I’d probably use a single piece of wood cut to fit the stand and appropriately stained or painted, and the height of the edging, if there is one, or 1/2″ thick, to cover the top of the stand. This will help ensure that the weight of the tank is equally distributed on all edges of […]
As far as the Ich treatment, there are many ways to attack the parasite. The salt and heat is the first thing I would try for most fish… BUT you would have to read up more about each of your fish to see how well they tolerate the salt and heat. Those three articles […]
The beginning of this email thread got cut off but I thought you had the Eheim on the 150G? I also could swear that I read you cleaned the filter media under tap water but I went back and read and you would rinse the filter cartridges of the HOB’s under tap water. […]
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Big temperature difference? Overkill? NOT AT ALL. Always best to ensure the best acclimation you can — and that goes for temperature as well as pH and hardness. That was a prudent move in floating them for 15 minutes — they’ll thank you for not exposing them to further stress. Ray
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Back in the day, when I was breeding and shipping killies and some wild bettas, we would put Biological Specimens on the box. This usually ensured a rapid delivery, and we never had any problems with customs. Now, things have changed a lot, so I do not know how that would affect how your item […]
Hi Nathalie, To start with, silicone is part of the construction of all all-glass tanks; all such tanks have their seams lined with it. Unless these tanks are contaminated in some manner, they are perfectly safe for all fish and invertibrates when bought new from your LFS. Silicone can absorb toxic elements, […]
Using a handful of the old gravel to help jump-start the cycle is at least worth a try, when more assured higher populations of nitrifying bacteria as are colonized with one’s filter medium are not available; it’s probably the only surface left to put hope in. But, unless this is planned for ahead of […]
If the injuries are not open sores or infected, I would just use salt or Melafix. How much salt are you adding per gallons. You could also do dips (outside of your main tank) of the injured fish in a higher concentration of salt water.
You don’t say how many gallons your “3ft tank” […]
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