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hmm thanks

okay 3 dollars later ive discoverd its the ballast .. i was at HD tnight and saw some ballasts there.. the smallest was about 13 bucks.. how do i know which ballast I need?

the light is 25 watts..

im taking the hood appart now so maybe ill answer my own question

thanks for the advice ppl

Hi...

I think the ballast on my canope is busted. it just flicks the light on and off and my fish did not like it. at first i just thought it was the bulb but now that ive replaced it the problem isnt solved... is there a way to fix this or do i have to purchase a new canope? OR can i just get the light enclosure for that canope. the tank is your standard 33 gallon hagen that was purchased about 4-5 years ago.

How long can fish go with indirect light from sources outside or inside? its been about 36 hours now. I get paid 2morrow so i can go buy whatever to fix this..

Hmm. yeah, I think we were talking about different stuff! I kinda thought you wanted styrofoam for under the tank, ect.

why under the tank? and under which part?

that might sound stupid... :bang1:

lol.. now i just gotta aquire some pantyhose.......... :ph43r:

I started to buy activated carbon by the container and was curious what kinda bag would be good to keep it all together? Anything that can be found in the home or purchased fairly inexpensivly?

interesting about the chloramine.. here is some other stuff i have found out..

Can chloramines be removed from water?

Chloramines remain active in the water system for a considerably long period of time. Like other molecules, chloramines contribute to the total amount of dissolved solids in the water. Like chlorine, chloramines are selectively reactive and may have damaging affects when they remain in the water for too long.

When chloramines are present, there are usually trace amounts of ammonia and hypochlorite in the water as well. Chloramines are hardly ionic. As a result and because of the low molecular weight, chloramines, mainly monochloramine, are difficult to remove from water by reverse osmosis (RO) or water softening. Boiling and distillation cannot be used either. Substances for chlorine removal cannot be used for the removal of chloramines. Sunlight and aeration may aid chloramine removal.

Chloramines can be removed by means of a granular active carbon filter. This filter brings down chloramine concentrations from 1-2 ppm to less than 0,1 ppm. One must make sure that the active carbon comes in contact with chloramines for a significant amount of time. An active carbon filter is a selective, which means it also removes other compounds, such as chlorine (reduction to chloride), hydrogen sulphide, organic compounds, THM, pesticides and radon. When these compounds are present in water, this will influence the capacity of the filter.

The amount of chloramines in the water can be determined by measuring the 'total chlorine' residu. This means measuring the 'total amount of chlorine' or the 'amount of chlorine compounds'.

Do chloramines form nitrates?

High amounts of ammonia serve as nutrients for nitrifying bacteria in the water, which can cause nitrate levels in the water to rise. Nitrate is converted to nitrite in the stomach. Nitrites can react to N-nitrosamines with proteins in fish. These compounds may be carcinogenic. Young children are more susceptive to nitrites. When children are below 0,5 years old they cannot drink nitrate-rich water, because nitrites cause the oxygen level in the blood to fall (Blue Baby Syndrome). It is advised to feed baby’s with water that has a nitrate content of below 25 μg/L.

more can be read at

http://www.lenntech.com/water-disinfection...chloramines.htm

DD- how are you aerating the tank?

M- cause this is free!

i can save up all those 15 bucks for hooker and beer! jk.. i try to keep water on hand at all times for emergencies... ive got 5 5 gallon water bottles (the kind for your water kooler) and i usually keep 2 or 3 full at all times..

sorry to jack the thread but on the same topic.. how long does water have to sit b4 the chlorine evaporates on its own? I dont think chloramine does this tho.. but i could be wrong

hahah bring er over!

pleco poop is the worst...

ive got 8 inch pelcos that cant swim under their own power cause their crap gets wrapped around whatever happens to be in the way.

Me thinks that god forgot to put a 'pincher' in this creature.

This was taken about a year ago and i just found it.. hes about 8 inches long now...

anybody have any idea how to tell sex?

yeah thats what i planned with the 2x 6's, no posts.. when you say nail them together do you mean like an "H" or perpendicular? i was just gonna nail them parallel to eatch other and just beef them up.

SO im buying a tank. either 72 or 100gallons. Its goin on the main floor of my house.. against a wall. oustide wall to be exact. I know either tank is gonna weigh an assload when full.. so im thinking of reinforcing the floor joists. My thinking is that if i reinforce the floor joists i wont get any slanting of the floor or creaking or just generally playing it safe... Maybe im crazy but has anybody else thought of doin things like this. ?