Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / January 2005

I was hoping someone could give me an idea about the differences between  -
ammo lock - zeolite - nitrazorb - purigen - or anything else in this general
family?  I don't know how they work.  My primary interest is inevitably
reducing nitrates.  Ammonia and nitrites are never a ...

I liked reading the daily reports we got from Mandy.  In her absence,
and her honor, I'll be doing a daily report on my algae problem.  Since
I'm a bit behind, Monday thru Thurs. will all show up today.
Monday, day 1

what!?
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Hi group - Well, I have tried to research this but I am spending quite a
while making little progress.  Your comments or direction would be greatly
appreciated. I am wanted to build a cheap standard 29 gal tank stand. What I
am imagining would be essentially using 2x4's - 2 ...

3 or 4 baby platys have survived for about 10 days now in my community tank.
They are still quite small (about 1/2 cm) & beige.  When do they start to
show their colours?  I think they're too big to be eaten now (I hope!) and
as these are my first ones I'm curious about how they ...

Can adult Monos live in freshwater?  If so, what kind of water?
Thanks

My newly/barely cycled 50-gallon bowfront has 2 dwarf Flame gouramis in
it.  Time for some more fish!  Here are some photos of my tank:
I would like to add either 4 Rainbowfish or 6 Corys next (not both
groups at once, though).  Which would be the better choice for my next

we just bought a house and are preparing to move the fish.  yes i know what
this means... i finally get to buy that bigger tank! :-D  i'm posting up my
method for moving so you guys can offer up any comments, criticisms, advice,
been-there-done-thats, et al. i have five tank in ...

I just finished goooogling my brains out and could not find any serious
discussion or solutions.  I just lost an Altum a few weeks ago because it's
lips / mouth was so swollen (about the size of a pencil eraser) that it
could not eat.  Now in the last few days another Altum is ...

Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to these
newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".
So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what happened. = /
Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't telling.

As just mentioned, I am starting a new tank.  It currently has 3 smallish
Lemon Tetras.
 1) How active should they be?  Thus far they are not hiding but are pretty
passively slowly moving around the tank in a group.  I don't know if this is

I thought you guys may be interested that Glow Inc. is running a
one-week half price sale for it's Glow in the Dark Aquarium Rocks.
These are made from the strontium-aluminate pigments that literally
glow all night.  Without the sale, these rocks are extremely expensive.

The woman at my local pet store said that I needed plant food for my
Elodea densa, is this true, and what kind should I purchase?  All of my
plants are either floating to give pregnant fish and babies places to
hide, or anchored with very small glass bottles, for I have bare glass

I have a couple of ramshorn snails to give away, and a friend said she'd
take them, but they'd be going into a tank with a lone african cichlid.
Would they stand a chance?  Thanks! Allison

and how does it affect my interpretation of test results, particularly
during cycling, (if at all).
Thanxx
Bill