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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / October 2004Aquascaping in situ ?
I want to change from the fairly sharp slate chips, rocks etc we've got now, to some softer gravel. Would I be better moving the fish and water to containers then doing it, or attempt an "in Situ" ? Would either of these kill my filter bio bugs ? Juwel Rio 400 2 comets 3 shubunkin 2 weather loaches 1 tench Peter > I want to change from the fairly sharp slate chips, rocks etc we've got now, > to some softer gravel. > > Would I be better moving the fish and water to containers then doing it, or > attempt an "in Situ" ? Hi Pete, I see you were feeding the Troll. :) The one concern with changing the gravel in place, is that you might stir up some nasties (Hydrogen Sulfide) that could harm the fish. If you do change it with the fish in the tank, do it over a few weeks. Remove a few cups of clay chips each day. Then add your new (washed) gravel. Hi Bill Every Troll needs a steady diet of 'mallows (Holy Aquatic 'mallows for preference) ;-) I think I'll take the fish out. I've got to rescue some plant (remains !) anyway. Pete move the fish out, be sure to use air stone in the bucket with them.... what kind of filter do you have? >I want to change from the fairly sharp slate chips, rocks etc we've got now, >to some softer gravel. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Peter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. > move the fish out, be sure to use air stone in the bucket with them.... > what kind of > filter do you have? Internal Juwel. I siphoned about 25% into containers, put the shubs and comets in, but left the tench and loaches. The gravel actually went in a treat, it was harder getting the slate chips out. I'll check my water params today. Peter > > move the fish out, be sure to use air stone in the bucket with them.... > > what kind of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Peter Peter, The internal juwel filters aren't that great. I'd suggest getting another one to run too. > The internal juwel filters aren't that great. I'd suggest getting another > one to > run too. I heard that about them. This one is 5ltr biomedia, with 1000lph power head, and there's certainly plenty of current and the water test very clean. I'd like to get the whole thing (stuck on box and all) out of there, and get something like a Eheim proII 2048 which is more like the stuff I use for my ponds :-) Would you recommend something else ? Peter > > The internal juwel filters aren't that great. I'd suggest getting another > > one to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Peter Peter, Well I have a crappy internal one at the moment too (supposedly 1000l per hour too) and another which does another 1000l per hour (but smaller media space). I do have a Rena Filstar Xp3 external canister which has a HUGE media area which I need to set-up, but as I'm trying to sell my house, I've been reluctant to install it. The Eheim ProII's are supposed to be very good, but are expensive, but if you can afford it why not. Are you in the UK?? "> Well I have a crappy internal one at the moment too (supposedly 1000l per hour > too) > and another which does another 1000l per hour (but smaller media space). I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > you > can afford it why not. Are you in the UK?? Can't afford it at the moment :-( Yes, I'm in Scotland Peter so get a whisper #3, around 25 bucks I think onlnine. Ingrid >"> Well I have a crappy internal one at the moment too (supposedly 1000l per >hour [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Peter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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