Recent content by therlinger

I am also in the process of doing a fishless cycle with ammonia. From everything that I've read, I see a couple of things that might be causing your problems. First, the ammonia with surficants. You really need to get some ammonia without them. I understand it might be very difficult to find...

there is sand that is appropriate for freshwater fish. Some sand is for marine tanks only, but the ones you can use with freshwater will say so on the package. I don't necessarily think there are any "downfalls" to using it. I think it depends on a number of factors, whether or not you have a...

I bought a giant pyrex cookie jar at wal-mart for my betta. It holds about two and a half gallons and comes with a lid! It was about 12 dollars and worked wonderful. It was big enough for an undergravel filter and made a beautiful addition to my kitchen bar!

Also, I have another question. I have an established 30 gallon tank. For my new 55 gallon, I have a HOT magnum 250 filter. Could I take the new filter and add it to my established 30 gallon tank? That should start the cycling process for the filter, shouldn't it? Then I could just transfer...

I have a 55 gallon tank that I'm getting ready to set up for the first time. It's going to house African Rift Lake cichlids. But, to cycle it, I was wondering if I could use ghost shrimp. I don't know if this will work or not. I'm looking for information. I was thinking that if I put a fair...

Hi everyone! My name is Tina. I live in central Florida and have recently gotten back into the hobby. I had tanks when I was younger. I got away from it in my early twenties as I had much more pressing things to accomplish, like partying and school. But, now that I'm married and have two...