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10 Gallon Aquarium Suggestions
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10 Gallon Aquarium Suggestions
Once upon a time, the standard advice from advanced hobbyist to the novice was bigger is better. Buy the biggest tank you afford. But then came the birth of the nano and pico tank/desktop tank hobby, and suddenly 10 gallons wasn't so small. With better filter technology and attention being brought on smaller species of fish, you've got so much to choose from. ... -
Auratus Cichlid (Melanochromis Auratus)
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Auratus Cichlid (Melanochromis Auratus)
Common Name: Auratus Cichlid
Scientific Name: Melanochromis Auratus
Belligerent and territorial, one male and four to five females should be kept together in an aquarium where there are plenty of hiding places. This cichlid is typically intolerant of other fish.
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Camallanus worms
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Camallanus worms
This is a first hand account of how one of our members (Zulaab) successfully killed Camallanus worms using Fenbendazole (sold as Safeguard Canine Dewormer).
First, make sure your fish is willing to eat. If not, get it used to bloodworms (you will need bloodworms to feed the fish in the end) -- I made the mistake of first feeding NLS to the fish and it would take a while for them to eat it. They ate the bloodworms quickly and had no problem stuffing themselves with it. ... -
DIY Background- Vinyl
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DIY Background- Vinyl
I had a black background on my 240 from Petsmart. I had a lot of problems with it. Water would get in between the background and the tank when I would service the tank. It got on my nerves enough for me to rip it off. I ended up having the idea of laying down one big piece of vinyl (a big black sticker) on the back instead of painting it. I am not a very good painter and I didn't want to do something that permanent to my tank. So I picked up a 96x30 sheet of vinyl from the local decal shop... -
How much flow can a 1-inch siphon utube handle?
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How much flow can a 1-inch siphon utube handle?
Shortly after I posted the video at this thread
http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforum...iphon-overflow.
I received a question from another Box'er asking how much flow a 1-inch siphon utube can handle. I already had all my stuff in the driveway, so I ran a test. Here is video showing the test.
Here is the answer. When a siphon is setup, the siphon will seek a balance (equal water height) on... -
Quieting an Overflow Box
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Quieting an Overflow Box
I recently became involved in aquaria when a friend of the family "gifted" us a 17 gallon aquarium. I had very limited experience with keeping fish, but figured I was smart enough to keep a larger tank. Sadly, I quickly and definitively killed all of the fish that I inherited. In the quest to figure out what I had done wrong, I found the box. Cycling 101....
I was consumed by the www.houstonfishbox.com website. It is a never ending wealth of information that I find myself... -
Calculators and Converters
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Calculators and Converters
This page includes some of the most used calculators and conversion tools.... -
Using paint as your aquarium background
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Using paint as your aquarium background
Background color choice may depend on your type of tank, and more importantly your fish. Eg. many blue discus tend to darken with a black background or pepper up in the case of pigeon blood colors (something about the appearance of the void may frighten them). Some Tropheus, like Moliro reds, may not show their brightest color with a black background (unless you've got some nice white gravel). However, blue can be quite blaring (this is subjective), especially on a tank without much front to back... -
Sodium Bisulfite Dispenser
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Sodium Bisulfite Dispenser
Sodium Bisulfite will remove the oxygen from your water (Prime, Safe and Amquel Plus, among others). Especially if you have drained 75 percent of the water and dump in enough for the whole tank. I would rather introduce the dechlorinater as I fill the tank, with the nozzle hitting the water at the same spot as the replacement water. When the tank is full, the container with the declorinater is just getting empty. The air valve on the end adjusts the flow. I fill the container up with tank water... -
Panama Pacific Water Lily
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Panama Pacific Water Lily
Common Name:Nymphaea 'Panama Pacific'
Scientific Name: Panama Pacific Water Lily
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