Recent content by chadbt

Thought you'd like an update. The fish all seem fine. A few strands of thread here and there, but all in all, the tank looks alright. Thanks for the kind words! Chad

Here's the story. I recently set up a tank, borrowing about five pounds of gravel from my son's well established tank to "seed" the tank with good bacteria. I put it in a knee-high panty hose. Could I leave well enough alone? No. I transferred it into a plastic strainer so that I could stir...

Thanks to George Farmer and all those posting in the pinned topic Nutrafin CO2 Basic User Guide. All I can say is WOW. Put it in Saturday night. By Sunday night my plants all looked better. Visible growth, better color. Now Tuesday afternoon and the plants are simply thriving. :hyper...

I wondered if Rena would be recommended. And thanks for the tips on use for the ugf. Happy Fish!

Thank you for the responses! 29 Gal US tank size, I'll be leaving the ugf in for quite a while, as it won't hurt. May even get a powerhead and run it in reverse as recommended elsewhere. The tank is cycled, I did that by borrowing a bunch of gravel from my son's well established tank, and...

It's my fault! My happy return to the tropical fish hobby was marred a bit by my "expertise" from so many years ago. Found a great used aquarium set-up, complete except for gravel and the NOW OBSOLETE undergravel filter. And of course because I used to be an expert, I marched right out and...

Thank you for the nice welcome! Heater? Yes. Temperature set at 78. As a precaution I'm doing 10-20% water changes daily. The fish are behaving as if all is well. Sorry I don't know what a Biord is, but the gravel is from a well seasoned tank with undergravel filter I helped set up a...

Hello All, Forums are so darn cool! Imagine life without them...only a few years ago! B) Twenty-ish years ago I spent a year working in a very nice pet shop specializing in fish, so I learned a lot, but I've forgotten much, I'm sure. Here's my new setup; 29 Gal US. Standard...