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Happy Birthday Deb!!!!!!! Dave

Well Said Rosita !!!!!!!!!!!!! And Cheech, How exactly do you get blamed for this kind of stuff???? :hi: Dave

Considering the octupus being caught in the ohio river making the news, I find this really really amusing. The news claims that someone must have dumped the octapus, but did you see the size of that creature? I can't see anyone raising an octopus to that size and then dumping it, nor can I see...

There are threads here that discuss this, and I;ve never had issue enough to research it deeply, but some reagents measure ammonia only, and some measure both amonia and ammonium without distinguishing. So one could have a perfectly safe tank and still read high ammonia if they had the wrong...

Chloramines are likely in play, and Amquel plus (Mentioned above) is one of the two conditioners that are said to actually deal with the Chloramine compound fully. Do not however discount the ability of your fish to produce high levels of waste, and more importantly do not discount fish food...

Just a point to clarify for anyone new to the hobby. UGF's, cannisters, and power filters are all roughly the same age in technology. There have been less changes in the UGF simply because it's really hard to improve something so simple and functional. Canisters and power filters have had some...

Mantas, I'm certainly not offended, But from all of the information you are giving, I cannot see how one could distingiush between the carbon reaching it's saturation point, and tha carbon actually releasing materials that it already adsorbed. I can certainly see organics getting through the...

Salt Interferes with natural Osmoregulation, Over time It will have health effects and will shorten the lifespan of your fish to some degree or another. Softwater fish like Cories will be more succeptable to the effects than hardwater fish like mollies or African Cichlids, But either way no...

I know there will be a picture thread over at the other forum (Check my Signature) probably tomorrow. I don't think anyone did a group shot, but there were a lot of pictures taken especially of the Reef tour. Man what an awesome sight to see that reef from above. The public view through the...

So you are saying that in these cases you know for a fact that all of the organics in question had actually been Adsorbed, And there was no other source, And the Organics were then released from the Carbon? How is this determined (Weight is the only thing I can think of) Also how is this...

I would also suggest just finding other Barbs, and maybe some really fast movers like torpeodo shaped tetras or daniio's of some type. Giant Danio's are awesomne in a 55g. As far as salt Quantities, The range recommended is 1-3 teaspoons per gallon, I actually always do 2 teaspoons per gallon...

Someone might want to explain to all of us why anyone would want to hide the problem with a UV sterilizer that costs a lot of money when they could just fix the problem without spending money and watch the symptoms go away. UV's do kill the algea, but they do nothing for the underlying cause...

This is ac`tually one of the Carbon myths that exist in the hobby. Adsorbed compounds will remain adsorbed. The only possible way that anything vcould be released back in under tank conditions is if the Carbon actually eroded away enough to also allow some adsorbed compund to be released as...

0 Kh high bio-load equals unstable Bio-filter, and the possibility of ammonia. Ammonia will create green water faster than anything else. Add in the pollution caused by Stress Zyme and you are on Track to create green water. Here is my Suggestion 1. Buffer the water with something to get...

So You are saying that you would rather trust an unknown untested product which could potentially contain any number of things instead of using Food Grade salt which has been inspected, and tested for impurities. When the Food grade Salt is far cheaper to begin With? I Don't get it, Really I...

The Fluke Case that I used Prazi On Was with fish Who HAd gone through a 2+ week treatment of Salt and heat for ich. The salt cleared theich easily, But did nothing for the Flukes (Evidently) Salt is pretty limited in it's actusl uses against parasites despite the claims by Doc Wellfish and half...

I used Prazi For Gill Flukes specifically. As far as salt and heat, I've never found any evidence that it works on Flukes, Likewise Salt Dips may work on the actual living flukes on the fish, but do nothing for the well protected eggs. Clout has never done anything for me but kill my fish...

It is a scientific fact that Green Water cannot survive a multiple day blackout. So either you did not completely black out the tank or you did not correct the underlying cause and therefore the algae returned later. You should have seen at least a few days of clear water if you did a blackout...

Oh Yeah, The shelterhouse will have a sign that Says ABAC and AF Unfortunately I didn't specify comma's and spacing on the initials, so it looks a little weird. Either way you'll smell the hickory smoke and once again you'll be able to see me above the crowd :) Dave

The Zoo opens at 9:00 am, I'll be at the Gate from 8:30 to at least 9:30. If I know you are coming, I'll hang around if I don't see you by 9:30. I am 6'11" tall and weigh 450 pounds. I'll be wearing a ball cap. Don't look for someone extremely obese. I am not by any means in good shape, but I'm...