Recent content by JollyOtter

We all understand work and real life take up lots of time, especially these days. Stay safe in your travels. If you have any left when you get to it, I would love to try it out. Glad to send money to cover the shipping.

Islandvic Thanks for the advise and great tips on setting up my filter. I am currently leak testing the tank and soaking 2 piece of driftwood until my heaters arrive. They are due tomorrow and once I get them in place, I hook up the filter and start moving water. :) I have purchased some egg...

Thanks for the link to the study. The length of the study and the results look pretty clear cut about the effectiveness of the Marine Pure.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a bag arriving tomorrow along with some egg crate sponge sheets. That seems to be the hard part to determine. Every opinion I read is different on "best", Matrix, Biohome & MarinePure I see mentioned quite often, but with all tanks and setups being unique I was...

I'm finally setting up the work aquarium I have been planning for way too long. 75 gallon with a FX4 canister filter. Planning to start cycling next week. I have been looking at biological media option and everyone has a favorite that is the best product every created. It all starts getting...

I purchased the both the nano and a small to see which fit a 6 gallon best. The nano was a better fit and is working great.

Definitely go. It is a very nice aquarium.

I picked up the small top fin with the squeeze bulb earlier this week for a 6 gallon and it worked great.

I am currently doing the same and mine looks somewhere between 2 and 4 also. You probably have noticed it gets darker as time goes by. I have started setting a timer on my phone for 3 minutes to be consistent but color is subjective. Remember the internet dress thing from a few years ago. Good...

Prince or Professor Plum

My daughter got a Betta while she was a college last semester and she brought it home for Christmas break. Her sister fell in love with it, so she left it for her. His tank is way too small but does have a heater. We are looking at getting the 6 gallon Aqueon frameless cube from Petco and a...

Also, try looking on ebay. I agree with YellowGuppy that you don't want to buy an unseen piece but there are lots that have pictures of the actual piece you are buying. I bought one from there and am very happy with it.

They are not pretty but you can get 5 gallon buckets from Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart or tractor supply for under $5, until you can get a new tank. I know the ones tractor supply sells are food grade and should be safe to keep Gilbert in with your filter and a heater.

Thanks. I did not know pH might change after sitting. I will take some water home and test the pH tomorrow. Thanks for the link. Looks like lots of good information.

I am in a business park and on a major metro water system and am planning a 75 gallon aquarium setup at my office. I intend it to be a low tech planed tank stocked with 3 or 4 varieties of Rainbowfish. I have tested (twice each test) my tap water with the API master kit and the GH/KH kit and...