Recent content by sairving

You don't need another tank. If you have a plastic tote or bin large enough, you can move the fish, heater, and a filter to it. Then take care of the main tank.

I just finished watching Obi Wan Kenobi. Been watching Star Trek Strange New Worlds too. It's so much fun to watch.

I was hit by the crazy stick and decided to do a DIY backlight for my tank. Background needs some adjustments. The poster board sits flat against the top of the tank preventing the light from reaching the top. For the second picture, I held the too of the background away from the tank.

Oh no! Tank disasters suck.

I wouldn't worry about it too much then.

Try searching for a water analysis done by the US Geological survey. They sample and test water for minerals, etc. You might be able to find a little more info that way.

Found it! (Gets more caffeine)

I would test your gh and kh first. I'm sure someone with really soft, low pH water will have a better answer for you. My water is at the other end of the spectrum.

Not necessarily. If you look at father fish on YouTube, he is a huge proponent of having a deep sand bed. There is a nutrient rich layer underneath capped with 2-3 inches of sand. The plants get plenty of nutrients and anerobic bacteria eventually grows. The anerobic bacteria helps remove...

Pool filter sand does not increase gh or kh.

Regarding fertilizer, with a 120-gallon tank, you are going to spend a lot of money on liquid ferts. This is especially true with a tank you're injecting co2 into. My suggestion is to order a dry fertilizer package from Green Leaf Aquariums or NilocG. WIth dry ferts, you can dose using the...

Unfortunately around here at least, I can't get tetra brand tanks. Most places sell Aqueon tanks around here. I'm not sure who makes PetSmarts Topfin tanks. My lfs sells Seapora tanks but that would have been an expensive emergency purchase. Hopefully this one will not have any problems.

The tank should have been able to withstand more than it did. Your probably right that the rim wasn't attached correctly to begin with. My guess is the tank would have cracked at some point in the future. They really used a lot of silicone on this one at the factory. Its on the outside of the...

Oh no! I can't imagine trying to clean up all that water. Yeah, the media was in the other bucket the entire time. I tossed to entire basket from my Tidal in it actually. Only thing I did was maintenance on the impeller. It needed to be done in 2 weeks anyway. That had to suck

I was doing a water change before dinner yesterday. My python clogged so a went to pull the tube off and the accidentally knocked the rim of my tank (not that hard either). The result? 3 massive cracks from top to bottom. Luckily the tank wasn't leaking right away. I immediately grabbed...