Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / October 2003

Is it ok to have two filtration systems in place on the same tank?
I am planning on setting up a 45gl tank (my very first one) and I purchased
a Hagen Fluval 204 canister filter. However now I am not sure it will be
sufficient for the tank... since I think it is only rated for 30gl. ...

Think I"ll have trouble mixing the two?

Can't remember whether it's kuhli or coolie, but anyways, anyone else have
these little guys?
I've had mine a few months now, quite interesting creatures. Look dead 50%
of the time until I do a waterchange, then they are the life of the tank.

So I have two clown loaches, they have effectively taken care of my snail
problem.  But I don't have many snails at all left in my tank.  I've been
trying to feed them sinking shrimp pellets, but they don't touch them more
than just one nibble.  The other fish get em before they do. ...

As you know, I got Gorby, this huge Midas... and the owner only gave me the
Whisper(hate these things) 30-60 filter, and personally, I don't like
them.... but this is another question...
it's a 75g tank, but the filter is said to be 30-60g filter... Does that

Okay, this is getting downright scary.  I just posted regarding the
trouble in my tank and now I have another disturbing situation.  10
gallon tank, inhabitants - 3 Leopard Danios, 2 female Bettas, Mystery
Snail and Ghost Shrimp.  The small Betta I added a couple of weeks ago

Anybody knows here if ceramic filter medium like
Ehfisubstrat or similar get clogged and loses its
original huge working surface compared to bio-balls?
Does Eheim recommend replacing their ceramic over time?

The local beaches have very appealing fine almost white sand.  Can I take it
home and give it a wash to get the salt out of it and put it in my
freshwater tank?

Do guppies care who the daddy is? Can it be a child from a previous batch???
Our male, disappeared.... found him later   :-(
Now the only male is the child, and am wondering whether to take him out or
not... If they don't care, I won't care....

I currently have a 55 gallon freshwater tank (48" long) that I am
looking to add plants to.  The lighting I have is two 40W flourescents
(in a single light fixture).
In order to increase my lighting I am looking to add two more 40W

Well we're moving to chicago here in a couple weeks and plan on taking the
29g with fish.  As a matter of fact at this very instant my girlfriend just
got word that we've been approved for the apartment we wanted ...whew..OK so
Im wondering if anyone has any heads up as to the water ...

I have 5 4-5 inch tinfoil barbs, which for now I am feeding flake, frozen
bloodworm and, discovered on accident, small cichlid pellets. What foods can
you reccomend for these guys as they increase in size?
tia

I'm running a 55 gal community tank:
- 4 grown angels (3 male, 1 female) occassionally spawn
- 3 Boesman Rainbows (beautiful fish)
- 9 Rummy nose tetras (great schoolers)

Is any one brand of nitrate test kit better than others, or doesn't it
matter?
I ask because one Australian on-line shop says that the Aquasonic kit
"measures the nitrate ion, and not the nitrate nitrogen as some kits do;

Just about to buy lighting units for a new tank and wondered if anyone
makes one with a built-in timer. I have previously used an external
timer, but I would like to try and stagger the lights coming on and off,
and that would mean a separate timer for each light unit.