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by seuadr
Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Catappa Leaves
Replies: 1
Views: 703

Re: Catappa Leaves

I heard that catappa leaves were good for fish because they improve water quality and the eliminate fungus and certain diseases in aquariums. I also heard it's good for triggering breeding in fish. Does anyone here have any experience with these leaves and there effects and benefits for freshwater ...
by seuadr
Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dynamic Environments Help Fish
Replies: 32
Views: 15088

Re: Dynamic Environments Help Fish

i guess i'm lucky - i've got a pea puffer, so i can plant the crap out of my tank! :D of course, right now i am losing a battle with hair algae, so it's not the happiest looking tank. just pulled a bunch of stuff today and replaced it with cuttings from my other tank. I had an amano shrimp that was ...
by seuadr
Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:20 am
Forum: Freshwater Tanks
Topic: Media Question (and other stuff)
Replies: 35
Views: 3188

Re: Media Question (and other stuff)

RTR wrote:You are correct that most "instant" cycling products do not work, but some do. The trick is to get one that works.
i've just tried Dr tim's "one and only" which seems to work pretty good!
by seuadr
Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MICHIGAN MEMBERS - I may need your help!!
Replies: 4
Views: 308

Re: MICHIGAN MEMBERS - I may need your help!!

my small puffer tank has a wet/dry sump system. i have mechanical filtration and 750g of bio blocks and a purigen pad. the larget tank has a fluval 205 canister with 1500g of bio blocks and several stages of mechanical filtration, and a purigen pad. last night i stopped at the LFS on the way home fr...
by seuadr
Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MICHIGAN MEMBERS - I may need your help!!
Replies: 4
Views: 308

Re: MICHIGAN MEMBERS - I may need your help!!

Do a 90% WC, cleaning the substrate well & add Tetra's Safestart to the filter. I have recovered several crashed tanks this way. because the root tabs disentegrated in the substrate, i had to remove it to be sure that i got all of the chemicals out. I did add api's version of safe start last ni...
by seuadr
Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MICHIGAN MEMBERS - I may need your help!!
Replies: 4
Views: 308

MICHIGAN MEMBERS - I may need your help!!

Last night, my puffer tank crashed. I believe it was due to poor quality root tabs (i should have known better) anyhow. i have been thinking about a QT tank, but i do not have the equipment, nor the funds to set one up at the moment. I am trying to re-cycle that tank as quickly as possible, but i re...
by seuadr
Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:06 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: ideas on feeding my dwarf puffer
Replies: 14
Views: 3835

Re: ideas on feeding my dwarf puffer

An odd thing is having a few Moss Balls floating about as I swear my DP finds tiny water insects in these Balls. I think these balls are little reservoirs of potential live food. Cheers Jerry :D that might be it! he munches on it from time to time after swimming around it and carefully inspecting i...
by seuadr
Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:14 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: ideas on feeding my dwarf puffer
Replies: 14
Views: 3835

Re: ideas on feeding my dwarf puffer

Thanks for the heads up..had not thought of that..

Guess ill just have to have 3 tanks ;)
by seuadr
Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:23 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: ideas on feeding my dwarf puffer
Replies: 14
Views: 3835

Re: ideas on feeding my dwarf puffer

well, i found out that puff will eat bloodworms and brine shrimp now that he is comfy in the tank, but i really like the idea of trying to culture some daphina and snails, possibly even some black worms. I scored a good deal on a used biocube 8 that i am planning on turning into a planted shrimp tan...
by seuadr
Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:26 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: ideas on feeding my dwarf puffer
Replies: 14
Views: 3835

ideas on feeding my dwarf puffer

he must be snacking on snails, because i didn't have any unoccupied shells in the tank before him ;) but i'm trying to consider variety and long term food supplies for him. I know that he will eat frozen stuff, cause i've watched him, however, i like the idea of providing live foods. now, correct me...
by seuadr
Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:19 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Moral dilemma
Replies: 17
Views: 1978

Re: Moral dilemma

the problem with the question of morality is that the morality of a person's actions are defined by such a complex set of factors, including situation, intention, culture, location and many, many more. Something that you may consider immoral may not be considered so by someone half way across the wo...
by seuadr
Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: is my tank "busy" enough?
Replies: 12
Views: 772

Re: is my tank "busy" enough?

I hate to sound like a broken record...But the nitrAte solution bottle, especially #2, should be vigorously shaken for about 2 minutes prior to adding the drops to the test tube. IME and of others you will get a low or even a zero reading. Shake the solutions while tapping on hand or table and then...
by seuadr
Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: is my tank "busy" enough?
Replies: 12
Views: 772

Re: is my tank "busy" enough?

good news! he ate! i learned that even a tiny sliver off the edge of a brine shrimp cube was too much.. but i netted it all back out. I soak all my fish food in garlic guard at least a couple times a week, which seems to help with appetite and is supposed to be good for warding off parasites. he wen...
by seuadr
Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: is my tank "busy" enough?
Replies: 12
Views: 772

Re: is my tank "busy" enough?

fishless, with cheating. I used filter material and bio blocks from an established tank, as well as some water and some plants. I got a pretty good cloud of bacteria for a couple days, but then everything has evened out and testing pretty much 0. my other tank also routinely tests at 0 with plants, ...
by seuadr
Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: is my tank "busy" enough?
Replies: 12
Views: 772

Re: is my tank "busy" enough?

thanks! on adding stuff, i was -hoping- that the onion plant would do that.. but thus far all the roots are melting and the "leaves" are starting to melt. I made sure that hte bulbs were partially exposed, but if they don't come around, i think i'll replace them with some wegia or somethin...