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will any river / lake wood work?

22 hr later ans 3 filter rinse out later things are looking good i even found my 5 blood parrot cichlids hybrid a new home and picked up some more plant friendly fish

was there to day will be going back it is close to home witch is a big big plus. heck 500ml of prime for 12.99$ maybe it was cheaper but heck i need to go back with out my 2 year old so i can decide what to restock my tank with

i did rinse is the bad part for like 2 hr in a pain in the sink oh well noting some time and filters will not fix my 2 year old would be proud i could not put my plants back in right now if i wanted to well i could just would have this haze on them all my tank looks like the vancouver sky line on a summer day

i did it my way what a mess the waters black why would any one use this in there tank?

can't i just blend it in with the gravel i have?

So i got a sack of Flourite today i want to add it to my my set up 55gallon tank with a small washed rock in it. is there any way to do this with out making A mess my 2 year old would be proud of? i am thinking strip the plants and fish out of the tank drain a bunch of the water, put the Flourite in a bag after rinsed and cut bag opine under water line and stir in to the existing 60lb of substrate? then live plants in a cooler over night with a air stone and heater and return the fish to the plume of DUST i will have made after a hr or 2 ?

were in Edmonton is this place? thanks yo Google Located on 12006 111 Ave near the flea market. We are open: Mon-Fri 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sat-Sun 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Phone: (780) 452-3677 http://www.aquariumcentral.ca

in Edmonton you refill a 10 lb bottle for 23$ at oxypro

so this one 5 cap full to every 500ml just stir it up and let the plant and drift wood sit in it for like 15 min ?

i do not know yet this is day one i have air stone set to come on when the lights go off and to shut off about 8 am i think my light come on at 10 am till about 11 pm daylight creeps in when it gets light out 4X54w t5 lights 3.9 watts per gallon after substrate 60 lb of small gravel it is probably more like 4.5 watts of light per gallon. lots of light and flourish and trace.

it is a good thing my plants have a truck load of tinny bubbles on them right that is o2 that there producing? or is it co2 hanging on them?

i am having a hell of a time getting photos under 1mb dam 12.1 mega pixle cam lol i can make them smaller but then the up loader would not work so ughhhhhhhhh i get upload skipped error 406

ya the C02 set up is up and running after a trip to good old big al's for a 6$ fluval bubble counter likes good. i run twin fluvel 305 canister filters on one of the horns that they use to pump back in the water i driled a 1/4' hole and used a hose splice in it with a short chuck of air line in it for the defroster i am getting what i think is nice little bursts of bubbles. with out adding more equipment i have in line c02 injection. now hears the question is there any one in edmonton that would be willing to pop over i am down town 104 ave and 113 st area and have a look and tell me what else i need to do besides wait? also should i trim back the bubble count for the first bit i do not want to over do the c02?

thank you guys

155 for the tank full and i got a rebuilt regulator for 50$ and some hose and such from home depot now i need to build a bubble counter and come up with a defusing method oh what fun we have with our tanks so my DIY bubble counter leeks used a juice bottle mineral oil and air line and what i thought was allot of silicone time to redo it i think and i want 1 to 2 bubbles a second right? or should i be less when starting out?

well i can get a 2 stage set up at a pawn shop for 80$ maybe a bit less then i still need the dam tank the air pump at night is most likey how i would go were to find a co2 tank in Edmonton is the other problem.

if that would work with the air pump i think i might go pawn show hunting for a c02 flow meeter then. for supper fine adjustment a air line spiting valve should work right or this http://www.bigalsonline.com/Plastic-Valves.html?green=20893081952&tc=default or am i missing something hear and need the fancy stuff? is this topic in the right place or should it be in diy?

hay fish lovers is there any reason this would not work http://www.princessauto.com/workshop/garage/welding/accessories-components/8082497-argon/co2-flowmeter-kit for a co2 set up? besides pluming it down to the air line hose? and is there a cheep over night shut off any one has came up with? i can most likely snag that kid of flowmeter on the next job i am on the joys of being a welder.

Water testing all depends on what your doing with your tank. if nothing changed that you are doing you can most likely live it. But if you change things add a rock or some fish do a huge water change wash your filter media in tap water been there did that have the t shirt . the power gos out for 3 days and you need to know how often to change out water yes a few basic test kits come in handy even a 15 pack of test strips. comes in handy when your trouble shooting a problem with your tank. i think i have every kit there is for freshwater just due messing with plants

so i just discovered that i can not even look at the for sail adds till i post 3 times a bit strange seeing i am just checking this all out and would rather lay low for a few days and read some stuff so i do not re post some thing that has been posted before. but if i see a good deal i would be all over it like agile on a rock

hello guys 55 gallon tank messing with plants looking at c02 probably changing fish lol right now 5 bold parrots cichlids and others will list later or will let my 5 kids eat them what ever comes first. have a good one ty