defool89 wrote:Okay live progress. I'm about to add the fresh water and s bunch of plants. Its surprisingly entertaining to do this while listening to heavy metal.
That's an interesting aquarium background
That's a Salvador Dali poster I couldn't settle for normal aquarium backgrounds thnx
defool89 wrote:Okay live progress. I'm about to add the fresh water and s bunch of plants. Its surprisingly entertaining to do this while listening to heavy metal.
That's an interesting aquarium background
That's a Salvador Dali poster I couldn't settle for normal aquarium backgrounds thnx
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
Pufferpunk wrote:Are those actually 3D or just look that way?
I believe so, when you click on one it gives you the dimensions l,w,h. I believe most of them are panels that you put together. Or I think you can get some made to fit the tank.
I will check that out thanks. I'm crossing my fingers on a 3d goth gargoyles, demin or warlock display hehehe...well Bertie i belive i should still be okay. I left my carbon pack and the white pebble filter in there. The foam filter needs to be cleaned once a month and changed once every two months per the boxs directions. I should be okay. ..
So my problem seems phosphates. Its not extremely high but its up there.. but wuat caused the increased phosphates? Maybe a bad tank light?
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
Many to most commercial algacides have a slim to very slim margin of safety, beyound which the may kill inverts, fish, etc. Take all package instructions with a grain of salt. That meams don't believe them. Human drughs have to jump through all sorts of legal hoops on disclosures and warnings. Meds sold in hobby stores for fish and other pets have no such legal requirements in labelling. Believing them is hazardous to your pets.
Seachem's Excel is, as already said, not an algacide. It is not labeled as such and company makes no claims on that point. The fcat that it does kill certain algae with higher-than-normal dosaes is not a corporate claiom from the makers. I agree that normal doses will not hurt a moss ball, but direct undiluted exposure will definitely do damage.
There are filters on the market which use ditom powder as filter bed. These can filter doen to sub-nicron levels and can extract single-celled algae fron aquarium water quickly. They are quite effective in my experience and I use the frequrntly. They tend to be a PITA to use, but do the job. Theu do not affect the water chemistry, partial water changes are still required. "Patrials" - short for "partial water changes"
Partial water changes are IMHO & IME absolutely required, period. If you cannot change, you need to at least test. If you can't do either, you have the wrong hobby. Live pets require care beyond simple feeding, and on a regular and rotine basis.
While I've only been doing this for about 10 years I have yet to need to change a sponge out. Floss yes, sponges no. To clean the sponges I just rinse them in old tank water and put them back in the filter.
It is absurd to talk of one animal being higher than another. We consider those, when the cerebral structure/intellectual faculties most developed, as highest. A bee doubtless would when the instincts were.
Charles Darwin
