Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / January 2007

Hi, how often do people clean out fluval 305 type filters? The reason I ask
is that mine doesn't seem to need doing for months at a time, but when I do
it, I find that there is a lot of dirt in the ceramic biological part of the
filter which must have been pulled through the ...

Our small, local news paper has a "Pet Talk" section. Usually it's
about dogs, cats and birds.
Last Wednesday there was a small piece about fish tanks and how "A
slimey tank isn't a bad thing", but of course..the common myths had to

I just purchased Tank Buddies No More Algae, and after reading all the
warnings about it causeing harm to humans, animals,cancer, etc I was
wondering if anyone else uses this or similar algae remover, or a safer
alternative, etc...

I tried the suggestions on vacuuming my gravel for waste, cutting back
on my feeding to now once every other day and not very much... I've
completed two 25% water changes, and added AmQuel to try and Neutralize
the Nitrates and Nitrites..

I ahve the standard Whipser HOB filter and have been using the filters
with carbon.. I recently discovered a site that said you should remove
the carbon to keep beneficial bacteria going through the filter...
Is this true?

http://www.aquariumguys.com/superluftpump1.html
I would like to get this air pump but I live in Finland and we have
220-230 Volt here
Any possibilities to get this pump from Europe for 220-230 Volt?

How important is the plastic frame on an All-Glass tank, the modern kind
with good silicone seals?
I had a small fire in my tank hood, and part of the frame melted, in
spots both on the top frame & bottom, on one end. I'm not sure how the

I googled Resun filter, which was mentioned in the setting up a
canister filter thread. They're incredibly cheap in Australia, and the
pictures look good. One site that came up from the US belongs to a
poster on TFA: Carl! Here's the link:

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Hi.  I posted here a week ago about my betta.  Carl made some replies.  I've
put up a video here: http://tinyurl.com/38gxyk  It's a bit shaky and a
little out of focus, but not too bad.  Note that the fish is a bit bulky and
you can just make out some bulging sides.  This is about ...

We have a betta fish alone in a 2.5 gallon acrylic tank from All-Glass (the
Mini Bow 2.5). It is filtered. We have had him in this tank for about 3
months.
I believe the water quality to be very good - Ammonia and Nitrite are at

I've had some Cory's for about 12 months now.  They were sold to me as
Corydoras julii but as they've grown their markings have come to look
more like the reticulated form.  Anyhow, I have recently been in the
process of upgrading one of my tanks and the two corys have been

    I have just purchased an Eheim Liberty, hang-on
filter.(smallest one). I can predict that, over the life of this
filter, replacing the sponges and the carbon-infused whatsit,
regularly, is going to run me into big bucks.The "biofilter

I am new to fishkeeping and am not sure what to do for the best.  I
noticed this morning that my less than a year old comet, Dale, is
swollen mainly on the left side above the pelvic fin but perhaps a bit
on the right side also though not as much.  He is sitting at the bottom

I have a 10 gal fish tank. I used to put goldfish in but I think the
tank is too small for them. I then changed to guppies, but a cold spell
wipe them out. I am not thinking whether it is easier to put some tetra
(neon red and blue ones) in, or put guppies again.