Pet Forum / Aquaria / General / October 2004

how much salt(aquarium salt) do you add to a freshwater tank? what do u use
to test the amount in the tank?

I have  just got a Nitrate Testing Kit and tested the water and it is 40-80 which is high, what do I do to lower it and stop it happening ? I am still new to this all and would like some advice from you all experienced people. We did a control sample of the water we use for water ...

Question for all,
I was dumping out the aquarium water into the bathtub today and it slipped
and cracked one of the narrow sides of the aquarium down by the bottom.  It
is in contact with the silicone sealant.  It cracked in a spider-webb

  I have a question about sponge filters. Does the lift tube need to be
 completely under water or is it alright for the top of the tube to be
 above water in air? This may sound like a stupid question but after
 googleing I haven't found an answer yet.  I just set up and ...

Well I have this black marble molly, adult size that I believe has developed
Popeye...
Her left eye seems to be protruding and is cloudy. I'm not sure if I should
even treat this? She was

I've got a strange stick-insect like creature inside my aquarium.  It
must have come in with the new plants I got.  Its rather strange,
light-green in colour, has spider like legs at the front where its
head is, and at the end of its body has a tripod style tail. It's only

My black moor that I've had for about 12 months old has turned orange.
Does anyone know why this happened?  All my others are black like they
are supposed to be.
Thanks

I am in the process of setting up a new tank and its time to get some live
rock. A friend is takeing down his tank of a few years due to lack of
interest and whatever else. He has offered to sell me his live rock at a
good price but he has let his tank go abit the last few months ...

I was given some time ago a small Tropiquarium tank (20x10x12 wxhxd)
while feeding the fish the other day I noticed steam rising from the
under side of the hood and found the ballast for the light was on the
way out, whilst I was checking the rest of the lighting circuit great

I've got a problem...............
my water is HIGH in phosphates, very high..
I want to put a filter on my tap water to facilitate water changes without
putting all that phosphate in....I'm fed up putting in the phosphate

Hey all,
I changed about 10 gallons of the 55 gallon tank a few days back.  I decided
to try the trick of adding just plain tap water to the tank.  After a few
days, the fish are all still alive and they didn't seem to mind when I was

Bought a few plants from a lfs. Each plant is planted in a small plastic
basket with holes, inside that is a piece of sponge I think. I was
suprised when the salesman said don't forget to take the plants out of
the basket before you plant them, otherwise you have a problem with ...

If you have a Bio-Wheel 170 I just have a quick question for you.
How much does this thing weight?  I'd like to be able to tell whether
the quote for shipping I have is too high, or about right.
Thanks

I have a 2l DIY Coke bottle reactor for CO2 in my 24" tank.  It is
attached to an airstone, and small to fine bubbles are coming from it.
A lot of the bubbles rise to the surface but a lot go swirling around
the tank and plants. The ones rising to the surface often stay as

I have a 165G community tank, and I'm trying to come up with an easier
method of doing water changes. Currently I'm using a 5 gallon water bottle,
that I gravel vac into, then stop the siphon process, dump the water into
the bathtub, then start the siphon again, and repeat this ...