Recent content by frogger009

Don't know if we are thinking US or OK Gallons here... but 130L is around 34 USG and 170L is around 45 USG. I only think US gallons because I am from Canada... and they are closer... anywho, it would be weird if the susposed inch per gallon rule applied to 1 inch per US gal or 1 inch per UK...

Hi all, Thought I would come and post an update here for those who helped me out in my last thread. All has been going well. The Ick problem has not resurfaced, and the tank has had 0 Ammonia and 0 Nitrite reading for about 3 weeks now. My Nitrates rise very slowly. I dont know if it is...

If it is a milky white clousiness, it is a bacterial bloom. I had the same thing when my tank recycled itself.

True, another problem is, alot of people (like myself) by a kit for their first set up. These kits almost always come with a HOB or Undergravel filter. Unless you are going big, most new people dont even know what a canister filter is.

Some filters though dont have sponge and some ca't even fit a sponge (like a HOB filter). They have framed media, which is harder to work with. I know in my Hange on back, it would be difficult to get a sponge in there without seriously impairing the flow of the filter.

Just a guess here... Maybe your power went out while you were away and stayed off for a prolonged period of time. The bacteria in your filter had no food and died, and now your tank is re-cycling. Like I said, just a guess.

davefish, Had an idea here, as I think we have similar filters. If you have room in the filter, could you add the new cartidge, leave it in there for a week or so, then take out the old cartidge? This would give time for the bacteria to transfer between cartidges? Maybe it would work.

I actually had a similar concern. I have 2 filters running, which I have discussed with some people in my other thread. One is a Hang on Back filter, which has two cartidges, a Bio-Fiber which says never to be replaced and a carbon/mechanical insert, which it says to replace. I also have a...

Yeah, I had some bad advise from the LFS aswell, but managed not to lose any fish by pumping the tank full of chemicals for a week before I found this forum, then with some help and some mature media cycled my tank. If your Bristlenose is anything like my Clown Pleco, you would be lucky to see...

Ok, an update here (sorry have been really busy lately) I believe I had just added the mature media last time I posted on Tuesday or Wednesday. Well, over the next few days I kept doing medium water changes (20-25%), Ammonia started comming down a bit. Then Thursday night, I tested my highest...

I am sure 2 Guppies would have a blast in a 200 gallon. Just do a male and female... soon you will have more lol.

Thanks for all the help guys, I hope to make it through this with no casualties, as even in 4 weeks I have grown attached to my fish. Have learned alot here, decided to get a tank sort of on a whim, and thought I had all the info I needed from the pet shop (yeah right lol). Told me to set the...

Well, another dilemma today. Added the mature media, it is helping the tank cycle. Did a small water change (My Ich med said to do none). Ammonia is STILL 1.5, used more prime to help it. Nitrites read at 0.3 yesterday. Didnt test Nitrates. However, today I have a dilemma. According to the Ich...

Even if you pay by paypal you may not get your money back. I paid for an item by paypal once and didn't recieve it, opened a claim but recieved nothing because the person had no money in their paypal account.

I would like to thank everyone for all their help here. Here is my current plan, pick up mature media on the way home today. Determine where it can ft in. When I get home, continue Ich medication and add mature media to system. Stop with Stability and Prime. Hope for the best.