Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / April 2005

Sorry for two q's.
I have an internal fluval 3+ filter that came with my 120litre tank.  It
comes with  two coarse filter pads and fine one and you can buy v expensive
carbon pads.

NetMax Wrote:

Which air pump is better - the luft pump, the rena 400, or the supreme
dynamaster #2? I love the luft pump but need as much air as possible
and my understanding of the supreme dynamaster #2 is that it is both
higher pressure than the luft and supplies more air volume than the

Anyone else use the Jungle brand 5 in one strips?
The Kh always seems to be an aquaish col our that does not match the
120 or 180ppm.
The ph colour scheme from 6.8 to 7.8 is pretty close from my

I knew something was wrong the second I saw most of my fish near the
surface last night  Even with my rookie status I knew something had to
be done fast.
I have a 26g, planted tank with CO2 bubbler.  Tested water and all was

I couldn't bear to look at my empty quarantine/hospital tank any longer. So
it's soon to be a Betta tank. It' a 10 gallon, with a small Whisper filter.
I just started it up and I'm waiting for it to cycle. Since I've never had a
Betta, I've got a few questions.

I am looking to set up a 75 gal tank i purchased a few months ago.
havent really been working on it due to some home remodeling. anyway, I
am going to run twin magnum 350 filters and I am interested in hard
piping the intake and returns rather then use their out of the box

Went to my LFS and saw "red rams"  They were not the blue rams I have
before.  They were all about 2".  Anybody know what other name they
might have?
All the best,

A have a piece of driftwood that seems to be growing a coat of fur. I
don't dislike it as it makes the wood look interesting. My SAEs like to
sometimes tug at it. But what is it?
http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/Plants/images/DriftwoodAlgae.jpg

I started a tank a few months ago, and although I've been doing my best
to keep it clean, the black and white gravel is starting to turn
brownish-orange with debris.  I've got a gravel siphon thing, but it
just doesn't seem to pick up the dirt. Anyone have any product

I have a aquaclear 70 filter with three medias, the sponge one, the
coal and I beleive some biofilter.
The instruction says to replace them every month or so.
Is it really necessary?

From the time a snail is born, approximately how long before they are able
to reproduce and are they asexual or do they need a male and female to
reprodce?

I adopted yet another betta about a week and a half ago at my local
aquarium society auction.  I bought him out of pity because nobody else
would even bid and I figured the fish needed a home.
He's a beautiful fish who seems healthy, but refuses to eat.  He tried

NetMax Wrote:

Please help! I have a 3ft tank that I decided I was just going to keep
Rainbow fish in. Bought the tank In February. I wash it and then set up the
tank and left for 2 weeks. I did notice that loads of browny fur started
growing on almost everything, but once I turned filter up it ...