Recent content by gilpi

Beautiful tanks!! But... the maintenance would take a lot of my retired time and $$$. Congratulations, I only wish.

Step back, take a breather and go over the fittings again. Did this come with instructions? If the leak is coming out of threaded fittings, Teflon tape can help. And it is not normal to have any leaks.

You can't contact the seller and explain your problem?

Been using two Fluval 203 canister filters since the early 90’s and still running strong. So those are my favorite.

…Yes.

^^^ I second the massive water change. ^^^

Who says you should only do a "partial" water change?

Fishkeeping is a hobby, hobbies need dedicated time. There are gadgets that will make your water changes and your hobby easier to maintain, I was done carrying buckets years ago, I now use a hose. There are other exceptions I guess... People traveling, working long hours etc and of course, these...

Im probably late for the party but 1-Why use RO water? 2-Forget the bacteria in a bottle, donate your $$ to the poor. 3-Test kits will drive you crazy. 4- Do not change the filter media, rinse only and re-use. This is where your bacteria lives. 5-Seachem Prime, good. 6-Frequent water changes...

Sorry to read about your issues with your canister filter. I use a pair of ancient 30 year old Fluval filters that are very quiet but occasionally when they do make noise, it has to do with air inside of them. What I usually do other than the on/off thing, before I turn them on, I make sure they...

The filter is where most of your beneficial bacteria lives, not too many people talk about this anymore. When you cycle a tank, you’re basically cycling the filter or maturing it till it’s safe to add fish. The bacteria, once it has flourish, needs the water passing through it, one of the...

Lots of water changes.

All my tanks have been Aqueon for the last 20 years. That said, last month after running a 40 gallon for more than a year, leveled and on a flat surface, emptied out on me on the floor, poor silicone job. But I went back and got another one!

Reading your first post, two things that raised a red flag for me. First, that all your readings are at ”0” even the nitrates. Second, cleaning the filters every 4/5 weeks, it takes that many weeks or more to cycle a filter. Not sure exactly how you clean your filter but an uncycled system can...

I wonder how Lynnzer made out with his saltwater tank adventure?