Recent content by tpl7370

How long are you running your lights? I have a timer on my lights so that they come on and go off at the same time everyday, giving my fish a stable amount of light. I have heard that brown algae is ofter the result of not enough light. Mine are on 8 - 12 hours a day depending on whether it...

You shouldn't need anything for the ammonia if your tank is properly cycled!!! Philip

My fiancé is always mad at me for stepping in and saying something, but my view is that I am preventing harm to the fish and needless money spent by new hobbiest. The removal of chlorine can be sped up by pumping air into the water. Philip

Hello Darbee, Air always takes the path of least resistance. My guess would be that you have a defective airstone. You said that you tried changing the airstones, but did you swap them? How long have you had your airstone? Could it be dirty? When I had my ugf I had plastic airstones that I...

My lfs sells backgrounds that are of Atlantis and other ruins. They look awesome! Philip

I use two five gallon buckets so I can be filling and siphoning at the same time. I use a cut out milk jug to add the water back into the tank. Philip

Exactly what I do!!!

I have tried that, but I never had wany success.

When acclimating them to your water make sure you add a little of your tank water to the bag while they float. Keeping adding a little bit more over a period of about an hour. I usually add no more than 1 tsp at a time. This will allow the pH in the bag to come closer to your pH. Their nose...

I like TFH and Aquariums USA Philip

Thanks Guppy, I forgot to mention letting the new filters run. That is very important. If you have a bio-wheel that and let it run for a couple of weeks you will not see any amonia spikes, but you will see nitrite spikes. The reason for this is that the bacteria that eats nitrites lives only...

I removed my ugf from both my 10 gallons. One I did it with no fish in the tank and the other while the fish were in there. I do not know what size tank you have, and that will make a big difference, but I found that leaving the fish in there was easier on me. My tank in my sig with the...

Make sure you get a thermometer because 24°C will actually feel quite cool to you since your body temp is around 37°C. Philip

I personaly use Wardley WATERCARE CHLOR OUT. You add five drops per gallon of water (before you add the water to your tank) and the 4 fl.oz. bottle treats 679 US gallons of water. It does not adjust Ph, amonia, nitrIte, or nitrAtes. I only stated that chlorine and chloramine natraly evaporate...

Your lfs will have drops or powders that you can add to your water. Both chlorine and chloramine will evaporate in about 24hrs. Philip