Recent content by Saf1

Totally agree on the medicines though. Never used them before, should not have started. Ugh its so GREEN.

So I have had the frogs since December, feed them blood worms using aquarium tongs, and they do very well getting to the surface. I did a fishless cycle on the tank according to the article on this site, took approximately 5 weeks, and the water was testing exactly as the article said it should...

So I just completed a fishless cycle on a 36 gallon aquarium (had a tough time cycling it as I had posted in a previous thread) but it seemed like all was well...had ammonia and nitrite levels dropping to 0 per the article on this site and lots of nitrates. Did a complete water change, then...

I don't have a GH/KH test kit but I did a search and according to my utility company our water hardness is 24-49 ppm which it rates at "slightly hard". If there is value added I can get a test kit when I pick my cat up from the vet this afternoon, or is the info from the utility company...

I said it was tap with dechlorinator...no worries. I'll definitely drain and restart, keep better notes. I didn't anticipate problems so wasn't particularly worried about it. I planted 4 plants. Three are doing well, the fourth looks like it's probably pretty much dead but I hadn't pulled it...

The plants aren`t overly huge for the size of the aquarium so I didn't think they'd have a ton of impact...but what I can do is move them to my established tank for a little bit while I cycle the new tank just so we're eliminating a variable. The first time I had to add ammonia I attributed it...

So I'm completely stumped as well. Part of why I haven't posted sooner is just that in my mind this SHOULD be working. The components are all there as far as I know and I keep thinking if I just wait one more day I'll get the reading I expect. I'm aware of that issue with the nitrate kit so I...

So the calculator had me initially dosing at 4mL. I've added smaller doses twice since (maybe 2mL because the ammonia had dropped slowly but never to 0). It's currently testing around 2-4 ppm. I did add more filter media from my established tank about 3 days ago because it seemed like nothing...

I need some input from anyone with experience doing a fishless cycle. I purchased a 36 gallon aquarium on May 18th and set it up the same night. I used the article on fishless cycling from this website to guide ammonia dosing, and I placed filter media from my existing established tank into the...

Well, I admit I wouldn't be sad to be able to stop ordering big boxes of filter cartridges :-). Had no idea I could rinse and reuse. Just looked up filter floss and it looks like you can get a lot for a few dollars, so I'll probably give it a shot...particularly if it will result in a clearer...

Wow thank you that actually helps a lot. They are hang on back filters with the carbon filter cartridges. I usually change the carbon cartridge in my existing one once a week or so when I do my water change. I'd been doing it less but I'm finding since I do struggle with algae that it tends to...

I'll keep the old tank up as well, with plans to spread my existing stock between the two (I'll add additional fish later once everything is established...but I don't know what yet). The new tank did come with a filter. Both are aqueon tanks with aqueon power filters appropriate to the tank sizes.

Huh I don't know. I've had the guppies since October and the ADFs since December...both seem to be doing well. I've seen the frogs in tanks with both guppies and neon tetras at the pet store and assumed (maybe foolishly) that they would all do well together.

Embarrassed to admit this but... I had a tank that was stable and generally happy (ongoing battle with algae but the house is bright, so not much to do but clean the algae out when I see it). It's 15 gallons, had 6 little gray guppies and 2 African dwarf frogs. I'd been itching to introduce...

Try this again... Hm...don't think the algae is showing much in the photos. Will try again in a bit. No plant additives. I'll see what I can find about the water...