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Re: Gravel or Sand? Which one to use?? « Result #1 on Dec 14, 2009, 12:13pm »
AND dont' forget about the pool filter sand they have now. IN browns, light and dark and now a WHITISH one!! That is going in my 125gal and the 35gal hex. yea. can't wait..
U can find most smoother pool filter sands now, CALL a pool supply store and ask about the smoother, not sharp, Filter sand they now have. GREAT for tanks at 50# for under 10.00..
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Re: Gravel or Sand? Which one to use?? « Result #2 on Nov 25, 2009, 5:55am »
you can always head to Home Depot or Lowe's and buy a 50lb bag of Black Sand Blasting Abrasive. This makes incredible sand, and its about $10 for 50#. It can be siphoned as its heavy and won't get sucked up real bad, and looks great.
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Gravel or Sand? Which one to use?? « Result #3 on Nov 24, 2009, 12:28pm »
When U do a tank, picking the gravel or sand grain/color texture can be confusing... I have both BUT I like the Sand best. finding the color and grain size is a problem.
See here on a good choice of both.. NOW finding the store to get it for U!! Cheaply!! I have found it to be cheaper on line.. WAY cheaper, even with frieght charges.
Weight o 1 ounce = 28.35 grams o 1 pound = 16 ounces or 454 grams o 1 gram = 1,000 milligrams or .035 ounces o 1 milligram = .001 gram (1/1000) o 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams, 35 ounces, or 2.2 pounds
Volume o 1 milliliter = 1 cubic centimeter, .001 liter, or about 20 large drops o 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters, 1.06 quarts, 2.1 pints o 1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters o 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons or 15 milliliters o 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons or 29.6 milliliters o 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces or 236.8 milliliters o 1 quart = 32 fluid ounces, 2 pints, or 946.3 milliliters o 1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces, 8 pints, 4 quarts, 3.8 liters, or 231 cubic in.
Temperature o Degrees Celsius = .56 (Fahrenheit degrees -32) o Degrees Fahrenheit = (1.80 x degrees Celsius) + 32
Gallons in a rectangular or square aquarium:
Length x Width x Height (all in inches), divide total by 231.
Sand or gravel needed for aquarium:
Length x Width x Bed depth desired (all in inches), divide total by 1,728, then multiply by 100 for sand or 70 for gravel. This will give you an estimate of the pounds needed for a bed of sand or gravel.
The osmotic properties of seawater result from the total amount of dissolved salts. This is expressed in salinity. For example, a salinity of 35ppt would be equal to 35 grams of NaCl/1,000 milliliters of a solution, or 3.5% solution NaCl. The following are average salinities of different types of water. Fresh water:…………………………0-0.5 Low salinity brackish water:………..0.5-3.0 Medium salinity brackish water:....... 3.0-10.0 High salinity brackish water:……….10.0- 17.0 Low salinity seawater:……………...17.0- 30.0 Medium salinity seawater:………… 30.0- 34.0 High salinity seawater:……………..34.0- 38.0 Brine:……………………………….38.0+
Major Components of Seawater: (Given on moles per kilogram at salinity of 35%)
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My new Victorian Cichlids! « Result #5 on Nov 23, 2009, 7:00pm »
well, they are kind of hard to get some pics of but I am going to try to do so tonite. YEA, right..
My new ones are: Haplochromis sp. "Ruby Green"
Neat guys/gals. I have one male and two females. Males are the only ones that color up, he is starting too.. they are in a 20gal..
2. Xystichromis phytophagus.. "Christmas Fulu. Another nice male only colored species. I have two males/two females. Males are not showing color at this time.. bummer. really nice cichlids.. they are in my 55gal hybrid tank.. for now..
3. Haplochromis sp. "Flameback". Another nice one and U saw his pic but he is now looking nicer.. I have two males, but one is not doing good. they are in the hybrid 55gal tank too.
I had a divider in but shoot, they got over and everyone seems to be doing fine.. I will watch for cross spawning and replace in the divider if any such hanky panky should develope..
Re: What do you keep? « Result #7 on Nov 17, 2009, 12:39am »
Hey all, My List:
1) 180 US Gal, a) GT- 4"=2 No's b) Fire Oscar 4"=2 No's c) Copper Oscar 3.5"=1 no d) Fire mouth 3"=2 No's e) Red Parrot 4"=2 No's f) Electric Blue 4"=2 No's g) Sucker mouth Cat 6"=2 No's h) Yellow auratus 2"= 2 No's
2) 120 US Gal,
a) Purple Scat 7"x5" = 4 No's b) Flower Horn(RED) 5" = 1 no c) Flower Horn 4" = 1 no,( My favorite) my small flower horn is a joy to watch, My LFS said its a cross breed so it may or may not get its hump, when i bought him he was just 1.5" but within 40 days he has grown to 4" and started getting color, very active one and lot of fun to watch him while eat... he is the first one to take hand feed and catch the earth worm while i drop.
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Re: New Additions « Result #8 on Oct 27, 2009, 5:39pm »
Now we took notice to more fry swimming in the tank.
The one person who works at the local pet store came by to see them to help identify the black fry.
In addition to the Platy fry, I've got Peppered Cory Catfish fry. Wow, that was a surprise for us.
We are heading for Texas instead. Got some friends there that will help us get settled down.
We lost the Mickey Platy the other day, the mother to the platy fry. We lost all the fish but the fry, I don't know what is up with the tank but all the fry are thriving.
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Re: New Additions « Result #10 on Oct 22, 2009, 7:39pm »
well at least you will have nicer weather down there. My wife and kids and I just moved up to NY, east of Buffalo not too long back. Not even close to the bronx...lol
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