Recent content by smudgeman

I wanted to know what people thought about this mod to a penguin 330 bio wheel power filter I currently have it on my 55gal tank so Im pretty sure its a little under sized for the real world. Though I got it when I purchased the tank as part of the deal on craigslist. heres a link to the...

its a male... I wanted to put him in his own tank 10gal with the mollies and the adf and maybe something else.... but significant other thinks he was sad he was in the 10gal so wanted him back in the 55gal. idk, but I think he will probably need to be put in the 10gal for his own good. I think...

its a common pleco as far as I know. no the tank needs to cycle just asking for recommendations for the future.

does dechlor go bad after a while??? Im using the dechlor I got when I got this tank since I ran out of my usual brand. Though I look it up online and the product label isnt even the same anymore. My bottles all orange and states 3 drops per gallon. The new updated bottle states 5 drops per...

lost one of the starburst fish. it was upside down and then would try to swim then sink to bottom.... died.... I feel terrible.. Happened a little after I did a water change. 2hrs roughly. ammonia is done to where it should be but I dont know why it happened. Maybe the damage was already done...

hi I really dont post here often last time I really posted was when I got a 30gal tank for like $30 that I had to resilicone. Now I have a 55gal tank with wood stand + power filter + 2 hoods & 1 light (other light missing) + lots of meds/declor for $50 pretty sweet deal. Right now I have: 3...

ok update..... ammonia came down its like 2.0 was 4.0 thats why I was freaking out because it seems really high ph has actually come down... its like 7.4 I guess as I do water changes I'll slowly be removing the buffer I put in there. So maybe it will help it even out on its own. Didnt check...

high Ive been trying to cycle my tank for a few weeks now and its not going well. Ive been living in a motel since I was homeless on christmas and we just finally moved into a new house. In the meantime the fish have been at a friends house who lived over 70miles away. Now I have to cycle my...

Theyre all female except for one. The betta doesnt have large fins but its possible to keep him with the adfs. He doesnt bother the fish or the adf. Just does his own thing. I figured the tank would be too small for the fish I asked about. Not going for any perticular look. Just saw some...

I recently purchased a 30gal tank for $20 that needed resiliconing. I siliconed with properly rated aquarium safe silicone using tips found here and it holds water fine. Im going to use an aquaclear 200 HOB filter and an airpump. Going to install a tank heater too. Wanted to know what people...