Recent content by Jan Cavalieri

UPDATE for those that know me sort of. I have been to hell and back since my last post. So this is really kind of goodbye. Basically have been in the hospital of and on the last couple of weeks. After my last post which turned rather personal. I was freaking out. In the end I just have...

First part is fluff as usual from me, so you can skip it LOL. I just felt like getting it out of my head since the experience (especially under the influence of massive doses of narcotics and barbiturates and low oxygen levels) Bad week at my house, fell twice, then vomited for 2 solid days...

You give such good personal advice. I just returned from an overnight stay at one of our big hospitals - the other one got bought out by a corporate chain (It was a catholic hospital before where it seemed all the bad doctors were asked to leave the big one. Well, I thought by now that it...

Colin, that's what I've been thinking. I can only go by how my step=mother's unit looked, and it was always spotless. But she's the kin of person that eats at the table even if she's alone while I eat off the coffee table if I'm by myself and make a huge mess. I also have a cat and a litter...

Why not put it through another cycle or two. Add some ammonia and see what happens. My aquariums may cycle just fine but I always do it a second time for two reasons: 1. To make sure my first cycle wasn't a flop and 2. To build up additional levels of bacteria - it can't hurt and this time it...

Personally II'd get a 75 gallon or 90 gallon for two angel fish of that size and use them as the center piece. I really don't think a 50 gallon is large enough - but then again you don't have a lot of fish in it.

It ended itself and wouldn't let me edit it. I suspect the cat was involvedl So look at the next post.

with protein skimmer, filtration and a heater and input and output water hoses. (sorry I had a screen glitch and it won't let me edit the first post) - I have measuring devices, RO/DI that make plenty of water over about 2 days to fill the tank. It's stored in Brute trash cans (food...

Last April sometime I bought a Biocube - 32 gallon to be used as a reef tank. Not sure it was any cheaper to do it with a Biocube but the guidance is there. I'm 61 with "end-stage" COPD. My doctors give me about 5-7 yrs left to live - and everytime I get sick it accelerates that process, My...

Very impressive especially when you consider how big the oceans are - you were really lucky to see all that!

Good reply Colin - but do you know how long it took me to make enough water the first time I hate the thought of draining it - but you're probably right. I was just testing it so I'll stop for now until I grow the new RO/DI water and turn it to salt water. That was a pretty easy thing to do...

awe thank you - I've missed it here and missed researching out the answers myself but I desperately want to get this reef tank off the ground - I feel like I've wasted so much time and money and this is THE place to go for answers or at least get pointed in the right direction!

I love my plecos. They are busy guys eating all the algae. Now I once had a pleco that was so cool looking I paid $110 for him. Navy blue with white polka dots. He lived in his hideaway for several years and we only saw him when we cleaned the aquarium. Expensive mistake. A cichlid that...

Long time since I've posted, not for all good reasons - a rash of deaths in the family - ALL my aunts and uncles on my mother's side have now passed away, of course before this round of deaths I lost both my parents and my husband and my dog all pretty close together - but this last round of...

OH and just an FYI - I have 307 and a 407. No issues with the 307 but constant leaking coming from the side of the lower half of the filter. I just think there is a small crack in the body of the filter but the Fluval people sure don't. They are just so convinced it's either the O-Ring...