Cricketman

most useful thread subject line ever... :-?

:facepalm: completely forgot about this! Any LFS worth its salt should be able to do it... dunno how they would feel if you were in there daily, but least gives you something to go on... Good attitude to have, wish more were like it... :thup: Gradual rather than "shock" change

pH is the killer here, or more precisely, a large change in pH. Coupled with the temperature change can be enough to kill most species... Try losing 20 lemon tetras that were just starting to breed, because I was trying to re-create a large water-flush to induce them to all breed together... :facepalm: EDIT: I just re-read what I typed before and the tone is all wrong :oops: , didn't mean to put you down Squirt, just thought you would have known... soz bro...

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=58416 Spread the load? :dunno:

not necessarily, though it would have been preferable... too late to wish and dream now... Missed the coldwater part, Yea, you going to have to do something about that... like: :facepalm: NEVER, EVER do 50-90% changes... you WILL kill fish doing that... :evil: You should know better Squirt, even though you may of been exaggerating, people will take you seriously= :dead%fish 20-30% daily should be sufficient, twice daily 30% changes are better than 1 x 60% change... Start looking for a bigger tank if you intend to keep them in these numbers, or do some serious culling of individuals that you least like the look of upon arrival... keep your female numbers down to avoid a population explosion...

Should be fine, as long as you keep up the water changes... Nitrosimonas and nitrobacter will be alive in your substrate, the glass itself even... until you get the numbers back up.... W/C, W/C and then W/C some more... 20-30% daily is best for first couple weeks. A couple Tea-spoons of salt help keep white-spot at bay in freshwater. Biggest thing you should be doing, is either having seperate gear for each tank or make up a weak bleach solution [MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS NO SURFACTANTS!!!] (so you can only JUST smell it) to disinfect gear between tanks, and avoid spreading the W-spot around the place... Good luck :thup:

Airfare???? Who said anything 'bout airfare? I think you'll be fine on a wooden raft held together with guts and glory... :slfg: Its only about 14000 km's, give or take a couple thousand... :thup: Could be there by Christmas... Christmas in Brazil!... come-on bro, take one for the team... :rotf: :rotf: :digH:

:sage: what he said nice background, I do like the moa tree...

+ looks like a 9" blade in that photo...

Find a reputable groomer that will be able to tell you exactly what you are looking for, for your own animal... My neighbor/friend is a dog groomer and she said FURminator can be good when used properly, but is not necessarily the be-all-to-end-all that it is marketed as. HTH :thup:

We'll use yours as a test-subject then eh? :slfg:

This is all hypothetical, But: I wouldn't of done this myself, as now there is nothing stopping all the bigger particulates potentially blocking up your filter sock, and with enough pressure on them, potentially damage the weave. I realise that you have 3 of them and plan to change them weekly, but it might be something to look out for, espescially if you are finding heaps of larger gears in there, and if your finding bits embedded in the weave... You'll probably be sweet as, but just saying that it something to think about when you have such fine filtration...

Not ideal. I would say that it is overstocked, personally, but if you had filtration (+++) and water changes out the waazoo, could be managed. or remove a few fish (especially some of the larger-growing species) and not have to panic... :thup:

Covering it up too much is not a good idea. You have it perfect at the moment (IMO) on the angle, and then you have the heater gaurd, if you cover it up too much, you risk slowing the water-flow over the heater. This has 2 effects. 1) Limiting amount of water that is heated (creating a "hot-pocket" if you will) 2) This can turn the heater off pre-maturely Both endup not heating efficiently. Just make sure you have addequate space/flow around the heater. Other than that, sound like you are right on track :thup:

:thup: say "Hi" to Dean for me :sml1: Welcome

Varies depending on a range of factors, no one answer is going to suit every application. Some of the factors are: Bioload/ stocking level Feeding regime Stock - some people purposefully leave an amount of organics in the water for filter-feeders... The skimmer itself (brand, quality, features) Best is to play around with it yourself, judge by the amount of skimmate your getting off, and how "watery" it is. Whatever anyone tells you, over-skimming is a myth (though, at a point, it just throwing money away), as long as you are removing the gears, your fine. :thup: Bit more info on tank/stock would help give you a better, more concise answer.

:rotf: screen burn... :digH: :rotf:

Indeed. How the hell Law school translates to mean you can be a jerk cos your "smart", I'll never know... And I'm just one of those "idiot" Marine biologists that has about 12 years experience too. You see, All you have done is alienate a massive knowledge base with your foul attitude, blatant arrogance and ignorance... Ignorance on its own isn't a problem, and is not neccesarrily your fault. Ignorance after you KNOW your doing it wrong... :an!gry This is the part that got me... Bang on there P44! :thup: Boo hoo. &c:ry Keep your fish properly and take some advice from people that obviously have WAAAAY more experience than you, and maybe even a little respect, and you wouldn't have a problem...

:rotf: Welcome

ooo kay.... How long have you had her? You'll find that maybe she has developed a behaviouralism, if she has bred before? The eggs obviously won't be fertile, they will all turn fungusy soon enough. Interesting trait though...

what else is in there with her?

I have got these size tanks into the back seat of a commie...

That will be why...

Pond also recieves ALOT less attention, and the fish ther-in aren't always visable. Neither are potential parasites/diseases that they might be carrying. From that link earlier: Again, this is their own brand/sub-species that they use, but is a good starting-block/ average, I think you'll find. By far the EASIEST and FASTEST way: 1) Fill tank 2) Buy few small fish to start 3,4,5,6,7,8,9) Water Changes... 10) buy few more fish Repeat 3-10 Media will help seed, but you will still be doing the above, REGARDLESS! Fishless cycle is similiar, but add in constant testing for by-products, calculating values, measuring out ammonia, as well as all the above, and even after you add fish, You are still likely to have a "mini-cycle" anyway... I know which I prefer....

I'm just going to throw out there that making your water "perfect temp" isn't neccesary... at all... It rains in the wild, fish survive... Guarentee rain isn't "perfect temp" In your tank, the temperature won't drop substantially enough for it to affect the fish, and even then, it quickly heats up again... Hell, couple of my fish used to swim through the cold water as I was pouring it in, slip round and up and do it again!! Only time I ever bothered doing temp. corrections, is when I was treating fish in a hosp tank, and doing 50% changes... :thup: Do admire the effort though! Just, maybe go with the cold water only method for a while, at least until you're healed up... :dunno: Would hate to read a "3rd degree burns" thread...