMO

Well, thanks to all of you who responded to my post. I believe the major culprit has been the lighting... and I do not mean Sunlight. The tank does not receive any Sunlight but I have the overhead 20W light on a timer and have probably given the environment far too much light. Last evening after...

Greetings: My New, Two Month Old, 30 gal tank is showing signs of Algae, the glass on the back of the tank has some green areas on it. The wood and some of the larger rock as well as the plants are all experiencing this Green Out. I have been careful to check the water several times a week and...

Sorry for the slant on the text and the speed I already own a Ferrari so I don't need to look at racing one. Thanks for your comments I will take them into consideration. I expect I will get around to this project sometime in the future, the fact that I post doesn't imply that I'm in a big...

Oh! I'm not scared off... those days were 40 years ago back in the early 70's in S.E.A. Actually; I enjoy technical stuff, and building a Co2 system would be right up my alley. Many might say I do not need it but, that would dash my desire to build my own system and see the results. I'm sorta...

Well! as Murphy's Law dictates... One question always leads to more than one answer and many more questions. I know I have much to learn but did not realize that this subject had such a check-off list. I was looking in more general terms not Scientific Specifics. Being an Engineer I deal with...

]Greetings: I havoc a large number of plants in my 30 gal tank and am wondering when to begin adding Co2. I have been reading a great deal on the Co2 Systems for gassing the water... but, have found little to nothing about what point one should consider supplementing the tank with Co2. And...

No! much broader. It looks like wide leaves fanned out if you will. It is very soft as it flows with the current like long hair in warm water. It seems to enjoy bonding on plastic... as the rocks and wood do not appear to have any growth on them. Smooth surfaces like the plastic on the filter...

Greetings: Yesterday I noticed a feather like growth white in color growing on the Intake pipe of the water filter. This growth waves around with the current as if it were a very fine leaf. The tank a 30 gal model is made up of the following: a gravel substrate, several artificial rocks, two...

Hello: I started up my tank two weeks ago, I plan to cycle fish free for about 3 more weeks. The tank is a 30 gal model pumped and filtered by a Fluval 205. The pump and filter have been running continuously along with a aeration system running 12 hours per day. There is 5 small fern plants, 1...

Greetings: I'm running into problems testing my aquarium water. I have a 30 gal tank with a Fluval filter/pump system rated for 40 gal. The tank has 6 small plants a gravel bottom and several small rocks. There are no fish as of yet... I decided to go with fish-less cycling the tank and decided...

Ciao: Well, thank you all for the very nice responses to my post. Your information strengthens the point that has been made in a number of books and Internet Sites I have been reading. "Use Ammonia to initiate the proper chemical processes." I have read several times that purchasing Ammonia...

Greetings: I'm new to Aquariums but loathe the term Newbie, we already have far too many Techno-Words now... So I will say I'm a Novice here but no where else. I am cycling my Aquarium a 30 gallon model, and slowly adding aquatic furniture and flora, this process has been ongoing for 4 days...

Greetings: I recently received a Fish Tank a 30 gallon model. I purchased the Fluval Canister Filter Model 205 and this afternoon I completed putting it all together and running it. What I am concerned about is the presence of air in the output within the tank. I expected that I would encounter...

Greetings: My name is Don... I live in N. CA. I just began a project to assemble a 30 gal fresh water tank, rocks, plants and of course fish. I look forward to browsing here and learning from those who have gone before me. Ciao, Don B-)