Jennifer

I agree with Ryan and Adrienne, you need to keep changing the water until it is clear. Carbon will not be able to effectively absorb much yeast. Similarly, alcohol will only adsorb to carbon with a weak bond so that won't be very effective either. At any rate, if the carbon has been in your filter for a month or more, it will be 'spent' and unable to absorb much more. There is usually no need to use carbon under normal circumstances. You would mainly use it to absorb excess medication after a treatment or if you have added other chemicals to your tank. As Adrienne said, it is best to remove spent carbon since it may start to release absorbed chemicals back into the water.

I am sure someone down here would be willing to pick them up and ship for you...

Iwagumi? How are you going to contain your forest instincts? 8) :lol:

More like this: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/im ... e_id=10093

:roll: Yeah, kinda like buying a baby turtle and rehoming it when it outgrows the tank....who takes all those big turtles?? Nobody, so they end up at Donna's house in droves... Why not get a piglet for meat, then you won't have to worry about rehoming it. You can name it 'Sausage.'

:lol: Cover it in moss...or cultivate some staghorn to grow all over it. 8)

I saw one, it was a stunning specimen.

It takes about two weeks for plants to get used to a change in conditions. Also, the nutrient and light demands will increase if you add CO2. Maybe try slightly increasing the trace nutrients.

Why not stuff it in amongst all those plants? You wouldn't even see it.

Yeast alone won't be too harmful in small quantities (it is actually a useful food for fry). The alcohol would be the main concern but after two weeks the percentage of alcohol will be very low. That coupled with the fact that a seemingly small amount was dumped into the tank means that it shouldn't be a huge concern. You will have removed most of it with the water changes. I would definitely not put any chemicals into the water to clear it up.

Long internodes are normal for ambulia with high light and nutrients. If you clip the tops off and plant them to keep them short, they will be much nicer.

ghd? :lol: Why am I not surprised?

At two weeks, it shouldn't be a high amount of alcohol yet, but even a small amount can be very toxic to fish. If the fish look like they are struggling, then yes, definitely do another water change (and possibly another tomorrow as well if things haven't improved).

How old was the mixture? If it had been around for more than a couple of weeks, the alcohol content will be a serious concern so you may want to do another big water change ASAP.

Using ballasts would usually be better as they have a minimal profile,although that T5 fitting I mentioned above had a very tight profile so it would be worth checking out. You can also stagger a couple of shorter fittings - that might be the best way.

Hey, you must have come and taken a pic of my new fish! 8) Love em.

Oh, I also saw a 4ft T5 light fitting (no reflectors) at SOG for $60 including the tube.

Oh, too bad. I looked at some 4ft fixtures there and they were about that price, but they didn't have reflectors. If you pick the right tubes they are only about $10 each too!

Mothballs contain naphthaline which is not a particularly nice substance so take care with it. I have those grindals that you gave me and have gotten rid of the mites and now have grindals coming out my ears! With careful management, mites are not a problem at all. Maybe I should write an article about it for the Aq. World magazine... :roll: In my spare time...

What's your budget Sam? There is a warehouse lighting place here in town that sells lights to commercial businesses and they have some very good prices. Do you have any places like that around you?

Wow! That is an amazing video...and so well filmed too.

I think euthanasia might be the best option if he isn't getting any better by now. There are literally dozens of possible causes for those signs so it is hard to really pin down a treatment. Clove oil is a good euthanasia agent. It is available at the pharmacy and you only need a few drops in a cup of water.

Evidence-based fishkeeping. Excellent.

Yeah, and there is so much misinformation out there - we need all the help we can get with educating the general public!

Yes, I heard! 8)