Recent content by Samfoy

Patience will win the day. I have all 3 species of Rams in separate tanks and will keep it that way. Lemon Tetras could be my schooling fish - what else?

Yes, I plan on taking 3 nano tanks of fish to Texas - not happy to do this. I have 3 substrates, 3 tank sizes, lights, and different freshwater fish. I would like to buy something like 2 40 breeders, 1 more 29, 4 20 longs and a few 10 or 15 gallons to take with me. Setting up in Texas will be...

Schooling tetras might do the trick. Skirts or rasboras?

My tank will only be up for another 2-4 months till we move 1500 miles. I am trying to safely experience fish and plants until then. All is well with my tank now. Temp is at 81. My rams and apistos are at the bottom 1/3. I'm looking for something that will swim in the middle.

I have a cycled 29 gallon that needs a center piece fish. The tank has its clean-up, M/F pair Bolivian Ram, M/F pair Apisto, and 4 playful Limia fish. Should I add an Electric Blue Acura work? I'm looking for a splash of color and personality.

And yes, Manzanita is great for birds of all sizes as a perch. The varied branch widths are good for their feet.

Manzanita is pretty straight forward and not a lot of twist and turns like other wood we put in aquariums. So, when positioning a major branch would you place it like just fail in the tank or straight up like it is growing out of ground? Aquascaping question I know!

I want the wood for its looks and unique shapes. How long will the red in the wood last I wonder?

Living in central California I readily have access to Manzanita trees and bushes. I assume I can place this in any freshwater tank. Can I and how do I prepare it to go in a tank?

I need to silicone up a hole chamber 2 in this AIO Spec. The tank already has water in it. What silicone should I use that I can apply and then patch that hole under water?

Ok, how well do I clean out the media chambers on this first cleaning after cycling is done after 3 weeks? Do I rinse the bags of Matrix bio media and its foam holder and vac the junk at the bottle of the chamber?

I only need them for 7-8 months until I brake the tank down for our move. Hoping that this will work.

22"L x 11.5 W x 17H I'll take a picture after I do it's first water change and cleaning of media area.

Looks like I'm going with Siamese algae eaters and cory's. Thanks tho

OK - I just tested. 0 amm. , 0 nitrite , and 20ish nitrate. PH is 7.5. All I have to deal with is fuzz on the spider wood and a bit of brown algae. Yah! I think I need some help cleaning the algae. What do you suggest for this 16 gallon? Water change too, finally!!! I am on the fence with Rams...