Fishtank Supply

fishtank supply

Finally, some passing reminders about issues of water quality and husbandry. With respect for the investment you will make on a large system in money and livestock be sure to quarantine all new specimens separately in isolation (a proper QT) for a full four weeks without exception. This includes all plants, algae, fishes, invertebrates anything brought home wet! The ramifications of admitting a parasite, pest, or disease i

fishtank supply

Dutch/Wet-Dry/Trickle Filtration: Next

During the late seventies, up through the 1980s and continuing with refinements, the modified sewage treatment technology was/has been/is a great leap forward in improving and maintaining better water quality. To a large degree, these units not only herald, but brought on the mini-reef revolution in aquarium keeping.

Such systems employ a wet and dry area above a separate sump to promote the activity of nitrifying microbes, outside of the disturbances of the main tank. The trickled outflow is well-ox

.. of Schedule 40 construction... a comment though: there are times, places where some fittings, like unions, may only be available in Schedule 80 (rated fro 800 psi)... and applications like thread in adaptors (as in nipples to/from pump volutes) where Schedule 80 makes sense... But do avoid thinner walled PVC (e.g. Schedule

It was to be placed prominently in the center of the tank. One of my E. G. Danner/Supreme Mag-Drive 1200 return pumps was to supply it with water flow through 1 PVC pipe reduced down to at the junction to the Motion unit. When I first got the tank setup, it ran beautifully, rotating nicely and consistently, for all of three days. Then it jammed. I removed it, cleaned it, and returned it into pla

Each fish also limits the growth of the other fish by secreting growth-limiting hormones (GLH) into the water, which explains why some fish grow more rapidly than others.

Unfortunately, if a tank is overcrowded, fish that grow large in the wild will become deformed, as bone growth often exceeds muscle growth when oxygen levels arent high enough. Other fish are simply crowded out and die "mysteriously." This happens frequently in saltwater aquariums that are overstocked

Reply to Need more fishy advice please

julesangel posted a reply:

hi guys...
since you all wrote that....

ive cycled water, tested ph again ..tried nearly everthing you al suggested(thanks by the way)

Ive been still to scared...to get more fish...
Angel fish

angel fish

Angel Fish Pterophyllum altum (back) & scalare (front)

After keeping and breeding Angel fish for a couple of years I decided to replace them for a group of discus fish, that was about 10 years ago. At that time the beautiful Altum Angel fish ( Pterophyllum.

Need help with DIY Moonlights
I'm looking for ideas to put moonlights in my 30 gallon Eclipse system hood. Where you guys get your Moonlights from, I check Canadian Tire & HD, they don't have it and BA and e-bay costing a lot. Any ideas how to make them or places to get them from. Thanks!.

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Moonlights: Marina Brand; White Light unit with adapter: $13.99 LED unit w/cord $6.99 Connection box w/adapter $11.99 Regards, Kevin.