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how do I properly clean/maintain my aquarium?

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by Leslie, Jul 29, 2008.

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  1. YellowCichlid

    YellowCichlid New Member

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    Basically the same way. The water salinity is just different
     
    YellowCichlid, Jul 29, 2008
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  2. Anonymous

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    I have had good luck cleaning old tanks out with ice/salt and lemon, fill the tank with a bag of ice chunks, dump a container of salt over it, and squeeze one or two lemons in it with rubber gloves stir it all around the tank and add a pitcher or two of cold water, scrub the tank with the ice chunks..rinse well. (kinda like cleaning your coffee pot out!) Have fun with your new tank
     
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  3. Leslie

    Leslie Thread Starter New Member

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    ok. i cleaned my 10 gal and now im getting ready to set it up. it wasnt as hard as i thought but i know the 29 gal willbe harder.
     
    Leslie, Jul 30, 2008
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  4. Anthony

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    Nice. Do you know what you're going to put in the 10 gallon yet ?
     
    Anthony, Jul 30, 2008
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  5. Leslie

    Leslie Thread Starter New Member

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    i havnt been to the local stores to look at the fish. so no not yet. any ideas?? i want to get some plants in it.
     
    Leslie, Jul 30, 2008
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  6. Anthony

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    I can't think of too many for a 10 gallon. My mind is used to larger take. :)

    Endler's or guppies would be fine in a 10 gallon tank for a while, until they overpopulated it in a few months.

    Anything that will be under 1" should work in there.
     
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  7. Leslie

    Leslie Thread Starter New Member

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    i thought about some ballon mollys ( i think thats they are a molly) or some noens. im really not sure. i dont really like guppies because i had some and they would have babys but none of them were boys except like 2 and then they would get eaten.
     
    Leslie, Jul 30, 2008
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  8. Anthony

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    Yep, both of those would work.

    With guppies keeping the tank temp around 72-74 should produce more males than at a higher temp.
     
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  9. Leslie

    Leslie Thread Starter New Member

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    i keep mine around that. but i always got females. i gave up on guppies. they are pretty but unless i can get more that 2 males im not going to try.
     
    Leslie, Jul 30, 2008
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  10. Anthony

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    That's strange then. That's the same thing I do with my Endler's. I was keeping the tank at 80 and getting 99% females. I was told to lower it to 74 and I started getting more males.
     
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  11. Leslie

    Leslie Thread Starter New Member

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    i dunno. maybe it was just me.
     
    Leslie, Jul 30, 2008
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  12. Anthony

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    Blame the guppies :p
     
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  13. Leslie

    Leslie Thread Starter New Member

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    i may try some guppies agian. i really like the colors. they are natural. unless i fine some other bright colored fish.
     
    Leslie, Jul 30, 2008
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    I'm going to be breeding guppies as well, I'll let everyone know how they go as soon as i get them, will also trade them or sell them REALLY cheap to anyone on the forum once they start having babies.
     
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  15. Anthony

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    Sounds good :cool:
     
    Anthony, Jul 30, 2008
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  16. noshow discus

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    hmmm maybe its just me or i have different views but betta and guppies and neons....come now how about guarami's <dwarf> tire track eel ummmm a knife fish ghost fish and yes i know its a ten but she also has a 29 in the works....an all Guarami or a mix of angel guarami tank with the small red and black gravel and plants looks pretty good.
     
    noshow discus, Jul 31, 2008
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  17. Anthony

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    I was just naming smaller fish I could think of off the top of my head. :p
     
    Anthony, Jul 31, 2008
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  18. Leslie

    Leslie Thread Starter New Member

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    well i guess i was very wrong about the size of my tank. its only a 5 gal. the women i got it from said it was 10. grr.. makes me kinda mad. now i dont know what can go in it. even harder now.
     
    Leslie, Jul 31, 2008
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  19. Leslie

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    i could not find Seachem Prime at walmart. i got some aqua safe. will it be just as good??
     
    Leslie, Aug 1, 2008
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  20. Anthony

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    Prime is the best but aqua safe should work fine. Do you have well or city water ?
     
    Anthony, Aug 1, 2008
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