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I have 2"- 3" of medium sand in my 20 gal which is currently cycling. How much Flourite should I add to the sand to get a good mix and not look bad? I don't mind it being visible, but I want it to look like a natural river/lake bed. I've often seen sand with small clay-looking pebbles scattered...

What does it mean to "blanch" zuccini? I am trying to accustom my cichlids to eating some veggies and it's a slow process, but my Blackbelt does eat a few bites of anything I put in there. Tonight I tried placing a slice of zucc in a veggie clip and shaving the skin off it. A few hours and...

Hey, OG Did you use regular Flourite or Flourite Red to mix with your sand? I figure it would just look like clay rocks mixed with sand....pretty natural sounding lake/stream feature to me!

I went to Lowes (similar to Home Depot) and bought commercial grade, medium Sand bye Quickcrete. It's 100% silica sand (safe for fish) and the medium size ranges from about 1mm to 3mm. It's a very uniform light tan/brown. I rinsed this stuff in a bucket three times and the water was very clear...

I appreciate the responses, but they all came after I had already bought the filter. The winner was the Penguin 125. My biggest turn-off to these filters was that they had those stupid filter cartridges. I didn't like how they wear out so quickly, and I also don't use carbon very often in my...

How does it turn out if you add Flourite to sand? Can I get it throroughly mixed and have the benefit of both? Does it look decent/natural? I have access to the red or blackish-red versions of Flourite, which is best?

I also wanted to add my water chemistry from the 2 different sources I have. (values are after sitting for 24 hrs.) Tap Water: -pH: 7.7 -KH: 5.4 Well Water: -pH: 6.6 -KH: 0.6 The only problem seems to come when I mix the water and test the results. I mixed the tank...

I'm cycling a 20 gal tank (24x12x16) now. I have a Penguin 125 with bio-wheel as filter, and will not add airation to it. I need a tank with a slow current because one of the occupants will be a male Betta. 6 corys, 4 ottos, and about 5 Ghost shrimp will also occupy the tank. I have a 12"...

I went to my LFS today and got some feeder ghost shrimp. I also wanted to get a water sample so I can get my cycling tank close to what the water is like in my LFS. Then I can slowly adjust it to where I want it. The water samples I wanted were from the community tank with the ottos and corys...

I'm sorry for your loss, Mtdew. I too have a Betta. I just "rescued" him from a unhealthy environment. I am currently looking into getting an appropriate filter for him and other fish in a 20 gal tank. I was looking at the AC150 or the Penguin 125. Which would you suggest? I sure hope those...

Shopping tomorrow- Need advice ASAP! I'm going to be setting up a 20 gal and need to get a filter for it. I just broke down, removed and replaced all sylicone, and painted the back glass and trim black. I bought plenty of sand and have several rocks already. I plan to moderately stock this...

My mother had a male Siamese Fighting Betta (all red), in a vase that held about 1/2 gal of water. She fed it, but that is about it. She would (very infrequently) change the water and wash everything with soap and water. It sickens me to think about it. I already saved another fish from her and...

Unless I missed something, I don't see any inherent problems with this design! There are no measurements given, so we can't assume the size of the pump area. For ease of conscience, double the width of the pump area (proportionally to the rest of the picture) and it should run fine. I think it's...

No such luck! I tested pH, KH, and nitrates. I got 7.7pH (norm), 5.4KH (norm), and ~10ppm Nitrates (mid norm). These are all good measures and I always keep up with water changes, checks, temp, and other essentials. Even their diet hasn't changed! I'm gonna have to go for the aggression...

I have a 5" Jack Dempsey, 4" Blackbelt, 4" Blue Crawfish, and 4" Pleco in a 55 gal tank. They have plenty of rocks and hiding spaces. They have been in this spot for about 3 months (got married and moved into house), and I keep water quality tip-top. Weekly water changes, etc. For more detailed...

This is a great plant site with plenty of details and pictures: http://www.tropica.com/default.asp

I've never owned a Moorii, so I can't say from experience, but everything I've read about Moorii says that they are open water swimmers. I don't think they stay in caves/hiding spots much. I'm sure when frightened they are more than happy to get behind something, but they tend to stay in the...

Yea, I would definately boil and rinse first! I also looked at some Featherrock today and they were awesome looking Large boulders that looked like they weighed 30 to 50 lbs each, but they were maybe 5 lbs each. I ended up talking to the garden section guy and he said that they usually float, so...

I also had a question about that filter. How do you mount it below the waterline. I'm looking at a picture in a catalog and it just shows a HOB mounting. Does it come with a suction cup mount also? Also do you dispurse your CO2 through the air tube inlet or do you feed your line into/below the...

The cleaner, the better! You will keep water in better quality with the way you are doing things. Way to go!:)