Recent content by ice-nine

Looks like I have some Ramshorn Snails in my tank now. Not sure where they came from since I don't have any live plants. Maybe they hitched a ride with the plec I picked up about a month ago.

I just recently started up my 60l tank. Are that many tetras OK in a tank that size?

Hi, I'm Paul. I'm a small, skinny rummy nose tetra who hangs out with 6 other rummy noses in my tank. I mostly keeps to myself these days, hanging out around the plants close to the bottom. My rummy nose is a lighter shade of red which doesn't extend through my eyes like my tank mates. I'm not...

After adding filter media from the established tank I have seen a drastic reduction in nitrites. 36 hours after addition, nitrite levels are around 16ppm. I would, however, like to try removing the mature filter media shortly after nitrites reach zero and see if enough nitrite eating bacteria...

Today a friend of mine made available filter media from a 44 gallon established tank, the media consisted of pretty much everything within his canister filter. After making the transfer, there's lots of gunky goodness in my tank now. The readings over the next week will be most interesting to...

Date-------Ammonia------Nitrite---------Notes 20/01/11---0------------32--------------Dosed 5ml 21/01/11---0------------30--------------Dosed 5ml It looks like the nitrites are dropping finally, though since I'm cutting the sample so much to get a readable level I figure my margin of error is...

Did some watertests on my tapwater and came up with the following values: Ammonia = 0, Nitrites = 0, Nitrates = 0, PH = 6.6 I tested the PH of the tank and it read about 7.6+. This is the maximum that my PH test kit reads. I tried diluting with 50% tapwater and came up with a reading of 7.2...

Hi Fellow Aquarists, here's my aquarium saga so far. My wife and I thought it would be a good idea to get an aquarium for my son for christmas. He's 18 months old and we figure he should get quite a lot of enjoyment out of it. We purchased a bundle package containing the filter, filter medium...