Recent content by ray311

Recently painted my 29g... I prefer it painted over the plastic background (have both kinds) . I used a left over can of black acrylic paint. It was a quart or so left and i used a small foam roller, it took 3 coats till perfect for me. And about 1-2 hour dry time in between since light would...

I've had good luck with the tetra airpump as far as quiet-Ness and durability. Its blue, dome shaped and they sell them at walmart. Before I had the check valve I had the pump sitting on top of my light fixture I couldnt hear it at all. Just my 2¢

Ok, due to insufficient water flow in my 29g planted shrimp tank (film on everything, no movement in plants) i did away with air pump and installed a fluval ac 70. i swapped out bio stones about 20% from estabished tank and added part of the sponge from the sponge filter as a pre-filter on the...

Recently set up a 29g lightly planted rcs(10) and silver tip tetra(8) tank... I have a home-made sponge filter with a tetra 10 airpump powering it. Its been running for a week or so now with seeded tank Media. Amonia has lowered to about .25, 0 nitrites, and about 5-10 nitrates as of last...

Update* been a month or so since i have had the lights running. Left them with the reflector plates on and i leave on about 10hrs a day and its still up and running fine. Plants are doing alot better than with out it. I also cut a piece of acrylic for the top to sit on the heat did make it sag...

Well you can house 1 ram.... I had 2 but i guess they were both males and eventually rehomed one cause of constant bullying my 55g. the pictus is cool but he kinda disapointed me since he got lazy. I think prtsmart has a bit more fish than petco more variety, atleast over here.

I have a bothersome black male Molly who chases my other fish regardless of what they are and after much observation i have concluded that he is chasing them when the other fish are pooing! Lol weird, i know. I dont know why but he doesnt harm anyone.

Its looking pretty neat, i actually thought it was a 55g at first glance :-P Is that soil on the bottom layer? How strong is the flow with the filter or is it like a type of sponge filter? I personally have a pictus cat its grown pretty fast its about 3 1/2" long atm but its not as active as...

I recently came across a 10g hood. I Re-painted the inside white with spray paint, recovered reflectors with foil to make it reflect better Since aluminum reflectors were dull. I also changed out the incandescent bulbs with 26w daylight cfl's giving what should be 52watts. Only issue i am...

I think you guys are right. macrobrachium ohione to be more exact, if my research isnt mistaken! I never looked up the species now. Lol. Well just to give some info on it, I have had it for about 6 months now and it is a very interesting shrimp to look at when it is out and about. It eats small...

Wondering if anyone has ever kept this type of shrimp?

When you would initially do the water changes, was it with dechlorinated water? Chlorine kills the beneficial bacteria on the bio media, which would put you on the start of he cycle. It accidentally happend to me once.

Update*** Its been about two weeks, and things seem to be going well. I still have the ghost shrimp (-1 crawfish ate him) and the mollies have been relocated. The only "problem" is that he/she only seems to eat bloodworms i feed it by dangling them on the water top.