Recent content by NJ Strong88

this filter has really become a fuge today

Leaving him in the cheato for now. Mainly bc I wanted to get the cheeato down more in the water. So of course with me messing around with the fuge...the little guy borrowed down. I also put a guard up so he or anyrhing else couldn't get out. I may move him if he multiplies the way I'm thinking.

I don't want to kill him but idk how he would do in the tank with the crabs roaming so much

I know I know. But what do I do? should I put him in the tank?

Wow!!! Is this a starfish?

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm hoping in a few weeks they will drop and the cheato will do its thing. I ordered more snails and crabs.Saw a blimp or two of diatoms on the glass. Snails should diffuse that. I'm going to use another test for the nitrates. Just for the fact that I would like a...

API. I tested trops water.. it read 0. There is something going on. I figured after a 4 g change two dsys ago I would see a little bit of a change.

I can't win. Like I posted monday night...did a 4 g change.on the 10 g tank. Tested Nitrates...still about 20. I'm fed up. The cheato is in the AC filter and the tank (pic aboce) What should I do?

Its pretty solid so far. I didn't want to put it in a container if I can help it. Just another nook and cranny that crap can build up in.

back of the tank

Its been done. I'm just frustrated with the nitrates.I think I'm going to put a small ball of it in the tank. Towards the back. We'll see what happens.

Got a new AQ filter and a bunch of cheato from trop. Very happy with it. I found an old clip on light and threw one of those squiggly bulbs in there...maybe 23 watts. Put the small sponge...carbon and two bags of the fluval brand of nitrate and phos reducer and of course sone cheato in the new...

Thanks Mnat. I did read that before and it was very helpful. I have a small tank...so doing a huge change isn't possible. I did a 4 g change like I said. I think I may do another 4 this weekend. I'm going to beat this. My clown wasn't at all disturbed by this. I'm getting a new AC 70 filter bc...

Researched a little bit. Basically the only "true" way to reduce nitrates is to do water changes. Thats exactly what I did. I just did a 2 g change last Wednesday before I got my hermit crabs and more snails...and my emerald crab. I did a 4 g change tonight...cleaned out the filter...rinsed the...