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Thats it, but if it stays blue, then you need to increase the bubble rate.

Do you have a female gourami? Only the males are colorful and it is very very rare to find a female in retail stores. Goodle Betta breeding instructions, its about the same process in all gourami.

The currently accepted level is 30ppm. But we guessimate that level with a device called a "Drop Checker".

I thought by the readings you've posted that the tank is going through a cycle. Have you medicated or disturbed the bio-filter in some way, or maybe the filter is inadequate. But yes Prime will help in a cycle, it will detox ammonia and nitrite, make a cycle a little bit less stressful on the...

I would change 50% a couple of times a day until the cycle is complete and dose a little extra Prime until then.

Yup, plants actually prefer ammonia over nitrate. So adding ammonia to a planted tank to start a cycle might take a bit longer to finish, depending on plant load and light levels.

Very very nice, but you're right that first pic with the saltwater background hurts the eyes.

Have you tried Excel or hydrogen peroxide?

Halloween in my area was truly sad. I think its the recession that has hampered this holiday. I took my kids to 4 different neighborhoods, basically around grandparents and aunts/uncles's homes. And it was almost the same, more than 50% of the houses were dark, or were just empty houses. I never...

Its perfectly fine.

You dont wanna put Phos Zorb in a planted tank, phosphorous is a major element in plant health. Activated carbon is fine, but is basically pointless if you keep up on water changes. It still has it uses, for example removing fish meds or the yellowing tannins that are released from wood.

Or that the aquarium hobby is horribly over-priced. For example take lighting, if its branded for the aquarium trade, expect to pay double over getting the same unit at a hydroponics or hardware store.

moat/pond, very good idea

Time to get some traps or get animal control out there to remove the feral cats. Or if it comes down to it, goto walmart and pick up a cheap air-rifle.

That is true, but your programs will need to be reinstalled. The old installation will be in a new folder named, windows.old .

Hunting is a whole lot more humane that a slaughter house. Anyone that is a responsible hunter not a poacher, always goes for the humane kill, a shot placed, that will down an animal in seconds. And if you do wound an animal you track it and put it down. Plus a wild animal is not caged, and...

Thats exactly what it does, but if you can manage backing up your data, its the worth the hassle. Petluvr you should be backing up your data already, imagine if that laptop was stolen or destroyed.

I agree with Inka wholeheartedly, we just stand to **** off more non-Americans, by forcing our culture on others. What if Hindu's told us to stop eating Beef, would you listen?

Also another thing to keep in mind, especially for new folks to planted tanks. The limiting factor should always be the lighting. Purchase or build your CO2 system first, then worry about upgrading lighting. Co2 at the highest fish-safe levels will even accelerate low/med light levels...

18" bulbs are actually 15watt, the 24" is 20watt. The cheapest lighing upgrade atm, would be a 48" shoplight with 2 32watt 6500k T8 bulbs. Probably cost no more than $20 with tax at home depot or Walmart. Crypts, Anubias and Jave Fern would be the optimal plants at that lighting level and...