Recent content by mike126

Thanks Miah. It is a little overboard for the 10 gallon. I am planning on moving up to a 30 gallon as soon as I finish the stand.

Hi all! I am probably ready to clean my Eheim 2213 for the first time and wanted some advice. I'm using it in a very small tank (10 gallons) so it is probably not that dirty. The filter was put in use in October. Other than rinsing the filter pads, do I need to change or rinse any of the...

Wilder - It is a 10 gallon tank with about 7 fish (guppies and a molly and tetra). I have just finished the nitrogen cycle so it was likely due to water quality. The white spot is just white no redness. His body looks ok but he definately is lethargic and stays towards the bottom. He does...

I have an orange Molly that has a white spot (about 1mm wide) on its head. He also has slight red streaks on his tail fin. He's been hanging around the bottom of the tank for a few days and looks lethargic. I am setting up a hospital tank tonight to move him into. Thanks, Mike

Thanks guys for the feedback. I'll keep reading and researching. I also need to talk to my LFS about possibly buying RO water to start.

Hey guys, thanks for all of the encouragement and feedback. I'm definately excited about the possibilities with a marine tank. I'll do some more research on tanks, LR, and skimmers. I ahve a pretty good LFS that only deals in marine. They seem to have a good staff and a healthy selection of...

I'm thinking about starting a marine tank. My kids and I have been working on a small 10 gallon tropical tank for about a month. The plan was to increase the size of the tank if they showed interest and commitment to the fish. So far so good. However, my wife and I are enjoying the fish more...

Well my company network blocks all of the pictures so I'll have to wait until I get home tonight to see the graphs. Thanks for the feedback on these. I did pick up an API master kit so I should be good to go. This has been a good practice with the 10g tank in prep for a 30 or 45. My wife and...

Yum salami on rye! Does anyone have or know of a chart that illustrates the relationship of the nitrates, nitrites and ammonia in a nitrogen cycle? I'm curious to see if there is a mapping of the values as an indicator to where you are in the cycle.

Hey guys thanks for the responses. I'm in no way giving up. Late last night I did a second water change so for the day it totaled 50%. I'm using Prime based on MW's recommendation. I do have some ammonia in the tap water. The tank levels for ammonia are dropping so I guess my bacteria is...

Lana - I'm using a liquid test for the ammonia and paper test strip for the nitrates/nitrites etc. I was going to pick up the API kit tomorrow. I'll do a larger water change of around 40%. I have 6 fish, guppies, mollies and a black skirt. Thanks, Mike

Well here's where I am..... this is a fish-in cycle I upgraded my powerfilter that came with the tank to an Eheim 2213. Yes, it is over kill for my 10g tank. I did that since we will be moving up to a larger tank in a couple of months. The new filter is working fine once I got the flow rate...

WD - thanks for the reply. I spoke with Eheim yesterday and the tech support guy said I can restrict the outflow only and to do it slightly. I did redirect the flow to be almost horizontal on the surface. The fish are doing better. Mike

I just got a Eheim 2213 for a rather small tank (10 gallons). I know it's over kill but we are planning on getting a 30 gallon soon. Anyway, it comes with 2 sets of shut off valves that splice into the inflow and outflow lines. Can I use these valves to adjust the flow rate so the fish are...

Given the choice between the canisters and power filters, which do you think woud be a better setup in terms of filter efficiency and maintenance? What I like about the canisters is you can hide the filter unit and the tank is not as cluttered looking. Although the power filters seem pretty...