Activated charcoal
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lizcam
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the other thing would be to seal it well BEFORE applying it to your mini. It would be tragic to glue it on only to have it bleed all over everything else. Several coats of good spray sealer would do or you could throw it in straight Future floor wax, pull it out and spreas it thin on something to dry.
This shouldn\'t be as much a problen if you use stuff thats been in the filter for awhile. Any resudual dust and bleed off would have happened in the tank. Just make sure it\'s washed well.
This shouldn\'t be as much a problen if you use stuff thats been in the filter for awhile. Any resudual dust and bleed off would have happened in the tank. Just make sure it\'s washed well.
Mental image of Bill swimming around taking tablets.
Isn\'t the English langiuage wonderful? lol
Jest not, Mike, look at Bill\'s avatar. Isn\'t he the most gorgeous little Papiliochromis ramirezi you\'ve ever seen? 
The only concern I\'d have with using charcoal is that it\'s highly absorbent - lots and lots of empty space, like a very good sponge that will simply suck up any paint you put over it. Soak in PVA to fill that empty space.
The only concern I\'d have with using charcoal is that it\'s highly absorbent - lots and lots of empty space, like a very good sponge that will simply suck up any paint you put over it. Soak in PVA to fill that empty space.
farseerlum
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it\'s a great rocky basing mat. went and bought a bag just for it, i doubt used stuff would be good.
Unfortunately the one in the photo isn\'t doing too well at the moment, he is the sub-dominant male in the tank and is getting bullied by the other ram. I also lost 5 guppies and neons to some weird bacterial thing coupled with finrot, and my dwarf gourami is dying too. All very frustratingOriginally posted by Modderrhu
Jest not, Mike, look at Bill\'s avatar. Isn\'t he the most gorgeous little Papiliochromis ramirezi you\'ve ever seen?
swordtrainer
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wow thats alot of fish that I have no idea what they are:drool:
NINJAWIZARD
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Most certainly does! Long as you add little teeny goldfish every now and again
@Bill: What size tank do you have? That seems a fair amount of fish to have in a standard sized tank.
@Bill: Mate, the primary cause of any disease in fish is stress. By using energy to deal with the stress factors, their immune systems don\'t have the energy available. Look for anything that might cause stress and remove it. Overstocking, air fresheners in the room, draughts... anything. The best way to look after a fish tank is with benign neglect, lest you become a stressor yourself.
For right now, a 33% water change and a dose with Myxazin (without the charcoal, of course). Then set about finding the stressors.
For right now, a 33% water change and a dose with Myxazin (without the charcoal, of course). Then set about finding the stressors.
It\'s not stress mod, or bad water quality; I\'ve checked that all out.
A couple of the guppies had finrot from the shop (overcrowded tanks), some internal bacteria pounced on them because of the tissue damage, and nearly all of them died. then the bacteria kept sreading. This morning my gourami died after something f*cked up his swimbladder I\'m doing 25% water changes every couple of days to keep the water as clean as possible.
Ninjawizard: it\'s 4ft. It\'s basically a standard 55 US gallon, but a few inches shallower (43 Us gallon). I currently have 31.5 inches of fish in there.
A couple of the guppies had finrot from the shop (overcrowded tanks), some internal bacteria pounced on them because of the tissue damage, and nearly all of them died. then the bacteria kept sreading. This morning my gourami died after something f*cked up his swimbladder
I\'m doing 25% water changes every couple of days to keep the water as clean as possible.Ninjawizard: it\'s 4ft. It\'s basically a standard 55 US gallon, but a few inches shallower (43 Us gallon). I currently have 31.5 inches of fish in there.
NINJAWIZARD
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Sounds like you got things under control, Bill
When I first started keeping fish, I didn\'t know about the 1\" of fish per gallon deal. Lost several fish, including some gourami\'s, tetra\'s, swords and a few others.
My marine tank is quite the opposite... two clowns in a 55gal tank.
Hope you get your stuff sorted out
When I first started keeping fish, I didn\'t know about the 1\" of fish per gallon deal. Lost several fish, including some gourami\'s, tetra\'s, swords and a few others.
My marine tank is quite the opposite... two clowns in a 55gal tank.
Hope you get your stuff sorted out
Roger Bunting
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Hmm, I\'ve only ever had goldfish, and that was when I was a kid. One of them was names Bill, though.
NINJAWIZARD
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Originally posted by steelcult
Thats cause Marine fish dont play well together.
Man I really need to convince the GF we need to set up the aquariums now..
Sadly, this is true. I would like to add 2-3 more fish (for a total of 5). Thinking of a maroon & gold striped clown with a paired rose-tipped anemone for one, and undecided on any others. I\'m building a reef tank, which really narrows down what I can add, safely.
IF I decide to keep the tank going, that is. Running a 760W total dual metal halide (15,000) with 4x blue compact flourescent lamp, plus a big powerhead is really quite expensive.
