Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / February 2004

I've read information regarding lighting levels (watts/gallon etc) but am a
bit confused as to how they relate to flourescent tubes. Is the 30w rating
on a tube it's power consumption or light output, given that a tube outputs
more light than an equivalent wattage tungston bulb?

I'm not sure if anyone's tried this before. I found a new way to remove
algae from aquarium glass last night. Try using an ice scraper , like the
ones used for car windows. Use one that has a flat edge, not serrated. Also
be sure to either rinse it well to remove any traces of ...

I have a toddler and therefore my aquariums have a million little
fingerprints and smears on the lower half.  What can I use to clean the
glass?

one of my 2 female sword tails had fry about 30 days ago...i was told that
in 28 days one of them would have fry again? i put the females in a breeder
today....they dont appear to be really pregnant, but both do have somewhat
black bellies, but not too bulgy. what should i do?

Hi all - wonder if anyone could throw a few ideas my way.
I have a couple of tanks at the moment (35 & 55 Gal) and I'm starting to
think about the future.
In my 55 I've got 3 Oscars who will obviously grow too big for such a small

   I have 4 freshwater black Nerites snails that lay individual eggs on the
glass of my tank and all over the larger leaves of some Amazon Swords.  In six
months with several batches I've never seen these eggs hatch into anything, and
eventually after about 2 months they just fall ...

Can I add some crushed coral to my canister filter to help buffer the pH and
raise gH or is it kH?  CC won't affect carbonate hardness will it? or does
it just affect general hardness... I always confuse the 2...
I was thinking of adding it while the tank is being setup to help ...

Hi, I wonder if anyone could give me any info. on the Jelly Bean - Parrot fish.
We have had  the 2 for a year, in a 30 gallon freshwater established tank,
with about 10 other misc. fish. They are beautiful.  One is orange and the
other larger one is yellow, about half the size of a ...

I'm a complete novice, but have read extensively about starting a new
tank, but...I've come across a problem where all my Internet searching
has been inconclusive.
I got a new tank, a 12g Neo Cube, and a bag of this reddish "Fluorite"

Will be going on vacation for 5 days.   Have a 20 gallon tank with assorted
Tetra's.   Any recommendations on feeding while away??
I've seen automatic feeders in the store, any good?
Thanks

What are plant clips ? I understand their function but can't find them
anywhere to see what they look like. Is there a homemade substitute? I have
a java fern,water sprite and some hornwort. I love the way the roots look on
the water sprite i have floating and i don't want to bury ...

Could you please explain what is zeonite.
Thanks

Apparently we didn't do something right.
We fed our 4 tiny tetras an hour and a half ago & they did their
normal feeding-frenzy thing.
5 minutes ago my wife heard something jump in the tank.  We looked,

I was wondering if ammonia asorbing ability still function if they are
buried in the gravel?

Should a female guppy that has just given birth ever die from giving
birth? I know giving birth is hard for some animals but my female
guppy just gave birth to around a dozen or so beautiful babies and
died. I think it's great to have these babies now and I guess they