Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / February 2005

First of all thank's to NETMAX. I will be maintaining my tank with 2
drops of ammonia till I come back at which time I will probebly be
disinfecting as has been suggested by most replies Appologies to FUZZY
and all who replied if I seemed to ignore the exelent advice I've been

Hi,  I am setting up a new tank (number 14).  This one is a 26 gallon with
gravel, undergravel filter, and hang on back filter,  How much ammonia do I
need to add to get it started on a fishless cycle?   I found a website that
says 5 drops per 10 gallons of water daily, but I ...

I have a 20 gallon tank with 2 (3 spot blue gourami, about 3.5-4 inch each)
and I wanted some suggestions as what else can I add to the tank. I know
gouramis are quite territorial and they donot get so well along with others.
Thanks

Do any of you use pleco's?
Is there like a pleco per gallon rule or something?
For bottom feeders I have two Cory's and one 6" pleco in a 55g tank.
The Cory's only eat food off the bottom and the pleco just hangs out

My new FW game fish tank is up and running, I am working on the pictures and
tale.
My question is? Will a pl*co survive in 65 degree water?
JOhn ><>

I have a 260L Jewul Vision tank, fresh water.
I use a manual co2 which has yeast, sugar and water in. A much cheaper
alternative to the other co2 kits. Problem is, we have just had
kittens which knocked it over which, due to the volume of stuff has

could anyone with experience of the jäger aquarium heater enlighten me
as to whether "fully submersible" actually MEANS fully submersible? It
has a minimum water line and lots of lovely diagrams indicating how well
insulated the cable is, and an arrow pointing to a double sealing ...

I've always had OK plants, but never really had pearling and lustrous green
growth. so recently I've started buying fertilizer for the plants. But I've
got to say it's more expensive than the keeping fish.
More a question for the guys from the states as it'll be cheaper there. What

I am new coming back to the hobby however I always had an aquarium
when I was younger.  Although back then I knew nothing about the
nitrogen cycle.  So I got a 28 Gallon tank for xmas and got it all setup and
running.  I did a lot of reading to try and just prepare myself since it ...

Just picked up an albino mollie from a local pet store. (well... a
week ago)  and it seems to have come down with some weird form of
dropsy. (not sure of the return policy, and can't find the receipt
anyway)

When I take the reading for GH using my hot water ( have a water
softener installed) the GH is 6.  Using the cold water the GH is 1.
After leaving the hot water to cool the GH is 6.  Can anyone explain
this?

Hi!!!
I was just wondering if anyone knew if coarse dark brown sand exists that is
safe for goldfish tanks (i'm not putting much in, just a fine scattering on
the bottom to create contrast)

I'm new to newsgroups.
I've had a 180 litre freshwater set up for over a year now and am really
enjoying it.
I am interested in Puffer fish (figure of eight and spotted types). Though I

I have a 10 gallon tank with 2 platys (pair), 1 molly and 3 danios.  The
molly also had a mate, but it unexplainably passed about a month ago.  I was
told the molly's behaviour should be fine, ecspecially with the platys in
there.  However in the last week it has become very ...

Last week I got a bad batch of angels in my hospital/isolation tank.
Now I want to keep the tank empty without losing cycle for a couple of weeks to
get rid of whatever killed the angels. I would like to maintain the cycled
condition with pure ammonia.  The tank is a 10 gallon with ...