It has worm castings in the soil, they are slow release nitrogen, not sure if that has something to do with it? I will get the tank set up today and start the tests this week to see how the water is.
Amber
Lenny V. aka GoldLenny wrote: > > > OK. .05% nitrogen is […]
OK. .05% nitrogen is actually a LOT. If my math is right, and it’s late so it may not be, that is equal to 5pph (five parts per hundred), which would be equal to 50ppt or 50,000ppm. Of course, when you mix the soil with the water volume, that would lower the […]
External drive are awesome. You can either buy one all put together or you can get your own drive and put it in an enclosure. The enclosures cost around $50-60 and hard drives are pretty cheap. You can get a terrabyte drive for under $200 now…that’s a lot of space. Both usually […]
If your tank isn’t cycled properly, that is, if the nitrogen cycle isn’t fully established, then you are better off leaving just the two fish for now until you go through the entire “Cycling With Fish” process. If you haven’t read it yet, I have a link to a thorough “Cycling With Fish” article […]
Hi Jo and Welcome!
Yes, there is a lot of controversy with their use. First lets consider it in a different way and not say “Filter” at all. Lets say under-gravel water movers because that’s what they are and their real true purpose. They turn the entire bottom of your tank into a giant […]
Ray,
I tend to agree with Eric. While I don’t have a ton of experience at repairing computer hardware, I do belong to a few computer related yahoo groups and read about other people’s problems all the time, in order to keep my computers from getting to that point. Just like our fish tanks, […]
Hi Jasmine, Since my waters are so different from LPS, I use the ”drip method” and here’s how I do it. First, float the bag as Ray just mentioned. Next I use a plastic box from “Sterlite”, it holds roughly 3 gallons of water. It measures about 16″ long,5″ high and 12″ […]
Floating the bag to first equalize the temperature has always been a major step in acclimating new fish, and while this first step should always be preferable (in this manner — floating) whenever possible, there are times when for various reasons (there may be too many fish in the bag, the fish is larger than […]
Both Ray and I stated you should start with the Furan Two immediately. If that doesn’t do the trick and if it starts looking to be bacterial (Flexibacter Columnaris), then the added antibiotic, Kanamycin, might be needed but from looking at your pics, I do not see any of the tell-tale redness associated with […]
Gosh I feel jipped, our walmart sells the 55 gallon kits for just under 200 dollars, granted I do get a 10% discount but I’d so prefer the 150.00 to the 200 LOL. I also bought a used tank somewhat recently in town, it was a better deal than walmart […]