Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / May 2006

I live in an apartment.  It would not be wise for me to turn an aquarium
into a specimen 'eco-system'.  When I relocate, I can't think of anything
worse than destroying the already delicate balance it would take years to
achieve.  Forget That ___!

1-Overfeed your fish
2-Never change the water
3-Use the cheapest filtration you can purchase with change found under the  
couch

Just got my first 'big' set up - a basic 75g tank. The main point of
the tank was to hold a rapidly growing group of Silver Dollars. But
other than that, I'm open for recommended fish. I've never had a tank

hi, i have just got my first tropical fish aquarium. set it up two
weeks before adding any fish and took the water sample to shop, the
advised it was ok - a little high on the nitrite side but nothing to
worry about too much.

I have one Reverse Osmosis Unit for Drinking water, after RO water pH
is 6.1, please advice what should I add as dosing to increase the pH
upto 7.0. Regards Kumar

I hereby nominate Carol Gulley aka koi-lo aka hundreds of
other socks for the Busted Urinal Award.
"The reward for the Lamest of the Lame on Usenet.  One who clogs and stinks up the joint like a busted urinal, you
could say"

I hereby nominate Carol Gulley aka koi-lo aka hundreds of
other socks for the Clueless Newbie of the Month Award.
"The Clueless Newbie of the Month (CNotM) is pretty much the same sort of thing as the KotM, but honors
spectacular cluelessness  on Usenet rather than Kookery. ...

Schedules and lack of.  Cig Break or lack of?

Opera's filters work faster than I can make a decision. How sweet it is.
Testing Bleh Blah Poof!

Don't bother to shut off the tank light until the water is peasoup green.  
Then, and only then, will it be fit to serve the guests.

And Ol'Buddy Jim is back in the hunt for trollers.  I have to complete my  
thesis and this is the easiest resource for insanity and depression where  
both go undiagnosed.  Those who come forward will receive special  
treatment.  Those who hide will get 3 hots and a cot next to ...

Is the product "StressCoat" still popular among fishkeepers today?  Seem
like with its aloe vera properties, it would be an ideal agent to
improve water quality.
Appreciate the Help.

Notice how quiet its been.  The trollers' parents must have come home and  
they are having their dinner about now.

Hi friends.  A friend of mine recently gave me a 29 gal. tank that it
2-3 years old and seems to be in good shape, although there is some of
(what appears to be) mineral buildup in areas of the glass that
scrubbing doesn't seem to remove.  Does anybody have a recommendation

Due to users beyond our control, a group of regulars from
rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc created and moved to: 'The Freshwater
Aquarium'. http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium
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