Recent content by toolman68

Welcome, glad to have you!

As already stated by other posts, I would test the water and then add crushed coral which is an excellent long term fix. My well water is high in kh and low in gh so I add seachem equillibrium occasionally as well since I'm a plant fanatic. After the hardness and ph stabilize we can help you...

I use the strips as a quick check, but the liquid test is much easier to read accurately.

Welcome back to the hobby & to the forum! I too came back to fishkeeping after many years off, you can learn much and get so much stuff/fish on the net.

Welcome, not all former fl people were kicked off in this mass banning either, mine was a year ago. :angel: We all have made stocking mistakes, its not the end of the world. Correct them when you can.

Welcome, I too was on fishlore, up untill a year ago...as toolman. What kind of cichlids do you keep, I'm getting some Neolamprologus marunguensis for my next project.

I do but have not bred the rainbows as they are such slow growers and are in a community tank. My first nonlivebearer to breed will be my next project, I am trying to decide what to get for my 40b melanotaenia kamaka, neolamprologus margunueis, or wild caught f2 betta smaragdina. I may do one of...

I currently have koi swordtails, reqular lfs mutt swordtails, n-class blackbar endlers, red eye tetras, and rainbows, melanotaenia splendida and melanotaenia lacustris. I also keep salt and pepper corys, otos, bn plecos and lots of snails.

Any gamers out there? I'm currently addicted to RDR2. I have a gaming pc, strictly for chating on fish forums.;)

I keep koi swordtails, regular old lfs mutt swordtails and n-class black bar endlers.

Hello everyone, I'm not new to fishkeeping or forums but I have some friends here so I thought I would join. I have 5 tanks of freshwater plants & fish and my wife and I have 3 children and are raising our first two grandchildren....twins like me.

HiAlli, guess who!