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  1. oo7genie

    Sand Causing cloudy water?

    Unless your brother and friend tested the water parameters, they're no more qualified to call your tank cycled than a koala bear. The cycle is only complete once ammonia and nitrIte readings are zero, and you have nitrAte readings. Without a test kit, there's no way to know for sure. In...
  2. oo7genie

    a fish dies every day help

    Solve your dying fish problem before worrying about adding river rocks to the tank. Two things scream out at me here after reading this thread. 1. You're collecting rainwater from your rooftop. This means that the water is picking up anything on your rooftop (particles, chemicals, dirt), and...
  3. oo7genie

    River rocks.

    It's been said on various forums that boiled rocks sometimes explode when pockets of air inside heat up. That being said, I've never experienced it myself, nor do I know anyone who has. Baking the rocks in the sun alone, isn't enough to be sure all the nasty things in/on the rock are killed...
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    Ever have an Emperor Biowheel pump just wear out?

    I just bought some cheap foam pads meant for Rena XP series filters, cut them to shape, and slid them into the filter cartridge slots on my Penguin 350 (basically an Emperor 400 filter without the extra water spitter). Then there was no need to buy new media, and I got to keep using biowheels...
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    Price of aquarium cover expensive than aquarium without cover !

    Shh... quit giving away my secrets!
  6. oo7genie

    upgrading without cycling ... Ok or no?

    I've had this site bookmarked for years. Great resource, though there are a few sizes that have become fairly common that it doesn't include.
  7. oo7genie

    upgrading without cycling ... Ok or no?

    I've done this several times when upgrading to larger tanks. As long as everything is kept wet to preserve the BB, it's always worked out great for me. Worst case scenario (in my experience so far) is creating a mini cycle that lasts no more than a couple days. Hit the tank with some Prime...
  8. oo7genie

    Last minute Co2 Questions:) All feedback is appreciated!!!

    Sorry, I wasn't clear before. You're right, you would need a timer, however a timer alone wouldn't have anything on the tank to hook up to without a solenoid. The solenoid attaches to the Co2 tank, and simply closes or opens to let Co2 through depending on whether it has a electrical current...
  9. oo7genie

    BioWheel won't spin...

    LMAO! I didn't. I only reply to what comes up in "new posts", so I assume they're all current. Oh well. Hopefully this info will help someone else that's having the problem now, lol
  10. oo7genie

    BioWheel won't spin...

    I have had several Penguin Bio-Wheel filters, all of which have had wheels that slowed down or stopped at some point during their use. The first thing that's important to understand (if you don't want to drive yourself nuts trying to fix a non-existent "problem") is that the bio-wheel does...
  11. oo7genie

    Floating Moss Ball

    Most common aquarium fish/snails won't go after the balls as food like they may other forms of algae. I couldn't say for sure that there's no snail that would, but it's not likely you'd end up with one that would in your tank. To spawn more balls yourself, you can cut a small chunk out of one...
  12. oo7genie

    WTB Large South American Cichlids(40"+) - Southern CA - pickup only

    If you haven't yet, I'd try posting this at: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/ Those forums are all dedicated to larger fish species, so you're likely to find more people that have 40"+ fish.
  13. oo7genie

    Salifert vs API: My tests

    Just to add my 2 cents, I have been using Prime & API test kits for years. I keep up on 50% weekly water changes, and have never had a reading for the presence of ammonia since my tanks finished cycling (aside from situations like spikes from unnoticed dead fish, which prompt an immediate water...
  14. oo7genie

    Last minute Co2 Questions:) All feedback is appreciated!!!

    How long a 5# Co2 tank will last is entirely dependent on how many bubbles per second you have it set to produce. The more Co2 bubbles, the faster the tank will run out. A way to make it last roughly 3 times as long, is to get a solenoid for your tank/regulator setup. This way you can have...
  15. oo7genie

    watch this video please

    I don't. We are the 3rd most intelligent species on the planet, after mice (actually the physical protrusions into our dimension of a race of hyperintelligent pan-dimensional beings who commissioned construction of the Earth to find the Question to the Ultimate Answer of Life, the Universe...
  16. oo7genie

    Ghost shrimp surprise.....

    The shrimp will survive for as long as it's able to stay hidden. At least that was my experience with ghost shrimp in a 90g heavily planted setup that housed 3 other types of Rainbowfish, and bristlenose plecos.
  17. oo7genie

    Musical Response Game

    Morrisey you say? I hear he doesn't like serial animal killers... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4RfZojIyhA ^ For some reason I can't get the YouTube video to post directly. edit: fixed link
  18. oo7genie

    BBA

    UV Filters work wonders for algae... if the algae is a free floating bloom that colors your water green. They're worthless against algae that grows on surfaces, especially BBA. Trust me. I wasted my money trying that so you don't have to! That's not to say that UV filters are worthless...
  19. oo7genie

    Siamese Algae Eaters: Need the right answers, please.

    I have had several true SAE's, originally purchased as a "solution" to algae problems, and even when young they only ate algae occasionally. Certainly not enough to be used as effective combat against an algae problem. If there was any other food available, they would eat that instead. Also...
  20. oo7genie

    Aquaripure filters???

    Never trust a company that relies on hand picked testimonials from customers that have only had their products 30 days or less, as opposed to actual customer reviews. If you could trust a company that does that kind of thing, I'd be a multi-billionaire, impervious to cancer and all other...
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