Fresh Water Planted Tank - Just sharing

[al&burke]

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Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/381877/fresh-water-planted-tank-just-sharing/20#post_3329604
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/381877/fresh-water-planted-tank-just-sharing/20#post_3329603

LOL...I'm talking GRANDkids. I have no power to control them. My own kids had all kinds of pets, even little betta tanks. Grandkids and visitors have to keep hands off, they don't know anything about the tank and put stuff in they shouldn't. Andrew played in the test chemicals, very dangerous. So I don't let them near the fish tank or the bad things that are not baby proofed all around it. On a day to day life... I have only adults in the house.
Al, I'm sure you son does not go to other peoples or grandpa's house and start doing stuff with their animals or fish tanks. In your own home, the children are in a different category.
I can relate to this. My nephew who was 4 decided my fish in my small tank needed a bubble bath, so he put in some of his bubble bath in my tank. This happened so quickly, but luckily it was not my big tank. The tank just had 4 damsels in it, which I had to move to my 55 (I could not let them die). It took me a couple of months to straighten everything out. Now everyone knows not to touch the tank.
I hear you all, every kid is different, bubble bath - I guess he enjoys it and so should the fish, after all they are in water all the time. LOL

 

[dmanatee]

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Good luck, i read somewhere that you can use yours saltwater mixing salts as well.
actually this is not true. The salt used for saltwater aquariums has many more trace elements that freshwater fish don't need. Also saltwater (marine salt) carries natural buffers that are not good for freshwater fish. The approved freshwater aquarium salt is what you need to stick with. Just thought you might want to know that.
http://www.allabout-aquariumfish.com/2009/01/marine-and-freshwater-aquarium-salt.html

 

[al&burke]

I guess you are right about the buffers, thanks

 

[dmanatee]

No problem. We all want to have happy and healty fish!

 

[d-man]

nice, here is my brother's

 

[al&burke]

Thanks for sharing, how big is that tank, it is beautiful.

 

[d-man]

I think it's an 80, he has a low light 55 and a 10 too.

 

[scott t]

Very Beautiful tank..

 

[gemmy]

Nice tank. Hmmm....have I found my next addiction? I need something to replace smoking with.

 

[d-man]

I must say that watching my brother make some of his cheap (but very nice setups) makes me want to see what I could do with a extra 10g and 50 bucks. He has a great tank using the cf from home depo and some dirt from the back yard he conditioned!