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Yes, I wash everything before putting it in the tank. Most bags will tell you to rinse until the water runs clear. Even soil and sand are recommended a few rinses before putting it in a tank with fish or plants.
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Feeding time
I used to feed my fish in the AM when I woke up and in the PM before I went to bed but they were being overfed. I cut back to only feeding them at night and I believe they prefer that seeing as the Shrimp like to come…
No, they don't. While most will eat anything they will not thrive. It is best to supplement any food with different types of treats such as bloodworms.
An outdoor fish tank? I have never heard of such a thing. I would imagine you would want to clean it more often as it is more likely to develop algae and bacteria being outdoors. So whatever is recommended for the size…
Sand is best cleaned at least once a month but it depends on the size of the tank and considering you just had a case of ich, I would be doing it weekly for a while.
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Undergravel filters?
I have only used bubble filters that go under the substrate. I have never used the ones that filter water. It seems like it would be fine for specific tanks with less messy fish but I would imagine it doesn't clean as…
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Cloudy water
A lot of times when you set up a tank fresh, it will be cloudy anywhere from 6 to 48 hours. I have had this happen a number of times and usually, it is nothing the worry about. Even after using soil substrate and not…
The most common is just dyed gravel. You can see this in all pet stores. I am not sure what the proper name of it is, as to what it is made of. I prefer pebble and smooth stone natural substrate myself. They come in all…
The one tip I always give people is the smaller the tank, the more often in needs to be cleaned. I would say that in most cases, a 5 gal tank should be cleaned every other week unless you have just shrimp or snails,…
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USB air pump?
I saw someone talking about these on their video recently. I can't remember who it was or I would link it. She was using a USB-powered air pump for her 20 gallon tank since she didn't want a filter going. She was…
I have not used a stand-alone air pump in a long time. I have one I never used. I bought it for making a micro tank for my beta when the main filter broke but just ended up getting a new tank that came with a new filter.
I don't think you need an air pump if you have a filter but I guess this really depends on the fish. Some fish do better when there is air flowing within the water while others prefer not to have this.
I would imagine these don't last very long. Anything that I have had run on batteries that has to go 24/7, usually dies within a few days. It seems silly to use something like this IMO.
A friend of mine was telling me that his boss has a 20 gal tank in hit office with 3 goldfish in it. He doesn't have anything on the bottom of the tank, it is just glass and there is a bubbler in it as well. I asked if…
Well, I know for most fish 96.6 is WAY too high of a temp for them. Most will top out at 88. Maybe your heater is broken? I would unplug that for a while or switch that off for starts. You can add ice cubes to the tank…
Some fish do act silly. I think certain ones actually end up having their own personalities which have always fascinated me. I don't have a question right now but I will come back to this thread if I think of something!
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Any ideas on ways to dim a light?
I have a built-in LED light on the hood of my small tank and it is pretty bright. I think it can be bothersome for the shrimp as they hardly come out until it is off. Is there some way I can safely dim it a bit? I…
Where I live, we have very soft rainwater. So soft that if you collect it and run it into your hands, it feels as if you put lotion on. One of the perks of living far enough from a city an in an area surrounded by…
I need to use hoods as I have cats. The last time I had a hoodless 30 gal tank, my cat decided to jump up there to drink from it and fell in. It was a mess.
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Have you ever known some to let their tank go badly?
I had a friend in college who left his tank as is and would just feed the fish when he would go home for the weekend. By the end of the one school year, it was completely green and shockingly, none of the fish died. I…
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