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  1. JaredL
    My air hose is actually connected to the bottom, so I will just concentrate light at the bottom, as you mentioned, unplug hose from the pump(positioned above water level) and when I lower the hose it will siphon out. I have debated on rinsing the shrimp, as I do have alot of plants in the tank and I'm not sure if they'll react to the salt solution. Though I imagine the concentration will be miniscule once diluted by 29gal of water.
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    Thanks for the reply! So you say to use 6 teaspoons of salt. I have been using 1Tbs(tablespoon) of salt per liter which would be the same amount you recommend(3tsp=1Tbs). Everything else you describe sounds similar to what I'm doing. Perhaps I'm missing a detail somewhere. I will try again following your instructions carefully and see if my results change. Thanks again for the reply!
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    I made an impulse buy today of 3 Chinese butterfly loaches(called Hong Kong loach in store). I have not done my research, so I was hoping I could get some quick tips and pointers here. I currently have them in QT. One appears to have some sort of light spot, so I was thinking of dosing maracyn. Should I just med-trio the whole gang? Also have some guppies and paleatus corys in same QT.
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    My suggestion is, buy a new 40 breeder when they are on sale. Not saying you couldn't fix the crack, but there could also be the start of a failure at that joint in the corner. The price of a new tank(or at least a used tank in better condition) is well worth the piece of mind. And alot cheaper than the potential cost of damage from a tank failure. On sale, 40 breeders can be found for $40 to $50 new.
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    I guess my question is, what are you trying to accomplish? The usual way for getting oxygen in the aquarium is by surface agitation of the water. This allows a gas exchange of co2 produced by your fish into the air, and oxygen from the air into your water. If you are trying to "dissolve" pure oxygen into the water like with co2 injection, it seems you would be over complicating the process of keeping your water oxygenated enough for the fish. Unless, as I said before, you had a specific goal in mind.
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    I'm using a DIY setup with the upside down 2ltr. Since the picture, I've switched to gently feeding air in the bottom with no stone. I have a 75w incandescent bulb positioned to where it keeps water temp between 79 and 80F. I have tried 2 batches now, letting them run for up to 72 hours checking on them multiple times a day. I'm not sure what the issue is. My tap water is hard with PH of 8.0 so I don't add baking soda, and I've tried (aquarium)salt concentrations of 1Tbs per liter and 1.5Tbs per liter. I'm using 2 scoops of eggs(80% hatch from "brineshrimpdirect", 4months old, refrigerated) using the little scoop provided with the eggs. I'll get a very small percentage of hatch, but there's so many unhatched eggs still left that it's not even worth harvesting those. I was previously using one of those black round hatching trays with decent success, but was hoping to get more with this DIY setup. Hoping someone here can tell me the missing piece in my BBS hatching recipe or method. Thanks!
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    I'm sure this question has been asked, and I'm sure there's a good reason, but why does the ammonia test have to be on a separate strip from the multi-test?
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    You will need to do something to keep the ammonia down till your cycle is complete. There are different ways to do this, but water changes as needed is a sure fire method. You won't be trying to get to 0 ammonia, as your bacteria will need to feed off that to get established. I try to keep it closer to .25ppm though.
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    The usb air pump seems to be just as powerful as my "regular" air pumps. And it's extremely quiet. The bubbles that it makes seem to be louder than the pump.
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    @gardenmanI was under the impression pea puffers don't need to wear down their teeth like other puffers
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    I'm trying out my diy BBS hatcher with the upside down 2ltr bottle and an airstone at the bottom. My question is, how will I know when the shrimp have hatched? Will I visibly be able to tell even with the airstone running and water circulation? Do I need to turn off the air and wait for things to settle? It's kind of hard for me to guess a time frame as well since I've been having to play with the light height to keep the water heated to where I want.
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    @Maggie perhaps you are right and they are not fighting, but instead doing a pre-spawn dance. However, if being scholarly is important then I believe what you filmed would technically be "courting", not spawning. When you see them swimming upside down with their bellies together underneath a leaf with the female depositing eggs and the male fertilizing them, that would be spawning.
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    I have that Marineland Portrait aquarium sitting empty right now. Glad to know I can get a pea puffer in there(and make him happy)! I removed the divider for the internal filter system so I got a couple more inches of space to fill it up with random cra... ehem... "nooks and crannies". Thanks for the idea!
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    @Kirsten thanks for the help!
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    Is that ludwigia they were laying eggs on? Wish mine would spawn again. Used to do it almost daily, but none of the eggs survived predation from other rasboras. Great catch though! Hope you get some fry! Edit: just watched the rest of the video and noticed you were following the fish bumping each other. Wanted to make sure you were aware that those were 2 males fighting, not spawning. Harlequin Rasboras swim upside down and deposit eggs on the underside of leaves(which I thought I saw on the left, but may have been mistaken)
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    I have a Japanese Blue Endler male. I have no other endlers as this fish was accidentally transported with a plant I bought. I'd like to get him some female companions and see if I get some fry. My question is, do I need specific female endlers to keep the Japanese Blue variant? Or will any endlers work? I'm not interested in grades or anything, just like the look and would like to try to keep it at least for a few generations.
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    So I bought 3 of these plants from a LFS without doing my research. At the store, it was underwater in a tank with all the other aquarium plants. After getting it home and planted in my aquarium I looked it up. From what I read this is not actually an aquatic plant and will just slowly die in my aquarium. Is this true?
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    He's been growing! Thanks for the feedback everyone!
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    Overweight Pleco?

    JaredL replied to JaredL's topic in Diseases

    Sorry for late reply. I don't have much info as he's not what I would consider an "aquarium enthusiast". I've told him to cut back on feeding. Will be going back there today to get an update. Thanks for the feedback guys!
  20. JaredL
    The "tank recommendations" on filters are not very accurate. They base these off a "rule" that your filter gph needs to be 5x your tank capacity. In following this rule, I always ended up buying filters that put out more flow than I wanted in my tank. The advice I received on this forum is that this rule is not accurate. I would try to find videos on people using the filter you are considering to get an idea of the flow they put out. Customizing the filter media in the 55 will easily provide more biological and mechanical filtration than 2 sponge filters IMO. As for the neons getting sucked in, I wouldn't be too concerned. Unless the fish is able to swim inside the intake, they are strong enough to swim free of any suction. Hope my comments help a little bit!
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    I use an undergravel filter in my 29gal. Layered baked clay(oil dri), seachem flourite, more baked clay, capped with fine gravel. In total its about 4inch(a bit more than I intended. Cut my lift tube to be barely above gravel to reduce flow. My goal was to follow instructions from Dr. Kevin Novak with the purpose of promoting de-nitrifying bacteria. After a few months my plants have been doing great. I think the key to undergravel filters is to not try to force tons of water through them. However, I don't use this as my primary filtration. I also use a canister filter for mechanical filtration as well as promoting nitrifying bacteria.
  22. JaredL
    Yes... definitely should be concerned. Edit: So after actually looking at your post... looks like you got some yummy snacks for those endlers. I wouldn't worry about it😊
  23. JaredL
    @JimycleI know your purpose of posting here was to get your customer service issue resolved, but I just wanted to say I'm sorry about your plant dying. Hope your guppy fry are doing okay and you get your issue resolved soon. Please post a picture of your awesome guppies on the forum when you get a chance so we can check 'em out!
  24. JaredL
    My fish always swim near the top when I dose fertilizer because they think they are getting fed. Perhaps this is what is happening.
  25. JaredL
    Water change will help lower those nitrates. Now for the questions: What is your water change schedule? Are you dosing with liquid fertilizer? If so, what kind? Are there any fish inhabitants? If so, list what you have.
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