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steve




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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:48 pm
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http://www.petforumz.com/clean-tank-ftopict51319.html (how to thoroughly clean tank?)
My tank has a recurring ich problem. How do I clean the tank thoroughly? I've been doing frequent water changes and adding medication when the ich problem occurs, but the outbreaks seem to get wors..

http://www.petforumz.com/clean-goldfish-tank-ftopict52678.html (Do I clean a goldfish tank?)
We have just adopted two goldfish. I read quite a bit before we got them, and think I know how to care for them with water changes, filtration, and regular siphoning of debris, but for one thing. Is..
« Its gonna be hard to keep gold fish in a tank, they are nasty and make a lot of dirt......so water changes are very important, as is good .. »

http://www.petforumz.com/aquatic-turtles-tank-clean-ftopict54235.html (How do you keep an aquatic turtles tank clean?)
We just obtained a red eared slider, and we have tried a variety of pumps. No matter what we do the tank is dirty within a day. -Thanks,
« YourEmailId blurted: Welcome to the joys of aquatic turtle ownership. fr0glet »
« Feed your turtle in a seperate container full of water because: a) Turtles are messy feeders and bits of food will end up floating around .. »
« "YourEmailId" wrote For most turtles, a simple pump will NOT do the trick. You will need to invest in a good quality filtration system, .. »

http://www.petforumz.com/help-clean-water-tank-pro-ftopict45798.html (Please help: How to keep clean water in tank and other pro..)
Hi! I'm new in this hobby and need help... I have 21 lit. tank and 6 goldfish. First, I cleaned tank, than put plants and sand in... After that, i put water and fish... After 10 days, water is not ..
« DUDE get a bigger tank...your killing your fish! "DIK The Shadow": »
« On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 04:04:54 +0100, DIK The Shadow: 1) The tank is WAY too small 2) you didn't cycle the tank. 3) buy ammonia, nitrite an.. »
« I would recommend an even larger tank then Billy suggested. The general rule of thumb for goldfish is 10 gal per fish (38 ltrs) So, with j.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/Tank-Time-strip-clean-ftopict45275.html (Tank: Time to strip it down and clean it out questions)
I am a newbie but advancing. After Nine months of 23 fish in a 50 gallon tank, and about 7 assorted plants, it is time to give it a good strip down and clean out. I had a small UGF in the tank but ..
« I have my powerheads pulling their intake through the UGF uprights which in turn will force the water through the substrate, so I don't k.. »
« What I was meaning about point D was: A forward flow head on one end of the UGF and a reverse flow head on the other end of the UGF. I wa.. »
« I personally would get rid of the UGF all together. The subject has been discussed frequently here and it's the general consenus that UGF .. »

http://www.petforumz.com/12-grungy-10-gal-tanks-ftopict47169.html (I was just given 12 used & grungy 10 gal. tanks, how do I ..)
My friend at the local fish store just gave me 12 very grungy ten gallon aquariums. Two of them I gave to the cab driver who helped me get them home to my small 'studio' apartment. He will be comi..
« (Papa Red): Soak them in vinegar. I just cleaned a few that way. I found a plastic container that the tank would just fit into, doing on.. »
« Nylon pot scrubbers work, but a good bath with 10% chlorox will do the trick most times unless you have mineral deposits then use vinegar... »
« Papa Red: Whenever I recycle a tank from home that is no longer in use I give it a thorough cleaning with a bleach solution to kill of an.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/Cleaning-products-clean-ftopict57862.html (Cleaning products, and how often to clean?)
Hi Folks, Can anyone recommend any anti-bacterial cleaning products to use on a plastic hamster cage? Also, how often can you clean the cage out? I was thinking of cleaning the wood shavings out ev..
« My hammies hate it when I clean out their cage, they get all grumpy. I would only clean out the cage once a week, if there are plastic tu.. »
« "Andrew McCall": I have always used cages or tanks, so you may find the needs of a plastic cage different. I clean once a week. I use pla.. »
« I am in the UK. I was going to leave some of the old shavings too, sort of like the 1/3 water change I used to do with my marine fish tank.. »

http://www.petforumz.com/algae-ftopict52271.html (algae)
can anyone tell me if I should take out all the things in my tank that is collecting algae and clean it off or is it ok to have in the tank ?
« A little algae does little harm; it certainly doesn't bother the fish. If it gets out of hand (or just too unsightly to bear) you can rem.. »
« Ron: Algae is a good thing - it helps remove nitrates. Obviously if you have plants you don't want algae competing for the nutrients in th.. »

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