Recent content by BrianM41

I only have fish in my community aquarium in my living room but I leave my lights on about 9 hrs a day . But I tend to watch my fish more than the TV or my computer so I want my lights on so I can view them better . It does cause an algae problem , but I have to take the good with the bad , so...

We need to know more about your aquarium to give you a better answer . What type of filter , what size and what type of filter media are you using ? Are you using activated carbon , and if so are you rinsing it out very , very well before putting it in the filter housing ? How many small fish...

Agreed , I love that smell . I equate it as the same feeling i get when I first open a new hard cover book's cover and smell that smell of fresh paper and ink . Maybe it is because I am ate up with fish keeping and I am always scheming to figure out a way to squeeze another aquarium somewhere in...

I bury them next to my rose bushes . Between that and using my fish water after a PWC makes for some beautiful plants .

I used to be into UGFs' . They were just too much of a hassle and added undue stress on my fish when I needed to do a complete tear down of my aquascape to give it a good cleaning under the plates . I didn't want clunky boxes hanging from my set-ups either , but the ease of care of my HOBs' won...

I use a python myself . but here is how I do it . I add some of dechlor and then I start filling the tank , when I finish topping off my tank , I add the rest of the required dechlor . What type of Dechlor do you use and what size container do you use ? I could give a better answer . For...

Correct me if I am wrong , did you mean charcoal instead of coal ? First let me state that I worked in the coal industry , running tests on coal for electric power companies so I know a little something about coal . Coal and activated carbon/charcoal are two different animals . Coal as a filter...

Hello all , I'm new here so I thought I would introduce myself . My name is Brian , I'm a long time fish keeper . I have two 30 Gal and a 20 . All now community set-ups . Dreaming of bigger tanks but due to space issues I have to stick with the 30's in different parts of the house , what can a...