Recent content by BigN_187

I honestly couldnt find a date anywhere on my bottle, but considering what you said about there not being a strong smell, I guess I'll play it safe and just throw it all out. As for the water changes, yeah. I usually don't risk it even though I know they can handle it, but I was just asking...

I'm about to replace evaporated water, and when I opened the water treatment/purifier, I noticed it has an incredibly foul odor. The brand is TetraAqua Aqua Safe. I picked it up at a yard sale a couple weeks ago. It's never been used, but I just want to make sure this is normal before I treat...

Alright, thanks for the information. I do have a separate tank set up that I was going to use for breeding bettas, so I have that. What else do I need to do? Is there anything I can do to provide "shade" (for lack of a better term) in the tank besides plant it heavily? Will I move them after...

Honestly, I highly discourage the use of any medications like that. It's a pain to successfully kill the parasites that way, it will stain (almost) any plastic in your tank, and you have to do water changes about every day. What species do you have in your tank? Are they all tropical? I so, I...

Yeah, I remember posting somewhere online when I was deciding on a filter, asking which one I should get. Lots of people warned me about that, so I've been very careful ever since. I really believe that I have just one last question now, lol. And it's about the media again. I was looking at the...

Long story short, I have a 55 gallon tropical community tank. I currently have 8 neons. In the tank, is a "cave" I put in to provide hiding spots for my invertebrates and fish that require that. Almost exactly a week ago, I noticed that two neons kept going into the cave. I decided to look...

Okay, first of all, sorry for double-posting. Most forums, it's against the rules, but I'm still new here and I don't know how to edit posts, or if you even can. I finally got my Internet back up, however, I was not able to actually take pictures of the filters just yet. It's 1:30am here so I...

I think if I arrange the media the way we agreed on, the water would overflow on to the top of the sponges first, then down to the ceramic, therefore utilizing the sponges as pre-bio mechanical filtration. If not, I have another idea for that one. There are two spots (where the water overflows...

That sounds about right for the top fin, yeah. So just to confirm, for that one, I want to "stack" the media, with ceramics(bio) on the bottom, filling the chambers half way with it, and then the sponges on top of that for mech filtration? As for the penguin, I'm still a little confused on the...

Ok, I think I could possibly figure it out on my own, but I don't trust my judgment 100%. So, as far as the filters, one is a marineland penguin 350 w/ bio wheels (I think that's the right size/model - my tank is 55g and its rated a little higher than that.) The other is a TopFin 60. I don't...

Ok great. I actually found something that I was planning to use as mechanical filtration, but maybe it would be better used as something else? Its an algae remover pad. Basically a rough, coarse sponge. No chemicals, nothing like that. I checked. The water flows through them pretty well and...

Alright, thanks for the answers. Okay, last (couple of) questions now. :D 1) In terms of media, what is the best option? Should I use multiple kinds (ie. ceramic, plastic, sponge) or should I just stick with one kind, such as sponge or bio-bag material (I cant recall the proper word.)? If...

Oh, right. I probably would've found that out if I would've read a little longer on the help pages. Thanks for clearing that up. :)

Right now I just have my mid.ground planted. Mainly pennywort (or something very similar), one other kind of plant, the name of which I can't recall, and a sword. I have a fairly tall tank. Its 55 gallons, and 4ft wide. I was thinking of putting some anacharis in, because of the way it grows...

When I try to view a "personal conversation", I get this message: [#10226] You are not allowed to use the private messaging system. Why? I've activated my account (Obviously). Everything else seems to be working fine. Why is this happening?