jungle products / Lenny
You mentioned “Bio-Med” for your AquaClear… I hope you meant BioMax http://www.hagen.com/usa/aquatic/product.cfm?CAT=1&SUBCAT=114&PROD_ID=010134 00020101 … I don’t know what “Bio-Med” is as far as filter media for fish. BioMax is something that can be run in a filter system and left in the filter forever, just rinsing/swooshing it in some removed tank water each time you do the weekly filter maintenance, to remove any buildup on the surface of the BioMax. Then the BioMax should be the last stage of filtration before the water returns to the tank (on the top/front nearest the waterfall with AquaClear HOB’s and most other HOB’s).
I know we talked about the Dr. Tim’s One And Only, Bio-Spira and Safe Start, early on, but you should be nearing completion of cycling your tank so it’s not as much of an issue any longer.
The Jungle Start Right is just their version of a stress-this, slime-that type dechlor product. It’s not needed.
The Jungle Clear Water might be fine for using for disinfecting plants, ornaments, etc…. things that you might find in nature… but it’s not needed on most aquarium safe decorations that you might buy at a store. I’ve never used anything like this on stuff I’ve found. I usually boil the driftwood (even the pieces I might buy), rocks, etc., and then do a diluted bleach dip on plants and then quarantine them starting off with tap water which also has chloramine in it which will further help kill off any bacteria. I know that PP is also used by many for disinfecting plants but I suspect it would be more affordable to buy PP rather than the Jungle Clear Water.
The website for that fish store looks nice and has lots of features. I don’t see any prices for any products on there so hopefully they’re competitively priced as well.
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