Hello, Unforeseen circumstances have caused UniQuaria to set in place a few guidelines that all our members should be aware of. These guidelines will be...
97993
UniQuaria@yahoogroups...
Nov 1, 2010 10:14 am
Hello, Unforeseen circumstances have caused UniQuaria to set in place a few guidelines that all our members should be aware of. These guidelines will be...
97994
UniQuaria@yahoogroups...
Dec 1, 2010 10:20 am
Hello, Unforeseen circumstances have caused UniQuaria to set in place a few guidelines that all our members should be aware of. These guidelines will be...
97995
UniQuaria@yahoogroups...
Jan 1, 2011 9:58 am
Hello, Unforeseen circumstances have caused UniQuaria to set in place a few guidelines that all our members should be aware of. These guidelines will be...
97996
mothermastiff
Jan 3, 2011 11:43 pm
As a kid, I kept the family 10-gal community tank happy for 15 years and had discus (a big deal at the time) in college in the early 70s, but have not set up a...
97997
Painted My QH's
crazyfilly2002
Jan 4, 2011 2:11 am
Do you have any carbon within your filtration system. The carbon cleans up the water real nice... I always over filter, have two filters going so you can also...
97998
Ray
sevenspringss
Jan 4, 2011 12:08 pm
Hi Laurie, It appears as though there are two issues which you are not happy about, orangish algae and cloudy water. I notice you've had your new tank set up...
97999
laurie (Mother Mastiff)
mothermastiff
Jan 4, 2011 4:45 pm
Troy or Lana, Thanks for answering! Yesterday I repaired the hood (a bulb had broken off in the socket) and put in the strongest bulbs allowed, probably 15W...
98000
Lana Bollers
crazyfilly2002
Jan 4, 2011 5:15 pm
If it were my tank this is what I would do. I would leave the lights off for a couple days, I would ad a second filter.. like an aquaclear and ensure there is...
98001
Ray
sevenspringss
Jan 4, 2011 6:17 pm
Activated carbon is good for clarifying water, but it will not remove a bacteria bloom from the water column -- neither will a second filter remove bacteria...
98002
vwgrub83@...
vwgrub83
Jan 4, 2011 6:17 pm
Hello Laurie I believe your setup is still building up the "good" bacteria hense the cloudiness. It will soon clear up. I had started with a 30 gal and went to...
98003
laurie (Mother Mastiff)
mothermastiff
Jan 6, 2011 3:19 am
Ray, Something is wrong, my mouse is deleting two to three items for every single click, and I lost your EXCELLENT post without realizing (and had to reboot)...
98004
sevenspringss@...
sevenspringss
Jan 7, 2011 2:59 pm
Laurie, I tried sending (Forwarding) this post you wanted to the Group yesterday, but noticed today that it never went through. This reminded me that Yahoo ...
98005
mothermastiff
Jan 9, 2011 1:11 pm
Hi Ray, Thanks, with the message number I could find it just fine, and saved it. I attended a meeting this week of the Raleigh NC Aquarium Society. Busy...
98006
Ray
sevenspringss
Jan 17, 2011 4:01 am
Laurie, On to your comment #2 -- the two gallons you saved from the original set up was more than enough to start a new tank. You should never use water that...
98007
sevenspringss@...
sevenspringss
Jan 17, 2011 4:04 am
Hi Laurie, It appears as though there are two issues which you are not happy about, orangish algae and cloudy water. I notice you've had your new tank set up...
98008
Ray
sevenspringss
Jan 17, 2011 4:05 am
Laurie, Aquarium clubs are very beneficial when there are members who know what they're doing and are willing to take the time to help you. I hope you wind up...
98009
UniQuaria@yahoogroups...
Feb 1, 2011 10:07 am
Hello, Unforeseen circumstances have caused UniQuaria to set in place a few guidelines that all our members should be aware of. These guidelines will be...
98010
mothermastiff
Feb 3, 2011 6:23 am
Came in this morning and in my 10-gal tank of tetras (mostly von Rio and Glowlight), a pair of tiny hatchet fish and 2 dwarf frogs, there are as many bubbles...
98011
Frank M. Greco
frankmgreco
Feb 23, 2011 10:43 am
For those who may not be aware, last week Marineland / United Pet Group started a recall all of their Stealth and Stealth Pro heaters that are 100 watt or...
98012
Wilma Duncan
ombcat
Feb 23, 2011 4:19 pm
Thanks Frank. I had a large one over heat and killed everything in a 30 long in just a small time span. They replaced t but never said anything about the ones...
98013
Frank M. Greco
frankmgreco
Feb 23, 2011 10:20 pm
... Hi Wilma! The problem I've had with these heaters is that I set them for 80 degrees, and they go off before reaching that temp. Not good if you are trying...
98014
Wilma Duncan
ombcat
Feb 24, 2011 1:08 am
I also like them and we recommend them in our adopted tank program. We were donating them with the tank, but now I am putting this on hold until I talk to the...
98015
Deb
deborahgd14
Feb 25, 2011 1:40 pm
I have two in each of my tanks that are 75 watt. I would sure hate to have them explod. what kind would you recommend? I have a 95 gallon and 110. I like...
98016
Frank M. Greco
frankmgreco
Feb 25, 2011 2:27 pm
... The 75 watt units are not on the recall. It's only the 100 watt units or larger. Frank...
98017
tiggernut24@...
tiggernut24
Feb 26, 2011 1:26 pm
That used to be the best brand you could get. Atleast in the under $200 price range. If there's something for millionaire hobbyists I don't know. I heard...
98018
Frank M. Greco
frankmgreco
Feb 26, 2011 2:50 pm
... Heaters seem to run in the under $100 range and over $500 range. The Over $500 range, though, is usually something that a public aquarium would use (1000...
98019
Trevor Holyoak
kd7ghi
Feb 26, 2011 6:30 pm
I just recently bought a Marineland Stealth 250w heater. I liked that it had a lifetime warranty. Apparently I made a bad choice? - Trevor...
98020
Trevor Holyoak
kd7ghi
Feb 26, 2011 6:43 pm
The box says it's a Stealth Pro Shatter Proof Heater 250 watt. I guess I should call Petsmart about it? - Trevor...
98021
Frank M. Greco
frankmgreco
Feb 26, 2011 6:53 pm
... Yes, I would. They should take it back. In a post on a public aquarium newsgroup, they said Marineland was offering VisiTherm heaters as replacements, but...
