Recent content by Z7What

You mentioned if using an Acrylic you would say no it won’t hold up. But the Krylon paint I posted is an Acrylic! Thanks for the comment about the stand. A buddy of mine does really nice wood work on the side so I had him built it for me. It’s all 2X4 the lined with wood inside and out. The has...

I am in the middle of setting up a 75G to upgrade from a 10G. I’ve been collecting parts for a while now. My custom stand was just delivered last week and I’m ready to start moving forward. Yesterday I bought a 2’X4’ piece of vinyl to “wrap” the back wall but I just couldn’t get it to lay...

What kind of fish? How many? Were they all added at one time? What are you feeding them? How much are you feeding them?What filter are you using? What filter media do you have in the filter? How long after adding the fish did it start to get cloudy? Wayne

A buddy of mine is currently working in the U.S. Virgin Islands and posted something about this today. Couldnt help but laugh. Wayne

This may be a dumb question but what are the weights your using to keep the wood down made of? Is it possible there lead? Wayne

Just a little update. I noticed the water was starting to get a little cloudy again. So Thursday916th) I tested the water and the results were 0/0/20-30, even though the Nitrates werent at or above 40(which is when I normally do a WC) I did a water change anyways which helped some with the...

I used to use something similar before selling my house. Each hose I use to wash my vehicles and fill my buckets for WCs had them. I still used Prime but it was nice to know that it may have helped with other unknown chemicals or segiment. You can get them at Walmart in the RV section but ive...

I would have to agree with the guys here. I have a small tank, 10G and do 25-40% WCs about every week or do. My process is drain the water into a 5 gallon bucket, shake my filter media off in the bucket and then dump the bucket onto our potted plants and flowers. I then sink the buck with water...

Thanks for your reply, you bring up some valid ideas about the BB staying alive but hungrythat I’ll have to keep track of and report back. Today I checked my parameters and I was 0/0/25ish so my Nitrates are climbing but slowly. I plan to check them again tomorrowto see how it is. Wayne

I know its stated that we shouldnt add to many fish at once due to the ammonia spike that could occur. One thing ive never come across is what happens when removing a bunch of fish, or a single large fish at once. A little back story.... I have a 10G with some Mosquito Fish & Corys, the tanks...

I'm happy to say that moving the Goldfish to the neighbors pond has helped my tank get back to normal. Checked on it in the pond yesterday and hes enjoy his new place and is getting along great with the other fish.

The sand has been in the tank for 10+ months but yes I did rinse it until it was clear. Its funny you mention that, the tank was clearer the day I put the sand in it than it is now. I'm hoping the removal of the Goldfish clears it up. Thanks for the info, ill try and get a few extra lower...

I have a overstocked/overfiltered 10G with a AC30 filter. The filter is upgraded with a AC50 impeller and "hot-rodded". Its been running like this for a little over a year. The tank has always been super clean with crystal clear water. 2-2.5 months ago our son won a goldfish from a local fair...

I didn’t actually post a picture of the pre-filter. I was just basically using )( to show the shape. Brand new the sides were straight like this “I I” and when the clicking starts and the flow slows/stops the filter is shaped like this “) (“ Which tells me that the filter isn’t allow enough...

I have a 10G with a AC30 with a AC50 impeller installed in it along with a pre-filter on the suction tube. I have been running this setup like this for almost a year and its been doing great. 3ish weeks ago the pump started making a clicking noise, I figured a piece of sand got sucked up when...