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Unfortunately where I live all the "pet stores" are jokes. I have had it for a couple months, but haven't noticed it until now. However, this might have been present when I got it. It was in a tank that was abandoned at a vacant property, half empty, etc.... I did my best to care for them...

Hey, I've been searching the net high and low, and any of the varying gill diseases out there don't match with this one. The fish does not seem to be in any distress, no hyperventilating, no parasites seen, gills themselves are pink/red (color can be seen in image)... But the edge of the...

This problem is even worse... I squeezed the output tubing to demonstrate this. I collected enough of this in a net to examine. Yellowish when clumped up, soft, and smells like the scum in a pond/river/stagnant water. That "Nutrafin Waste Control" is no help (yes, I monitored ammonia)...

And the worst toxic effect is that it will lower your pH a bit, which is avoided with rinsing. Less likely to damage plastics/tubing I would imagine as well.

Particulates are still there, even while running the aquaclear quick-filter (for powerhead), which apparently is a micron filter... Came home today after skimmer being off for 12 hours and the surface scum was so thick that it looked like it could support lead shot. I'm so bewildered. I'm...

I would just be worried about the bleach possibly degrading any plastics. I cleaned out the filter (not meticulously) and pulled paper towel through the hoses. I broke down and used water clarifier (the particulate variety), and will see how it all goes. Thanks for all the posts by the way...

I'd say so, but it's flaking into my water column. I'll try just cleaning the filter media really well first, but if that doesn't work, it must be coming from the tubing as well.. Also, another idea for a cleaning device is a string with a rag one one end, and a little weight on the other end...

I think it's biofilm from the surface skimmer (happened after I installed it, and it's just like surface scum, only concentrated), possibly multiplying once deposited in the tubing, but I'm not expert and just going by symptoms. I'm not worried about it either, except that I think it's the...

So I had surface scum. Nothing new to us there. Decided to try a surface skimmer, and it worked wonderfully. However, today I was noticing both tiny specks, either micro-bubbles or something solid, and flakes (both white). Turned the filter off for 10 minutes and the specks didn't even begin...

Update: I had noticed the female sort of quivering a day or two ago, and I thought this was a bad health sign (has since stopped), but I just read that this was courting behavior :-D I also read that in the case of a breeding tank, I should remove the male after birth, so now I'm really...

So two of my new Kribensis have paired off, but showing bright red/pink bellies, and they're even guarding a driftwood "cave!" I'm excited, but have some quick questions. 1. They are active parents, and can even exhibit mouth brooding behavior, so I'm wondering if I should still pre-filter...

It will :nilly:explode:nilly:, but at least it won't shatter, haha I also notice that Marineland's website mentions nothing of this recall. Retailers also still have stock. I'm guessing they were not notified or something? I'll be talking to be LFS tomorrow. I shouldn't have been able to buy...

Just read another thread (off site), and a guy's stealth actually exploded and blew out his tank..... wow..

I wonder about something like this: http://www.toddah.com/Pix/nano/boxpipes.jpg Notice how the actual inlet is under water, thus muffling the sound :-) You already have the air vent on yours, so all you would need to do is make it so that the entire opening is submerged. Even something like a...

You guys aren't going to yield to my magnificence yet, are you? I win, so when will you see that?

Amazing!

it was yesterday... it's over now ;-)

That the water flow might be too powerful, and it would basically be overkill. I don't know if water flow is the case, but I'm guessing so since that person mentioned it overpowering the tank.

I second the AquaClear suggestion... if you want a HOB, anyways.

it confuses me too, because it could be 80ppm of anything :-D On the original question, I prefer not to use warm water because hot water tanks are notorious for hard water deposits, and since my water is already hard, I can't have it any harder. They say not to drink it, but as for fish, other...