Filter Pads
filter pads????

what is the best filter pads / filter floss. I bought a reausable cartrige for my power filters that is a clamshell design and i need to order some filter sheets (something i can cut to fit). I have the blue bonded pads but i need something that filters finer particles than those. Also what is the difference between 50 micron and 100? could you give me the website i can order them from? and one more thing should i use the coarse pad before the fine one? there emperor 400's

Hiya, check out this site:

http://www.southbroadwaytropicals.com/ItemPages/FilterMedia.htm

Haven't used them but this is the sort of store you need to look for, alternatively go to your local aquatics shop and ask them they are always more than happy to order stuff in (My fav retailer is Maidenhead aquatics (if you are in the UK - all the staff know what they are talking about!
The basic difference between 50 micron and 100 is: 100 micron filters can filter out particles twice the size that a 50 micron can.To explain more fully a micron is a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter (a micrometer) so a 100 micron filter can remove particles 100 millionth of a meter whereas 50 micron will only filter particles 50 millionth of a meter. To give you an idea of sizes, tobacoo smoke is 0.5 micron, bacteria is 2 microns, talcum powder is 0 microns and the diameter of the average human hair is 70 microns.

The way the filters should be put in depend on where the water is first filtered into, so for example if the water hits the top filter first this should be the medium with the biggest holes and then each medium should be put in dependant on the size of the holes in the medium. If the water is fed through the top but there is a tube in the filter which feeds it to the bottom first the medium with the biggest holes should be at the bottom (I hope that makes sense).

If you need any further clarification please add to your question and I will try and answer.

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Anubias Barteri Var
plant fertilizer - liquid or tabs?

hi! i was thinking about buying some fertilizer for my plants, i cant really decide which to buy though..

The only plants that will benefit from substrate fertilizers are the Crypts. Ambulia, Anacharis, Anubias, Hornwort, and Water Sprite all absorb their nutrients almost entirely from the water column (thus their very delicate, fine root-fiber-lacking roots), while Crypts obtain theirs from a good balance between the substrate and their water. Using only a couple substrate fertilizers by the Crypts and regular liquid fertilization would be a great medium. If you can get it, Flourish would be the best... after that, most of them are about the same.

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Marine Reef
30 gallon tank and i want to start a marine reef aquarium,what do i need (equitment) and how do i start?

what type of filter, skimmer, heater etc is the best and most afordable any info will be awsome

You start by reading up on keeping marine aquariums and is best to do a lot of research before you dive in! I reccomend a book by mike paletta called "The New Marine Aquarium". it is a great beginers guide to a new marine aquarist.

As for what filter, skimmer, heater, ect...is best is really dependant on what you decide to keep. Some fish will have a much heavier bioload so there is a larger demand for nutrient export which means you will need better equipment to deal with the heavier bioload produced by the fish or introduced by you via feedings to meet the demands of the fish. For example a pair of clownfish in a 30 gallon will not need as much food or produce as large of a bioload as say a maculatus frogfish. Although a 30 gallon tank is a sufficent size to house either of these fish the frogfish will have a much heavier bioload so will have a higher demand for nutrient export. Personally i am a big fan of over skimming but other will debate the need to even use a protien skimmer. If i were you i would really do some reading and figure out what meathods you want to implement on your system because there are many conflicting ideas on how to keep a marine tank so knowing all of them so you can decide which route you wish to take is the best idea. Here is a link with a bunch of great articles that will keep you busy for awhile Hope this helps and feel free to email me with any questions!

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~delbeek/publicat.html

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Bag Sump

saltwater aquarium filtration?

I've had a 50 gallon saltwater tank for over a year now. Bottom line is I'm not happy with the filtration. I currently have a wet/dry trickle filter with a phospure pad as the filter media. I will sometimes put some carbon in a media bag within the sump as well. I have huge algae, and my water is rarely clear. My live rock is starting to suffer due to the fact that I have to cut so much light time because of the algae outbreaks. I am willing and very interested to hear what you guys recommend for the the intermediate/advanced aquarium filter set up. I think a UV filter will be necessary and also a r/o water system, but I have no idea how those works; do they hook up to the filter system somehow or just to a water source in the house? Again, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

The R/O system will do little for alge control. The UV filter won't do much at all.

The questions are: what type of algae, and what animals do you have? Also note that a very common factor is overfeeding.

Hair algae is a common outbreak, and it smothers just about every surface. Astrea and turbo snails tend to be cheap and easy to find, and they'll trim this down quickly...unless you have something that eats snails. Lawnmower blennies and many tang species (yellow tangs are popular and easy to find) will also eat hair algae. Nimble Spray Crabs (brown/yellow/green crabs mistakenly sold as "sally lightfoots," the latter of which are actually red) will also eat hair algae, pulling it up one hair at a time.

If you have bubble algae, go with some small mithrax crabs.

If you got some slime going on, the best you can do is pull it up (with a vacuum or a turkey baster) and increase the flow rate in the tank. Some hermits are said to eat slime algae, but I personally have yet to see them actually stick with it.

Another option is to set up a refugium connected to your filtration. If you place a fast-growing algae in the refugium (such as one of the caulerpa species) and keep it lit 24 hours a day, you can attempt to outcompete the algae in the tank by locking up the nutrients in the refugium's algae. Note that this will not be the end-all of algae problems: you'll still need to get rid of the stuff in the main tank.

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Sunsun Power Head

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How can you really get the best carp fishing results when things really hot up? How many anglers have not yet savored the joy of summer carp fishing and all the great opportunities and experiences of great catches, that summer brings? Why miss out on the action!

Surface fishing is possibly your favorite method of all. Actually watching the movements of the fish you are about to hook is so exciting! The subject of surface bait silhouettes, shading and colors are interesting, as is the ability of your bait to move in as natural a way as possible and obscuring of the hook too.

Plastic baits are available flavored now and some can be made to glow in the dark too. It’s not really surprising that baits such as ‘glowing’ artificial corn can be as effective in day time as in the dark. When used in conjunction with other baits like pellets, boilies, particles etc to enhance the carp’s attentions they do demonstrate a proven edge. Plastic baits are great for simultaneously offsetting the weight of your hook, and changing the behaviour of your rig too.

Floating corn is fairly new to the scene in the UK as is giant corn. Pink and white marshmallows are a good sweet alternatives. The variety of multicoloured floating candies that can be exploited is amazing. For those of you more natural bait oriented air injected worms of different types, dipped in additives can really work well, although the ethics may need considering here...

Using large quantities of floating maggots and casters on the surface as chum can be devastating and on waters where this has already been done, the flavoured bait sprays can be a great edge too.

Floating fish pellets of many types from pond sticks and pellets to floating salmon pellets etc, have always worked well. Using tiny floating pellets soaked in additives is another edge where standard sized dog biscuits have been over-used in the past. Just as with bottom baits, it pays to mix different sizes, colours, flavours, oil contents, weights etc together, to confuse your carp. Even spotting your own hook bait can be impossible when using this approach!

In very hot weather, adding cork or foam etc to float any sinking type bait, including any boilie is good, especially if that boilie used is the dominant catching one that water at the time. Making a homemade buoyant base mix and simply rolling it flat and chopping into small pieces, then air-drying these pieces is a great alternative. You can pack them full of your chosen attractors and go fishing extremely confident indeed!

Feeding lots of these tiny bait pieces in your swim over a reasonable period of hours can make carp go crazy for sure, even better than using dog mixers on pressured waters... A competitively feeding big carp is easier to catch, but achieving multiple competitively feeding big carp in your swim is far better!

In extremely hot summer conditions, do bear in mind conditions. Cover-up against the sun. Sun block is not enough, heat induced headaches and sun stroke and even dehydration are not pleasant while fishing! So if you’re new to hot weather carp fishing, be prepared to take plenty of water and equipment to make your own shade if needed. A ‘bivvy’ can turn from shade into a baking oven, leaving you nicely roasted and feeling quite ill in very hot conditions. Even that cool box of beer may not save you!

Please remember though, if youÂ’re hot, then any fish you land certainly will be also. De-oxygenated water, contact with a hot carp mat (even when watered down) and simple stress from handling, can easily induce shock in more weakened fish. These may be spawn bound, or in post spawning recovery. Many spawn bound fish are likely to be very big, and very vulnerable and perhaps some of the biggest residents of your water.

Especially at times directly after or between spawning, many big fish are very susceptible to being caught, being ravenous and energy depleted. But they are most at risk of suffering from shock when caught and in the case of high density stocked very small waters with little shade, this can be lethal. Please be prepared not to fish if this could be a risk! (If the forecast is 90 degrees perhaps itÂ’s best to head for the beach and not that small commercial lake!)

Just as a side note, especially in the UK, if you fish a small commercial lake with a high fish stocking with no oxygenating weed or pump and fish behaviour and catches indicate that severe de-oxygenation of the water is taking place, take action. Insist that a pump is installed and turned on. I fished one water where the pumps were not in use which led to an easily avoidable big fish death. (It’s no good having ‘emergency pumps’ if they’re not in use when obviously needed; it takes time to re-oxygenate a water!) So please make management responsible especially if the water has a record of fish wipe-outs due to de-oxygenation!

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Saltwater Snails Coral
Questions regarding saltwater cleaner snails?

I used to have snails in my freshwater tank and they would lay lots of eggs and became a problem. Do saltwater snails differ.

Saltwater snails are not the nuisance they are in freshwater tanks. I very rarely have any baby snails survive. Every now and then I will have a few show up in a sump and thats about it.

I hate crushed coral substrate for that very reason. Snails, crabs and starfish don't seem to keep it as clean as they do a sand substrate. I never have to clean the sand bed aquariums but it seems I always am cleaning the crushed coral ones.

Snails are great in saltwater tanks. Astraea are my favorite. Turbo snails are great but are kind of a pain as they seem to plow through corals, rocks etc. Stay away from margaritas as they are a colder water snail and don't live long in warmer tropical saltwater aquariums.

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Tank Air Pump

Can I have 16 g fish tank with air pump but no filter ?

I have 16 gallon fish tank with an air pump connected to a air-stone.But,I do not have a filter.I have some natural plants in it with 5 small fishes.

The main importance of a filter is to make sure that the water circulates and stays clean. If you are willing to do frequent water changes, I wouldn't think a fliter is necessary, though it would certainly make your life easier!!

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The water world promises a magnificent side of existence. With beautiful corals, sea plants, fishes and other living creatures existing, it would be interesting to explore this side of nature's gift under the sea. What better way to do that than by sailing, fishing, snorkeling, water rafting and scuba diving for a closer look of living and non-living stuff that are thousands of feet deep. With scuba air pump on hand, you will be saved from a challenging sea adventure. Oxygen is your prime need as you encounter a whole new world where schools fishes are a plenty and sea creatures overrule.

Taking down memory lane, scuba diving had its inception in 1535 when the world's prime diving bell was made. It was deemed to have allowed a diver to keep an air pocket while descending down beneath the water. It was in 1650 when scuba air pump was started to get known as a major gear in diving. In the next 300 years, it has become a helpful breathing companion to every diver. Prior to such pump's wide acceptance in the diving scene, there was a huge discovery in 1691 that a diving bell could be attached to air barrels through a pipe which could be replaced from above sea level.

Aside from scuba air pump and diving suit, any diver would usually tag along a helmet that could be fitted for head protection. It's interesting to note that back in the olden times the Royal Navy in England originated formal diving school where future divers had to learn the culture of wearing diving dress when exploring thousands of feet under the sea. Underwater breathing is deemed secured when wearing an air pump or any apparatus that supports breathing mechanism. A parallel steel tank that contains compressed air is attached to the diver's back. Along with it is a mouthpiece that's place directly into the mouth of the diver wherein he can breathe in and out as he swims. The hose in this apparatus is actually pumping fresh air into the tank so that oxygen is secured to penetrate the diver's system.

At present, the usage of scuba air pump is a standard operating procedure among amateur and professional divers. Several upgraded versions of diving suit, air pump, helmet and other diving gears have emerged in the market. This goes to say the industry is on the lookout of divers' safety and smooth diving without risks. Online shops have wide array of diving items sold at slashed tags to respond to the increasing market demand as tourism escalates all the more. Ground-breaking ideas have allowed scuba to be put on the global as a professional area of sea exploration. No one is given the privilege to go under the sea without basic training in diving.

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Gravel Cleaner
How do i use my gravel cleaner?

I am about to but a gravel cleaner at petco.(Lee's Self-Start Ultra Gravel Vacs) But i dont get how to use one. i only know that we have to pump it.

Put the hose in a 5 gallon bucket below tank. Put the vac in tank and start to siphon. lightly agitate gravel to get up uneaten food, and other nastys. Caution, don't over clean gravel, as it also has beneficial bacteria on it. remove as much water as you are going to change. Then refill with water(treated for chlorine and chloramine). You have successfully vaced you're gravel.

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Coral Rock Reef

How do you place coral on live rock and sand in a reef tank?

I know, 7 years in fishkeeping... but no saltwater yet...lol

There are a number of ways to do this, depending on the type (hard or soft coral) and size. Methods range from thread and rubber bands to nylon stockings and superglue. In most cases it's difficult to just lay them on the surface because the current will pick them up and blow them around. Not many corals grow directly on the substrate either, but need a solid base to which they can attach. The pieces can be put into clear plastic deli-type containers with a small piece of rock or some coral to weight it down. You can glue them onto plugs (these look like a big golf tee) and the bases put into a plastic grid, like what are used in some ceiling fluorescent light fixtures, and later they're placed individually into cracks between pieces of rock in the tank.

As a beginner, if you're interested in starting a saltwater tank, it would be better to get corals that are already attached to some base rock or a plug and just place them into your tank. Save the fragging (coral propagation) till you have a little experience keeping saltwater and your own corals have grown to the point they need controlled. I'll put some links below where you can find info on propagating and attaching corals:

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ROTIFERS Copepods 1Lt Feed Marine Reef Aquarium Corals Seed Refugium Sump Rock US $17.95

Coral Frag Plugs that screw into your live rock Reef tap 75 each at 20 pieces US $.99

AQUARIUM ARTIFICIAL REEF CORAL GREEN RED BRANCHING ACROPORA ORNAMENT W ROCK BASE US $18.99

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AQUARIUM ARTIFICIAL REEF CORAL RED SERIATOPORA BIRDS NEST ORNAMENT W ROCK BASE US $18.99

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Red Slime

My red eared slider turtle have white slime (stringy) stuff coming out of her butt.?

I just noticed it yesterday what should I do about it?

i have a ten year old red eared slider to but that has never happend to me! i feed my slider a turtle pelet called reptomin and when he poops it is white or gray that would be my guess

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Weight Loss Easy Diet : Simple Secret Tips To Ensure Weight Loss Success

Do you want to lose weight with no stress? All you need to do is just pay a close attention to what you eat. Here are 8 easiest weight loss diet solution tips that are guarantee to transformed your life and put smile on your face.

1: Have a food diary. 
Prepare a note of everything that you eat and drink. But you do not need to count calories. Just write down what it was that you had and the approximate quantity. You will notice that being more aware of what you are eating helps you to plan healthy meals and snacks.

2: Drink WATER instead of milky drinks, sodas, juices or alcohol.
You will need to avoid diet soda - the sweet taste only encourages you to crave sugar. Taking Hot water with a slice of lemon can be very refreshing in the morning.

3: Eat Your Food slowly. 
The body is slow to register when you are full and it is easy to eat too much if you are racing through your meals. Choose food that you must chew. Again this will increase your fiber intake, and the act of chewing will make you feel more satisfied too. This means eating fruit instead of drinking juice. If you have soup, make sure it is chunky.

4: Limit treats containing sugar to three times per week. 
This includes chocolate, ice cream, desserts, cake, pastries, cookies, etc. 

5: Include at least two servings of vegetables at your lunch and dinner.
If you are getting hungry, have more. Have at least two servings of fruit every day. This can be for dessert or snacks. Choose fruit that is in season.

6: Halve your intake of all pure or added fats. This means using half as much butter or spread on your bread, toast, muffins and potatoes. Reduce the fat content in your milk products. If you are currently drinking whole milk, reduce to 2% fat. From 2% reduce to 1%.

7: Include a lower fat source of protein at most meals: chicken, fish, beans, cottage cheese, or low fat yogurt. Have eggs, nuts and red meat occasionally but not every day.

8: Limit treats containing sugar to three times per week. This includes chocolate, ice cream, desserts, cake, pastries, cookies, etc. 

If you follow these 8 easy weight losses diet tips you will not feel deprived, and you may even find that is all you need to do to reach your target weight.

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