Usually when Iıve run into difficult to change water ph, itıs been related to something in the tank other than the water e.g., rocks based on limestone, etc....
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Tom Reagin
tgreagin
Jul 26, 2010 10:51 pm
Vinegar! Thomas G. Reagin, O.D. 104 Church Street Decatur, GA 30030 Voice (404)378-3694 Fax (404)373-0741 ... I have quite a bit of build up (white, scaley)...
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Kenne
kennedean
Jul 27, 2010 1:30 pm
I'll be flying from my island to Honolulu for a short shopping trip. (An easy, 20-minute flight) If I buy some fish for my aquarium, is the TSA going to let me...
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joaniee2003@...
joaniee2003
Jul 27, 2010 1:54 pm
I have a 5 gal tank with a pump for up to 30 gal. I would like to put in a small albino and/or dwarf frogs. It will be about two months before I can get a...
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bill 1433
warrenprint
Jul 27, 2010 1:54 pm
One question here, and please forgive if you have already answered it in the past. Â Do you by chance have copper tubing or pipe in your house? Â If so let...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Jul 27, 2010 5:54 pm
... Don't know. But call TSA and ask them then let us know. I would be interested in the answer. By the way, do they have any sort of ferries between islands? ...
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tiggernut24@...
tiggernut24
Jul 28, 2010 1:02 am
Never mind the TSA. Call the company that runs the plane you'll be flying in. I imagine that it's probably alot less formal than standard flights. Don't...
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Crzy-Pony
crzybishma
Jul 30, 2010 3:32 am
nope all plastic I have never run into this before BUT I AM Going to beat it LOL Marlene ... From: bill 1433 <warrenprint@...> Subject: Re:...
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Christopher Androff
candroff...
Jul 31, 2010 9:00 pm
Hey everyone! I have a 125gal tank. It's sparsely populated with small fish, few pleco's and crabs! Have a huge problem with snails and algae. This is not...
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dekker001
Aug 17, 2010 4:34 pm
... We need more information first. How often and what size water changes are you doing? How much and what kind of lighting do you have (how long does it stay...
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dekker001
Aug 17, 2010 4:36 pm
... Ii live in an area where we have very hard akaline water... You basically have two choices, set up a rainwater collection and hump the water to the tank...
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Mary D
marz365
Aug 25, 2010 1:45 pm
My friend bought six black neons and two mystery snails. He added them both to his 29 planted aquarium. Now the neons have ich. do we take out the snails( i...
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Kenne
kennedean
Aug 25, 2010 1:45 pm
I'm moving, and have to relocate my 55-gal aquarium to the new place. It's been up and running for 8 years, heavily planted but only a few fish at the moment...
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Kenne
kennedean
Aug 25, 2010 1:51 pm
TSA says that carrying on the fish is a no-no, but they tell me to pack them well in a cooler, clearly labeled "live fish" and you can check them and they will...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Aug 25, 2010 2:01 pm
... Joanie, Sorry for the over due response. Some new posts to the group (which automatically go into a special folder for my aquarium mailing lists) prompted...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Aug 25, 2010 2:05 pm
... One choice is to simply ignore it. Second is to soak them in white vinegar or even something like Lime-A-way and just make sure you rinse them well...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Aug 25, 2010 2:09 pm
... My advise it to first try the heat method of treating ich which I have successfully used a couple times including once on a tank with Clown Loaches which I...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Aug 25, 2010 2:12 pm
... How far does the tank have to move and will you be able to take it down, move it and set it back up same day? Also, in anticipation, you might want to...
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Annie~
yrktrs
Aug 25, 2010 3:14 pm
Tell her that mystery snails-AKA- apple snails, will feast on any plants in
the tank. They are vegetarians, & will take out every plant she has. Also, they...
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Catherine
justice9311
Aug 25, 2010 3:14 pm
Wish I would have seen this before I moved last month. Thanks for all of your advice, Patrick. Catherine Piske ________________________________ From: Patrick...
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Annie~
yrktrs
Aug 25, 2010 3:15 pm
They didn't tell you they need AIR..... I would probably put them in the plastic bags, you get at the fish store, & have as much water in there with enough air...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Aug 25, 2010 3:28 pm
... Depending on which actual species is in the tank. There are literally dozens, if not hundreds, of different species all lumped under the Mystery and Apple...
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Annie~
yrktrs
Aug 25, 2010 6:00 pm
That could be true, I'll have to do more research on them. I have only had the LARGE mystery snails / Apple Snails... Annie~ ... From: Patrick A. Timlin Date:...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Aug 25, 2010 6:24 pm
... Not could be, it IS true. One nice online resource is http://www.applesnail.net/ A couple quotes from that site's pages... "The whole apple snail family...
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spoil9
Mar 9, 2011 7:25 am
I thought I posted this a month ago but it's still not showing up so I'll try again... Two quick question I hope... I have a simple 10 Gal tank with a top fin...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Mar 9, 2011 2:53 pm
... Yes, perfectly acceptable. ... Absolutely. For a properly running tank, a heavier bioload will simply mean faster build up of nitrates and nitrates are a...
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Sandi Lovas
sandilovas...
Mar 9, 2011 9:54 pm
Interesting..... I have a Camelia outside my front door that has a zillion more buds on it this years since I started throwing the fish water out my front door...
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jrego1466
Apr 15, 2011 2:20 am
Hi, Been away from the calling for a few years and will soon be setting up a 90 gallon freshwater - angels and other reasonably low key fish. Have used a...
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Trycya
trycya_w
Apr 21, 2011 6:08 am
I have a fish which I believe to be an algae eater but am beginning to question that, especally since I have seen it "digging" in the substrate. It seems to...
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Patrick A. Timlin
ptimlin
Apr 21, 2011 12:30 pm
... Does it have a sucker mouth? Could be a Chinese Algae eater which are neither Chinese or much good at eating algae (at least not when they get larger) and...
