Recent content by Zephyrkaze

This is true. I thought the article was great with many good pointers but it fails to address that you don't need a self-starter or to suck on the end of the tube as long as the bucket is lower than the tank. Although to be more specific, sometimes I have to jiggle the vac in an up-down motion...

Thanks guys! I can bet I'll have more questions once I have some time to do the reading I was linked to, but for now I just wanted to let you know: message received!

Hello all, I am new to keeping fish and have made many mistakes right off the bat. I'm hoping you guys can help me out. I've tried to detail everything below but I included a list of my questions at the bottom. We recently purchased (at least three weeks ago, I'm bad with time) a 40 gallon...