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  1. Persimmon

    Filter floss, what is it? LPS dont carry it.

    All filter floss is .....is 100% polyester fiber fill you fill in pillows. You can also use quilt batting as well. I prefer the batting over the floss because it stays together better. Buy it at Walmart for a lot cheaper than any fishstore will carry filter floos and filter media of this type.
  2. Persimmon

    Cheap Tank Stand from Big Al's?

    You need to talk to your insurance company, not all plans are the same. As far as the stand, if you do not trust it, send it back. If it is just pine, you cna porbably build a much better one for less than half the cost.
  3. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    THIS is what a well colonized wheel will look like. You CANNOT have too much bio filtration for goldfish. They are filthy and need all the help they can get. In a 5 or 6 gallon Eclipse the filtration IS NOT up to par to hold goldfish, hence the need for extra bio that helps a lot. If...
  4. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    You shouldn't be cleaning it at ALL unless it totally stops turning and then you shold only clean the spokes. You are taking off all the slime that hold the good bacteria. A GOOD colonoized wheel will have tons of gunk on it. You need to leave the gunk alone.
  5. Persimmon

    A good algae eater

    Don't get a common pleco, they grow huge. A bristlenose, rubbernose pleco, maybe a clown, or a hillstream loach. WHat do you mean 3 gold colored fish? Do you have a picture?
  6. Persimmon

    any ideas what this fish is?

    Just to let you know, those fish can grow large. Initially, you can keep them in about 20 gallons of water, but if cared for & they grow, they will need more room. Do you have them in a large tank with a good filtration system?
  7. Persimmon

    My orange fish is now white

    It's common, My Chichi when I got her CHichi now
  8. Persimmon

    Cloudy, Stinky, Cloudy

    How big is your tank? The goldifsh alone needs at LEAST 10 gallons and 10 times the GPH filtration. What are your prams?
  9. Persimmon

    Painting PVC -- Can I ??

    black rit liquid dye works great and no chance of chipping
  10. Persimmon

    Painting Pvc...can I ???

    You can rit dye them instead, the liquid rit works much better.
  11. Persimmon

    Tank didn't instant cycle

    This is why I get irked when I hear some fancy pants come in and say just transfer stuff from your old tank. That doesn't always work and you would need a lot of bio media when upgrading to a larger tank. Good luck with your cycle!
  12. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    The problem here is that it not a well colonized wheel and she has no other bio in the filter system. She has only been over using the charcoal inserts. If the wheel was highly colonized or she had other media, yes, I think it would work for the bigger tank too, but from what I saw, there is no...
  13. Persimmon

    Strips or test tube to test water?

    The test tube, I have the AP test kit as well and petsmart had them for $13.49 last week. It doesn't matter what the shipping is because by the time you spend all the money on all the different test kit stick types and know that each of those only give you 10-25 tests each...you are much better...
  14. Persimmon

    Please Help Its An Emergency!!!!!!!!!

    The problem with this, you are not living in the water, YOUR FISH IS. So, if you want what is best for the fish, the fish needs more water. Or, if you cannot care for the fish, you should find it another home. I am not trying to be mean. I am letting you know that if the fish stays in an...
  15. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    Is your tank a 5 gallon eclipse? This is a picture of my 6 gallon Eclipse. I roll up quilt batting, and then I have the rings. This is what you can do and will be a million times better than the charcoal. ANy ??
  16. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    Wonderful...ok, tell me this...can you take back that pump and get a test kit first, bio media second if you have the funds,, do 40% water changes on the 5 gallon at least once a week and leave the pleco in that until the cycle is done.... Then put the pearlscale in the 20 gallon? If you...
  17. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    Ok, your 20 looks awesome!:):) You have a pearlscale?? I love those! Ok, well, the octagon tank is also not very good for the fish because of the surface area, BUT good news, your bio wheel looks good, DO NOT wash it, BUT get rid of the filter charcoal cartridge. When you go to the...
  18. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    Do you have any fish in the 20 gallon? No matter what, you are going to have to buy the test kit..I know they seem expensive but you really can't know what your tank is doing without it. Without knowing where the 20 gallon is at, I would not subject the fish to the cycle. I would...
  19. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    ok, then it just probably has to do with the water quality. You really have to be doing 50% water changes everyday. He may have gotten this far, but it is obvious the bad water is taking the toll on him. Do you have a gravel cleaner? And I am waiting for the pics when you can do it:)
  20. Persimmon

    HELP! My Goldfish has blister-like things on its side

    Do you have any air going into this tank? Because it made sense that if the 50 pump was being used here, that could cause the bubble. I had a really hard time finding anything else like it...hopefully someone else will know exactly what it is. Post a pic, I am here.
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