Recent content by GaryNH

Thanks Wet, I was very negligent on water changes I guess. 50% every two weeks I would think. He perks up slightly but dashes around the tank. Seems to be tilting to the side a bit. I can't tell if the medication is working. He's starting to look a little ragged now. Gary

Had my male Barney for about 6 months now. Very sluggish, no outward signs of anything. Rests on top of a plastic plant next to the filter motor and won't come out to eat at all for the last 3-4 days. Found him on the bottom of the tank yesterday and thought he was dead. He went back up to the...

I have a 29 gallon tank that I'm starting up. How deep should be gravel be, and how much should I buy? Have a tank back filter. Gary

My neighbor always uses aquarium salt in his tank. Is this a normal additive? Gary

Thanks Maggie, I chucked the UGF. The Aquapure is a tank back hanger with sponge and charcoal. I'll use that until I dig up the cash for an Eclipse. I'm using the UGF powerhead to move the water around while it's cycling. Gary Semper Fi USMC '71-'75

Ready to start the new tank! Cleaned it all out, no gravel in it, nothing. Filling it with tap (well) water. Ph runs about 7.0-7.2 out of the tap. There was an Aquapure 200 with it that I'm going to run. I plan on filling it and running the filter for about a week. Suggestions, again?? I want a...

OK on the water exchange but can you tell me why? If it is being filtered, with a "state of the art" bio Eclipse...isn't that the whole idea of having a filter? Gary

Thanks, I'd forgotten about the Corys. Yup a two gallon with a little Eclipse on it. Another question, with a filtered tank do I still need to do the water exchange as often? Gary

I have a Betta in a 2 gallon filtered tank. Would a small catfish help to clean up leftover bloodworms and such? Suggestions? Thanks, Gary

Neighbor gave me his 30 gal w/working UGF and powerhead. Just enough water left in it to cover the gravel. Here's my dilemma: tank glass is pretty crappy and needs a good cleaning. I dont' know whether to keep the functioning UGF w/bacteria bed or dump the whole thing, clean thoroughly and use...

Thanks for all of the replys! Good info from all. My wife picked up the frozen packs and they did defrost about halfway on the trip home. Should still be OK to re-freeze? I did Fancy Guppies before and am thinking about them again. Actually were mixed tanks but I focussed on the Fancies. Tanks...

Thanks! Appreciate the tip and the welcome. Used to raise fish years back and got away from it. My wife brought the Betta home last week, and tonight my neighbor calls and offers me a free 30 gal, w/UGF, powerheads, stand and all the fixings. Guess I'm getting back into it! Regards and thanks...

I had a betta given to me the other day. The pet store sold me frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp. I opened up one of the squares of bloodworms and dropped part of it in the tank. The thing expanded to about a million of them! A. Do you feed them one or two at a time or by the bunch B. I have...