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08-17-2006, 02:15 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago, IL
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|  Again, it did come like that from the store. It's an easy way to shortcut having to boil/soak the wood until it sinks, but given the choice, I'd prefer the more natural route...
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08-17-2006, 03:10 PM
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| Hehe...not long until this thread is going to pass the stickies in views 
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08-21-2006, 03:50 PM
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| August 21, 2006 Well, I lost another fish last week - this time, one of my pristellas. I was a little concerned about what this might mean for the tank, but he was the one weakling of the first batch (and looked like he had scoliosis) so that could have been the cause. Actually, the more I've thought about it, the more I'm surprised he lasted this long - he was swimming funny for the first couple days, and although he seemed to recover for a couple weeks, I suppose it caught up to him eventually (whatever "it" was). I didn't lose any more fish over the weekend, so my worries have subsided a bit. One of the three remaining rummies looks a little puny, so I may lose him - but the other two are growing and looking more robust by the day. My green algae problem seems to have curbed itself to a manageable level, but thread algae has exploded a bit. A friend recommended getting a molly (I'm not getting more than one - no need for fry!) to eat it. Any other suggestions? Due this week: water change, gravel vacuuming, and algae scrubbing...and perhaps even adding the jungle vals.
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08-21-2006, 04:04 PM
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| Oh, also, my SAE is growing like a weed because of the endless supply of algae to eat. When I got him, he was a skinny little guy that was just under an inch long. He's got to be pushing 2.5" now... I think I need to get a move on getting him some algae eating help before he becomes even more rotund...
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08-21-2006, 05:50 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Near Chicago, IL
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| I have Eco Complete and still use a vac. You just need to 'hover over' the substrate and suck the stuff off of it. If you get too close to the bottom, or dig it into the Eco Complete, you will start sucking up the substrate. When that happens I just put my finger over the end of the siphon-hose and let the 'gravel' fall back to the aquarium floor.
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08-21-2006, 06:32 PM
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| Like hyu said, I haven't had much of a problem with vacuuming the Eco - even when i dig around a little bit and stir up stuff, pretty much all of the Eco falls back to the bottom instead of going up the siphon.
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08-22-2006, 12:20 AM
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| Hey Jeff..... Check my latest pics. My babies finally graduated from their 10G tank to the 29G..... Rate my 29G Planted...
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08-22-2006, 09:41 AM
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| Awesome stuff, LWB  Any suggestions about the thread algae?
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