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  1. colinsk

    Finding a Light Bulb

    That is it and the shopping link sends me to AMazon and ships from TX. Thank you!
  2. colinsk

    Finding a Light Bulb

    I had upgraded the lighting for my 29 gallon tank a year and a hlaf ago. I have loved the kit and the light. I have no idea where I bought it and I need a replacement bulb. It is a U-shaped bulb that fits into the stock housing and is 21" long. It has 4 round pins in a line and is labled...
  3. colinsk

    Check out this cold marine reef tank

    Great tank and thread, thank you!
  4. colinsk

    Reef Aquarium Book Recommendations?

    Thank you! That should get me started.
  5. colinsk

    Reef Aquarium Book Recommendations?

    I am new to reef aquariums but I have freshwater experience. My background is in the microbiology of food production and sanitation. Can anyone recommend some books on the chemistry and ecology of the reef aquarium? The only salt water book I have is Captive Seawater Fishes by Stephen Spotte.
  6. colinsk

    How can you guage how many fish is too many ???

    You have too many fish when there is no longer room to sit down in your house. ;)
  7. colinsk

    pH help Needed!!

    Or prune too much. I lost a fish last month because I pruned half of the biomas from my tank and did not think that it would casue a ammonia/nitrite spike. I had not measured any Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate in months. I pruned and the next morning all the fish were acting funny. Out came the test...
  8. colinsk

    How do you clean a planted aquarium?

    If you stop gravel vacuuming then you should watch for H2S pockets in the substrate. Just take a chop stick and poke a bunch of holes in the substrate every once in a while. If any places go anearobic bacteria can grow that make H2S and that is a poisonous gas. I don't gravel vac and my...
  9. colinsk

    pH help Needed!!

    The best reason to measure pH is to watch for a crash. If your pH is falling a little each week for months you are likely burning through your kH buffer and you would want to fix that before you are in the low 6s. With plants it should not be a problem as they love ammonia as a fertilizer.
  10. colinsk

    Liquid vs. strips for water testing

    It is very important to keep the strips dry. No humidity or anything. Then I find them to be great. I still use an API kit unless i am testing twice a day for some reason.
  11. colinsk

    water changes.... a silly question

    Go for a sumbersible pump and put it in the bucket. Mine was less than $20.
  12. colinsk

    Fishless cycle keeps stalling, big Ph drop problem ?

    Do you have a water filter that you are collecting water from?
  13. colinsk

    Need help deciding what kind of snail to get please!

    Add one vote for Zebra Nerites. I have two in each of my two tanks.
  14. colinsk

    What should I get? (20g)

    I really like my Lemon Tetras with my Danios.
  15. colinsk

    gonna sound dumb-test kit

    My other hobby is making holograms. www.holographyforum.org I use silver halide and dichromate bleaches a lot. My day job is as Master Brewer at Downtown Joe's in Napa, CA and I have to measure Na, Cl, Mg, Ca and CO3 daily. www.downtownjoes.com
  16. colinsk

    TANK CYCLED!

    When I built my two aquariums at the end of last year I just wanted some fish for my two year old. Once I discovered how fun and easy plants are I have both tanks heavily planted and low tech. I can not imagine a tank without them now. They are not only beautiful but are very good for the water...
  17. colinsk

    gonna sound dumb-test kit

    If you ever end up with a kit to test chloride, that is the only one I worry about. All the others AI just send down the drain. I recycle silver and chromates so I put used chloride tests in my silver reclamation jar as they have silver nitrate.
  18. colinsk

    Filter on timer

    If you have enough plants you don't have to run a filter at all. A small powerhead to make sure nutrients move by the leaves. :huh:
  19. colinsk

    Hi... My name is Kate and I am addicted to Fish

    Hi Kate, I am Colin and it has been 3 months since I last purchased a tank...
  20. colinsk

    Ph too high - need help!

    I have platies and not guppies. I would keep 3 in a ten gallon tank and no more. I keep more than 30 fish in my ten gallon but they are quite small. They all don't weigh as much as 2 platies.
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