Recent content by gabbagabbahey38

Hey, just bought some nice Amazon Swords and I'm having trouble planting it. Do I need to completely cover all of the roots with gravel or will they find their way? I tried to bury a few but there's just too many 6-8 inch roots to bury them all.

oh wow thanks. I've been very concerned about this (I've been scrubbing the wood non-stop trying to get the black stuff off). I guess I can put it in my tank now! this is normal? http://imgur.com/xcEIe http://imgur.com/iasyF

Is it normal for driftwood to have that black color on the places where it's been cut?

did you mean "plant's don't care"? Okay, I was planning on getting some java mass anyway, so that's perfect. Thanks so much!

okay, I'll try to get that pH down before I add the rock then. One last question, I can't really tell about the driftwood. Some of it looks pretty clean, and then there are parts that look black as if they've been burnt. Is this normal? Here's a link of the picture of the wood, the black part...

okay haha just want to make sure. My pH is running on the high 7's right now, maybe about 7.6-7.8, is that too high to be adding the lava rock?

okay, I'll take it out. I've got about 7 tetras, 3 barbs, and a pleco. Should I be concerned that I scrubbed the driftwood with metal bristles? I know that fish are extremely sensitive to metals...

Hi everyone, I've come across a piece of driftwood and a piece of lava rock. I'm boiling the lava rock now and plan to put it in my tank after a few hours of boiling. Is this enough to just boil with water? Also, I've been soaking and brushing my driftwood daily for about a week. Is it okay to...

only 15 Watts... I didn't realize that it really mattered :sick: ... Will anything grow in that? Can I get a replacement bulb or am I stuck at 15 Watts?

Hello everybody, Today I finally got a hood and a light for my 20 gallon tank and I want to start planting in it. My tank right now consists of 7 tetras, 3 barbs, and a pleco. Not really sure about a few things though: What type of substrate should I use (I only have gravel now) What types of...

Well I've been soaking it and scrubbing it daily... It seems as if there's a thick black coating all over the wood. When I scrub it, the black coating starts to come off and looks like black ink on my fingers. As the wood becomes cleaner, I can see a wood color starting to show up. Is this normal?

okay, I'm soaking it in a bucket of warm water now for a while. What should I use to scrub it with? How many times should I soak it before I put it in the tank?

what do you mean by dodgie? It's been in a basement storage room for years...

Hello, I've come across a beautiful, large piece of driftwood in the past year, but I've been afraid to put it in my tank, as I don't really know where it's been. I know it's been in a tank with frogs years ago. Is there anyway I can completely clean this thing so that I can put it in my tank...

The thing is it's a "biobag" brand filter and it takes filter cartridges. I don't want to just put a new one in because it'll lose all of the bacteria I need from the old filter. Does anyone have any experience with these filters?