Archive for January, 2009

[AquaticLife] Brackish Tank Plants

Since brackish tanks start off with around two tablespoons of Marine Salt per gallon, not many freshwater plants will tolerate that level… however, that said, this plant site has a section called Brackish Water Plants http://www.aquariumplants.com/Brackish_Water_Plants_s/22.htm with 15 plants listed. I would get it in writing from them that these plants will in deed […]

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[AquaticLife] Alkalinity in reef tank

Based on your initial post and \Steve//’s follow-up post, you might want to double check your instructions. Since you are getting the color change at 10 drops, for other freshwater KH test kits (Carbonate Hardness is often mis-called Alkalinity), so when we get the color change, that’s the dH (degrees of Hardness) level of […]

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[AquaticLife] about fancy goldfish

It’s definitely stressful for fish to be stuck upside down all the time. I don’t remember if you’ve posted out here before or not but this page has lots of info on fancy goldfish floaty issues which are usually caused by either their food (constipation/gas), swim bladder deformity or swim bladder issues caused by […]

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Powder Blue dwarf grami

nope its just a foam pad and charcole. thats it. im hoping in the next few months to not only buy a new filter but to MABY get a larger tank… i just depends if i can find a good deal on a tank and a stand. i found one i like […]

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New Koi’s & Pond’s in Makati

Hi Koi keepers,
I would like to invite everyone to take a look of my new Koi’s (all imported from Japan) & Ponds(9 & 10 feet depth. New filtration technology).
2093 M. Reyes St. Pio Del Pilar, Makati City.. A bit directions. Take evangelista ( Surplus car parts like banawe). Take a left turn (Valderama) this is […]

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Powder Blue dwarf grami

ya thats the next modal up. thats the one i found but it duesnt have cleaning instructions.
but thats ok i think i finaly have it figured out.

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Powder Blue dwarf grami

In your newly set up tank, do NOT remove the carbon until we are sure it’s completely cycled. Once we are sure, then you can remove the carbon filtration completely and you won’t need it unless you have to remove some kind of medication or other contaminate from the tank. Doing normal tank […]

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Powder Blue dwarf grami

thats a good ida! ill see what i can come up with for geting him to come to the other end to feed…. hmmmm he sees his own reflction as somthing to be huted and distroyed(ie his name is doppelganger as he trys to distroy what seems to be an “evil twin”) […]

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[AquaticLife] Purigen

The 100ml packet of Purigen comes in it’s own media bag and should fit in the tetra bio-bag or put it after the bio-bag so the water goes through the bio-bag first, then through the Purigen and down the waterfall. Normal media bags will not work for the bulk Purigen since the Purigen balls […]

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[AquaticLife] Has Anyone Tried One of These?

Yeah.. it’s called a bucket.
I still use the one or two net system… or even better, for really elusive fish, put an algae wafer or other sinking food in the net and just wait for the right fish to swim in for a nibble. I’ve used this method over and over on the same […]

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