Recent content by Ram419

I've been using the magic eraser since I heard it mentioned on these forums. I thought the same thing at first that it had chemicals on it but it doesn't.

Substrate: Fluval Bio Stratum, Aquarium Gravel Substrate for Aquatic Plant Growth, 4.4 lb Hardscape: Spider Wood, Rock, Underwater Treasures Log with Hideout Fish Ornament, Seiryu Stone Plants: Dwarf Sagittaria Subulata, Anubias Barteri (2), , java moss, duckweed, and a couple plants I'm not...

Bug Bites are good as Magnum mentioned as well as Hikari Tropical Sinking Wafers. Both are on Amazon.

...and there's platy fry now

Blue green algae (aka cyanobacteria). I've had it in a couple of my freshwater tanks. Only thing that worked for me was using Ultralife Blue Green Slime Stain Remover. It didn't take much to get rid of it. As for the nitrates, I'm not sure I understand. You say you want to increase them, why is...

This is Teagan. My wife found him at her mother's apartment complex a couple years ago and adopted him. He's a butthead. Very dominant with the other, older cats we have. He also was in an accident with a car which crushed his hip and he had to have surgery for. So prob the most expensive cat...

Agreed on the plants. I've got a 40 gal pond in the back yard, I have a small foam air filter on it but also a very large plant growing out of it. Before I got that plant there was nitrate build-up. After, I haven't seen any nitrates since it's been established. I use the foam air filter from...

I've always used Sprayway glass cleaner as it's ammonia free. Even then, I try not to spray it around but rather on the paper towel I'm using to wipe with.

Yeah, I looked for females at two stores today and didn't see any.

Thanks for the advice guys. I was able to return them. I kept one and got some platys as a tank mates and some more plants.