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What’s a gravel vacuum and siphon? [First time cleaning a 10 gallon fish tank?]?

By on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 | 5 Comments

Question by xDDD: What’s a gravel vacuum and siphon? [First time cleaning a 10 gallon fish tank?]?
It’s my first time getting some goldfish, and I know I have to clean the tank in two weeks.

But, I was just wondering what a siphon is and a gravel vacuum?

Do I need one to clean my fish tank, or no? Because everywhere I look up “cleaning fish tank” each article talks about a siphon and gravel vacuum.

Best answer:

Answer by gremlin421
Its a plastic tube with a smaller plastic hose connected to it.

Go to petsmart and buy the second smallest one.

What do you think? Answer below!

How to setup a betta tank

By on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 | 25 Comments

Showing you how to setup an Eclipse system 6 for a betta fish. Yes I know I did not make any sense when I was taking the betta fish out of the container. I also would ask for any good names for him.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Basin Tank (Formerly The Volcano Tank)

By on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 | 24 Comments

So, the Volcano Tank had an “explosion!” Well, it has been a very long time since I have updated anything. The main reason was because nothing had changed. Growth, coral fighting, and time had happened, but nothing warranting any updates. However, my visions of grandeur started to become painful, though I was not prepared to gut this tank and build the larger one I referred to way back. Not yet at least. As such, I modified the Volcano Tank to include a larger basin and my attempt was to further the “realism” of the set up. Now, the Volcano was a privilege to photograph, but in person, it was easy to see that it was a mixture of rock in an unnatural way, and I have fixed that. What is ironic, is it doesn’t photograph as well, but in person looks more natural! Go figure! Further still, I have not taken good pictures, and I suppose it is suicide to toss up pictures that don’t meet the quality of the previous shots, but we are all reefers out here so we all know. There will be some die-off and it will take a couple of weeks to find the groove. Lastly, this is RIGHT after the change, so the water hasn’t settled, some detritus is on the rocks, and the corals aren’t out. So, no judgement calls on the photo shots or “cleanliness,” deal?! ;) Anyway, the basin is about a full 3-4″ deep now, which is cool! Plus, underwater looks more natural as well…. Let me know your thoughts!
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Begining saltwater tank please help me?

By on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 | 3 Comments

Question by Sally: Begining saltwater tank please help me?
Ok, I have had freshwater tanks successfully for the last 2 or 3 years, and have decided to make the jump to saltwater. I am not going to set this tank up for several months to make sure I plan well. To start, I am going to go extremely simple, and with an overly big tank to ease up on water changes and quality things. I am planning a 75 gallon FO tank, with a crushed coral and white sand bottom. I will have dead coral as the main decor. I think i will be going with mostly easy beginner fish like various clowns and damsels. My daughter likes the “Finding Nemo” theme, lol. I am going to have 3-4 powerheads, maybe a wavemaker, and a very high glp rating eheim canister. I was thinking with just keeping the flourescents that come with the tank, but is this ok for a FO set-up? I have not been planning to have a sump or protein skimmer, but would you suggest one? As you can tell, just in case i screw up, I dont want to have thousands of dollars invested into this tank, hence no LR or LS. Thx
Also how much do you see this tank running me with out livestock?
And do i just cycle this tank with mollies or guppies since i will have no live rock? Thank you!

Best answer:

Answer by Whatsuppeople
im starting a saltwater tank too and i heard that a protein skimmer is only necessary after aquiring an established tank..
sounds like you understand that patience is key when dealing with fish aquariums. About the lights. I heard that it was good to have one blue light to simulate dawn and dusk i the real world. It adds a sense of realism to the fish. Since im only begining to, im only telling you what ive heard from tons of sources, they all seem to say the same thing.

Give your answer to this question below!

AquaClear Suction Cups for Powerhead Pumps, 4-Pack

  • Metallic hoodie is fall and winter 2011 small dog clothing collection
  • Fits AquaClear powerhead pump models 10, 101, 1000, 2000
  • Includes 4 suction cups per blister box
  • Measures 1/5-inch length by 2-1/2-inch width by 4-inch height

This suction cups is used for AquaClear powerhead pump models 10, 101, 1000, 2000. Includes 4 suction cups per blister box. Measures 1/5-inch length by 2-1/2-inch width by 4-inch height.

List Price: $ 4.49

Price: $ 3.05

Freshwater 150g Fish Tank – Cichlids at 3 months

By on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 | 2 Comments

150 gallon fish tank – fresh water -3 months after setup. Contains about a dozen different Cichlid species, a pleco, and various realistic looking pieces of decoration. The substrate is pool filter sand with some left over gravel (should have cleaned it out).

Californian King Snake – Tank Set Up

By on Monday, March 19th, 2012 | 25 Comments

I just wanted to take a break from my fish and show you guys one of my favorite snakes…My desert phase Cal King. Like i said in the video, he’s 7 years old and about 4.3 to 4.5 feet long. He lives in a 20 gallon-long tank up in my room. he eats one frozen-thawed adult mouse per week (I feed all of my snakes frozen-thawed mice rather than live in order to avoid possible injury to the snake, as well as avoiding the mouse having to suffer. Its just a safer and more humane way to go about feeding.) As for all the things in his tank, i think i went over pretty much everything in the video. There are somethings i probably forgot to mention in the video so if you have any questions about my king snake, his tank, or snakes in general, leave a comment and ill be happy to answer.

5ft aussie native fish tank setup

By on Monday, March 19th, 2012 | 20 Comments

Australian natives galore,just ask for species although my commentary should explain.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

70 Gallon Community Tank Update

By on Monday, March 19th, 2012 | 15 Comments

Hey guys, just an update of my 70 gallon tank =) I’ll try to upload a video of my 20 eventually…. the rainbowfish are a bit camera shy… So here is my big tank as it stands now, and I’m very happy with it. I have a rag-tag team of fish who all get along nicely, some of which I inherited from friends or in some other way, and an explosion of plants! Swords tend to grow extremely well in this tank, as does the jungle vals, as you can see… Tons of driftwood, plants, a little rockscaping, a pot and a coconut to make places to hide. Unfortunately I was unable to film my lovely bristlenose plecos, as they were hiding at the time =( This tank has eco-complete for substrate, Fluval T5 “GLO” lighting system, a Fluval 450 canister filter, an aquaclear 70 gallon over-the-side filter, and is maintained by small water changes every week =) Notable fish you’ll see…. Corydoras (Mainly sterbais, but I have a few I’ve acquired of other species) yoyo loaches, cardinal tetras, rummy-nose tetras, pearl gouramis, one moonlight gourami (queen of the tank), odessa barbs, otocinclus, florida flagfish, and one beastly big yellow/brown betta. The betta was a bit experimental when first placed in this tank, but he has harmed no one and is happy as can be. =) And as I said, you’d see the two bristlenose plecs had they come out to play while I was filming. Thanks for watching =D

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