mikegideon

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  All good advice. Water changes reduce the nitrate level. You won't be able to measure any nitrate in tap water. An aquarium is like a gun safe. Hard to get one that's too big.

The algae is growing because you have plenty of nitrate in the water. That's a good thing. It will eat the nitrate and put out oxygen. ALL established tanks will grow algae. NOTHING wrong with that. I keep my algae down with a couple of plecostomus catfish. You usually only need one. They will keep it off the glass as long as you don't feed them. My two are a foot or so long now, so I do feed them some. I feed them algae wafers. If they stop keeping the tank clean, I stop feeding them. Just a common pleco. They will be small when you get them from the fish store, but will get pretty big over the years. So, when you get a new tank, move all the gravel to it, and add some more to make up the difference in size. Sprinkle the old gravel on top of the new stuff. Don't let it dry out. Leave enough water in the old tank to keep it covered until you are ready to transfer it. You should be able to just move the fish to the new tank. You probably won't even see an ammonia spike. I have done it a number of times.

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  For whatever it's worth, a quote from Stephanie...   "I decided to appear on 'Dr. Phil' to tell my story exclusively because I know he would take it seriously," she said in a statement. "With my father now in jail, everyone in my family and in our company are now talking openly for the first time. I have nothing to gain from this exclusive interview, but to begin living in truth and getting help for myself and my sister. I just pray that our story will somehow prevent another victim from staying silent."

  I don't like them because they tend to chew on each other. Meat is meat to a piranha.

  That assumes a fair trial. The baiters and media are against fair trials.

  My money says they will provide the resources. The entire LE community knows him. Reckon they may feel a little betrayed? I figure they have already swung by the shower and started a list of cellmates.

  I doubt that they will let that happen. I'm guessing everybody involved wants him to have some quality time with Big Bob before he meets his maker.

Fuzzy Cracker  :rofl:

  Get your wallet out. Sharks require LOTS of volume. Stingrays ARE sharks.

  LOL. Capbyrd isn't black, unless someone soaked him in Clorox for a LONG time.

  Yeah, 'cause modern fish don't poop as much. :). There are better tools. You don't have to use a bucket for water changes anymore. Filters are probably a little better.

  I know a number of rape victims. It's rare that they come forward at all. I don't think I know any that were abused by a parent, at least none that will admit it. My guess is that this is the first time she felt safe from retaliation.

  I have a bunch of Penguin 350's. Always had better luck with the gravel trick than swapping biowheels. I had five tanks at one point. Got real fast at getting them established.

The ONLY difference in water with African Cichlids is the PH, and that's only because of the PH of 8 of the two big African lakes. They do just fine with a PH of 7 (right out of the tap). Other than that, they are vegetarians. Never lost an African because of a 7 PH. Their deaths were always more violent than that :)    A trick I have always used to establish the bacteria in a new tank... grab a big handful of gravel from an established tank. That will seed the new tank. There won't be enough to handle a big fish load, but they will multiply rapidly if you give them an ammonia source like a couple of fish. You just gotta watch your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels.

  Yep. If he makes it to prison, I figure he will get some high quality payback.

  It's a knife  :rofl:

  Ammonia filtering is a bad idea. You need to establish the tank so the ammonia will be taken care of by the bacteria in the tank. You just can't put more of a bioload on the tank than it will handle. Read up on the nitrogen cycle. Biowheel filters are always a good idea. No matter what, you gotta start slow on a new tank. If the tank isn't established, the ammonia will climb until it kills the fish. Filtering the ammonia will hamper the establishment of the bacteria. They thrive on it.   One type of bacteria converts the ammonia to nitrite (less toxic, but still toxic). Then , another type converts the nitrite to nitrate (even less toxic). Finally, the nitrate is removed with water changes. 

I have a 125 gallon fresh water tank now. Oscars are too big for a 55 gallon tank. Even if you just have a pair, they will outgrow it. I have had a bunch of tanks over the years. They require some knowledge and commitment. I'm getting ready to put a couple of new Oscars in my tank, because they are my favorite fish. I won't do it until I have an automatic water change system in place. I'm just not disciplined enough to stay on top of it. If you want aggressive, get Mbuna type African Cichlids. Meanest damn fish I ever had. Don't mix them with any other africans (haps), because they will kill them off one by one.    All cichlids are gonna fight. That's how I wound up with so many tanks at one point. Jack Dempseys are kinda cute, and don't get too big. They're just batshit crazy. Mine ate their catfish (algea eater) while I was in Florida for a week. They also tend to freak out and beat the crap out of themselves on the sides and top of the tank.   Everything except goldfish is gonna need heat. Also need good filtering.   You could just get some community fish and save yourself a lot of grief. Aggressive fish sound like a lot more fun than they really are :)

  Yeah. Me too

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  It's rough, it's tough, and it won't take crap off no indian.

  Yes. If you can't handle the regular recoil, then you're headed back in the girlie direction. Penis shrinks accordingly :)