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Forum: The Lounge & Introductions Yesterday, 03:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 410
Posted By roadmaster
Have met plenty of educated folk's with next to...

Have met plenty of educated folk's with next to no common sense, and or compassion for anyone,or anything, unrelated to their circle of like minded peer's.
Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion 05-22-2013, 11:03 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 110
Posted By roadmaster
Adult Discus don't need the frequent...

Adult Discus don't need the frequent feeding's,protein's, for growth that they can achieve.
Small Discus need several small feeding's each day ,which in turn often result's in frequent large water...
Forum: Plants 05-22-2013, 10:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 134
Posted By roadmaster
Look's to me like myabe some Crypt Pontederifolia...

Look's to me like myabe some Crypt Pontederifolia ?
Forum: Fish 05-22-2013, 09:44 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 382
Posted By roadmaster
+one, Two adult oscar's may or may not alway's...

+one, Two adult oscar's may or may not alway's get along.(my observation's).
Dominant fish(especially large cichlid's), can make thing's stressful for subdominant fish of same species.
Though the...
Forum: Fish 05-21-2013, 05:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 397
Posted By roadmaster
Swordtail's,Guppies,Danio's,all prefer hard...

Swordtail's,Guppies,Danio's,all prefer hard alkaline water where the neon's in general, do better in softer water.
Forum: Fish 05-21-2013, 05:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 382
Posted By roadmaster
One Severum,one Firemouth,one Convict,one Blue...

One Severum,one Firemouth,one Convict,one Blue Acara.
All South American, and share similar water chemistry and would in my view get along fairly well in 200 gal.
Forum: Fish 05-17-2013, 06:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 188
Posted By roadmaster
Pitbull pleco's LDA25, don't get much bigger than...

Pitbull pleco's LDA25, don't get much bigger than Otocinclus..
Adult male bristlenose can and do reach five or six inches with good care,diet.
Been caring for them for some year's now.
Females...
Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion 05-17-2013, 06:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 236
Posted By roadmaster
When I ran my tank's open topped,,I kept 5 gal...

When I ran my tank's open topped,,I kept 5 gal bucket of water between weekly water changes for topping off the tank.never treated this water but just let it sit for a couple day's before using it....
Forum: Fish 05-17-2013, 05:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 111
Posted By roadmaster
With perhap's twice weekly water changes of 40 to...

With perhap's twice weekly water changes of 40 to 50 % the damage could easily heal without intervention in a matter of a couple week's, assuming the fish that caused the damage is gone.
I have seen...
Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion 05-17-2013, 05:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 138
Posted By roadmaster
I believe they will. Maybe could find some...

I believe they will. Maybe could find some plexiglass?
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 05-17-2013, 04:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 265
Posted By roadmaster
If your first tank is still running, or you have...

If your first tank is still running, or you have a friend with an established tank,,you could borrow some filter material from their tank and speed up the process considerably.
If not using soil as...
Forum: The Lounge & Introductions 05-17-2013, 02:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 407
Posted By roadmaster
I usually ignore those who can't/won't, make...

I usually ignore those who can't/won't, make effort to provide proper sentences.
Ain't a bout to try and De-cipher their jibberish.
Forum: Fish 05-17-2013, 11:29 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 188
Posted By roadmaster
LDA 25 Pleco or a few Oto's would maybe work in...

LDA 25 Pleco or a few Oto's would maybe work in tank of a few month's old.
Would not place bristlenose in anything smaller than 20 gal, juvenile or adult.
Smaller tank's than this are more subject...
Forum: Low Tech Forum 05-16-2013, 04:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 669
Posted By roadmaster
I actually enjoy water changes ,tank maint,filter...

I actually enjoy water changes ,tank maint,filter maint, and perform them whenever I have a few minutes to an hour (some tank's 100 gal or more).
Also like pruning plant's.
Never could understand...
Forum: Fish 05-16-2013, 12:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 245
Posted By roadmaster
If one wishes to save as many fry as possible...

If one wishes to save as many fry as possible without netting them out,,then as mentioned ,,floating plant's such as Pennywort,water sprite, will give the fry a place to hide as well as home for...
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 05-13-2013, 02:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 556
Posted By roadmaster
Clean canister's once each month. Got lot's of...

Clean canister's once each month.
Got lot's of fish,and they get fed well.
Forum: Substrate 05-09-2013, 05:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 338
Posted By roadmaster
20/40 grit is what I use, and is just right size....

20/40 grit is what I use, and is just right size.
30/60 grit was too fine,too difficult to get plant's to stay put (zosterfolia).
Forum: Low Tech Forum 05-09-2013, 04:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 200
Posted By roadmaster
Honey gourami,Celestial pearl Danio's,sparkling...

Honey gourami,Celestial pearl Danio's,sparkling gourami,Micro rasbora's,glowlight tetra's,Cherry shrimp,amano shrimp are a few that come to mind.
Forum: Low Tech Forum 05-09-2013, 03:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 200
Posted By roadmaster
Would largely depend on what type of water I had...

Would largely depend on what type of water I had with regard's to what fish might do well.pH,GH,KH.
Can call local water company and ask for this info If unsure.
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 05-09-2013, 01:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 156
Posted By roadmaster
Honey gourami maybe could work. Are not as...

Honey gourami maybe could work. Are not as suceptible to Iridovirus as the majority of the dwarf Gourami, and are small pretty fish that would share water chemistry need's with small tetra's....
Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion 05-09-2013, 01:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 142
Posted By roadmaster
Well,,I might consider a layer of plain potting...

Well,,I might consider a layer of plain potting soil (no additives like pearlite,etc) about an inch and a half to two inches deep,followed by a sand cap of equal depth.
This would be fairly cheap...
Forum: Low Tech Forum 05-07-2013, 06:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 471
Posted By roadmaster
Not inclined to keep kickin a dead horse, nor Hy-...

Not inclined to keep kickin a dead horse, nor Hy- jack this thread any further.
Everyone is free to believe what they choose to believe.
Forum: Low Tech Forum 05-07-2013, 04:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 471
Posted By roadmaster
Nothing wrong with a little movement, and I...

Nothing wrong with a little movement, and I suspect fishes such as danio's,swordtail's,cory's,pleco's,loaches,some of the larger tetra's perhap's, would do fine.
Isn't until one researches what the...
Forum: Fertilizers and Water Parameters 05-07-2013, 02:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 123
Posted By roadmaster
I might try 1/16th tsp of KNO3,1/16th tsp of...

I might try 1/16th tsp of KNO3,1/16th tsp of KH2PO4,and 1/16th tsp of CSM+B once every two week's were it me (and it ain't).
Can't hurt anything, and can gauge response from plant's,and adjust if...
Forum: Low Tech Forum 05-07-2013, 02:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 471
Posted By roadmaster
I think the ten times flow ratio is largely aimed...

I think the ten times flow ratio is largely aimed at those who inject CO2 to help disperse the CO2 throughout the tank (no dead spot's).
Funny to me ,,that few of those running such flow, seldom...
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