Showing posts with label goldfish tank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goldfish tank. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2014

Hagen A833 Marina 200 Aquarium Aeration Kit

Hagen A833 Marina 200 Aquarium Aeration KitIt is somewhat loud, but I hid it under something, placed it on carpet and I never hear it now. The only issue is that one of the ports broke off for no apparent reason. So now I am down to only being able to use one hose.

Update: it has been about three months and the other air line port broke. What is amazing is that they snap off with absolutely no force put upon them, just the weight of the air line itself. Look elsewhere for a better quality pump.

Fast shipping. VERY quiet.. Air bar produces nice bubble-curtain effect. Enough air-tubing to allow pump to be placed in a convenient location.

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Penn Plax Cathedral Resin Aquarium Décor

Penn Plax Cathedral Resin Aquarium DécorA solid and wonderfully detailed piece that is absolutely sure to please if you like ruins. Unlike others from this line there is no silly high gloss dolphin disrupting its look. The size of it allows you to "tinker" I added an LED light just behind the entrance of the cathedral which looks very striking at night.

Five stars all the way.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Nutrafin Max Goldfish Pellet Mix, 17.28 Ounces

Nutrafin Max Goldfish Pellet Mix, 17.28 Ouncesmy gold fish go crazy over this food they are smaller pellets but they find them all cant be more happy

Our fish love this food but the pellets are much smaller than I expected, a lot of them end up falling into the gravel. Our huge goldfish entertain themselves the rest of the day tossing through the rocks to find missed pellets.

Then i spend the evening replanting all the plants in the tank.. really wish the pellets were larger!

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Exotic Environments Rock Arch with Plants Aquarium Ornament, Small

Exotic Environments Rock Arch with Plants Aquarium Ornament, SmallThe decor was exactly as described. Not too big or too small, and very nice looking in my aquarium. Great place for my fish to hide out!

This is a beautiful addition to my aquarium, it's a great filler for the corner and gives the little fish a great place to hide. I own a 10 gallon and it is perfect!

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This aquatic ornament is the centerpiece in my tank. It enhances the beauty 10 fold!! Colors look brilliant under white light. The price savings is huge when compared to local pet store. Definitely recommend!!

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I bought this for my 5gal betta tank. It's decent looking and the fish likes it but I wish it was better quality. For example, the cloth plant on the left was all crinkled, the plants aren't well made and are oddly placed, glue holding the plants on is visible, paint is sloppily placed. I think I would recommend looking in stores first

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My betta fish Rexy loves this. He likes resting on the plastic plants near the top of the water. He's pretty lazy so it works for him.

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Habi-Scape Skull Cave Aged

Habi-Scape Skull Cave AgedI bought this for my baby Ball Python, and it looks great in his viv. It's heavy so he can't knock it over, and it's a good, big size. The "aged" look holds up in person -it doesn't look fake or tacky. It looks cool for sure. The only thing is that while it's large and takes up quite a bit of space in his vivarium, the eye holes are not that big and once he grows up he's not going to be able to fit through them, even if the inside is big enough. I guess when he gets that big, though, my corn snake can have it :)

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Universal Rocks 24-Inch by 16-Inch Ledge Aquarium/Reptile Rigid Foam Background

Universal Rocks 24-Inch by 16-Inch Ledge Aquarium/Reptile Rigid Foam BackgroundI have a 20 gallon with juvenile cichlids and after surfing the web, I stumbled onto Universal Rocks' website, found out Amazon sells their products and quickly ordered the ledge 3D background. I've made a custom 3D background with Plexiglas, slate rocks and silicone sealant and it took so much time and money that I wish I stumbled into this item sooner. The ledge background is great and my cichlids love it cause of the overhang and hiding spots the ledges create. Also, it looks real! The company uses real crushed rocks to make their background and rooted plants can supposedly grow on them.

To install I did not have to cut the background to fit my tank. I have a normal 24"x16"x12" 20 gallon tank. I simply moved my fish to a fishbowl, took out 75% of the water, tilted the tank forward to move the sand and water out of the way, had a friend put the background in place, tilted the fish tank upright, moved the sand to push against the bottom of the background to the back, clipped the top with the 3 clips it came, with filled the tank back up with water and that was it. It was a very easy install. I highly recommend this product for anyone who wants to recreate a more natural looking aquarium.

Maybe I just got the proverbial 1 rotten apple out of 100 in the barrel......

The product was a great addition to my fresh water tank until the material started

to erode and crumble in 3 short months.

Have you ever seem foam material when it shreds?

In an aquarium, it will clog up your filter impeller, your fish might ingest the pieces,

and your water appearance & quality will necessitate a total tank cleanout.

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I installed this in my 20 gallon high tank without any problems! I bought it in February 2012 and it still looks great. I just purchased a 46 gallon bow front tank and will be installing a Universal Rock Background in that as well. Well worth the money!!!!!

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Fluval EDGE Algae Magnet

Fluval EDGE Algae MagnetThe built quality is nice and it's ergonomic, but if it doesn't do what it's designed to do well all of that is for not. That's the case with this magnet cleaner. Let me count the ways it doesn't work for me:

Weak magnet, if the magnet is not strong it will constantly fall off and not be effective in cleaning the glass

The string is annoying and will only lead to problems keeping it on there (I removed it on my unit after trying it on)

Just doesn't clean well mainly because it keeps falling off when swiping it across the glass (did I already say weak magnet?)

I suggest a Mag Float, that magnet is MUCH stronger and no I don't work for them or paid by them. Just letting you know what works in my two tanks. I didn't bother returning this because I already dumped the package and the price wasn't high so it wasn't worth my time to do that.

To end on a positive note, the inside surface area is larger and the outside handle is easy to hold...but like I said...it also has to work well for what it is designed for. Too bad, I wanted to like it, but can't recommend this.

this magnet is nice for cleaning but does not float so if it separates it falls to the bottom. It comes with a string to fish it out but if you have anything in your tank then it will get tangled in that. Also if you were keeping it in the tank like is suggested, the string would get pretty nasty since it is like a piece of heavy duty thread. I won't be using this at all...I will be going back to the store and getting a new one that floats

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Switched to a magfloat after having this 3 days with my edge. Works great until it hits gravel. Then you are just asking for scratches. Fortunately I knew this and switched. In the edge it's just too hard to go from edge to edge to edge over and over. Even an expert loses it to flow eventually. I have a FOWLR setup. Once it his sand *poof* it would need cleaned in the sink before being placed back in the tank. The string collects algae. It does however look great and that is why it gets 2 stars.

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This will help to get some little annoying spots off of the interior of your tank, but there are too many design flaws for it to be worth the money or time to use. If you get one grain of sand caught on the cleaning surface (which you will, because it tends to fall down to the bottom of your tank, especially when rounding corners), you will proceed to scratch up the inside of your tank. The included string is perhaps the poorest quality I have ever seen. It deteriorates in water. I would say the only plus is that it is an aesthetically pleasing design, but it doesn't work. If anything it damaged my tank.

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The magnet cleaner is nice and easy to use, the pointed sides are good consideration for most corners in the tanks. This magnet cleaner is a must for algae cleaning for most small tanks

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Friday, February 28, 2014

Glofish Plastic Plants Large Galactic Purple, Moneywort

Glofish Plastic Plants Large Galactic Purple, MoneywortI have a GloFish tank and bought this because the color seemed vibrant. Well...once in the tank under the LED lights this purple is completely flat. Only the green plastic plants light up and the blue is OK, but the purple, red and orange are dull.

I purchased this plant for my 20 gallon aquarium that I have stocked with Glofish and lit with Blue LED Lighting. The plant is pretty but the color purple changes to medium blue (slightly dull) under the blue led lights. I understood from the description, "Glofish Plastic Plants/Purple" that I would have a purple colored plant that stood out a bit under blue lighting. Not so much.

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I bought a glofish plant, colorful, yes, glows with the light that you use for glofish, NO! Stick with the walmart/ marina brand they glow with the lights. ALSO, overpriced here on amazon, and I thought my local pet store was expensive!

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Extermely nice color. If you're looking for a different way to color up your tank, this is it. It glows beautifully. A simple perk up your tank.

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

External / Hang On Plastic Aquarium Fish Breeding Box Satellite M (new)

External / Hang On Plastic Aquarium Fish Breeding Box Satellite MThis really works well, it works just like a hang-on-back power filter, except that it is driven by an air pump, however you should be aware that it won't work for really tiny fry unless you modify the outlet. The unit comes with 2 different grates for the outlet, the smallest of which has aprox. 1mm slits...big enough for many species of newly hatched fish to slip through. All you would have to do to modify it, however, is to cut a square of fine mesh to fit into the outlet slot. Other than that, I love this Breeding Satellite Box. Nice quality all around, crystal clear plastic for easy viewing, all the components are well built and fit together snugly. It even comes with a valve so you can adjust the air/water flow. It comes with everything you need, except the air pump.

The medium is 1.2 liter. If you have room, I'd get the large size which is 2 liters, but the medium is quite spacious and you can raise quite a few fry in it.

The product is quite good actually but all the instructions are japanese although it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how to put it together and you can just follow the pictures. Also, I live in hong kong where this is being posted from and was charged 10USD or 78 Hong Kong dollar for sending it just down the road, i think that this is crazy, as I have posted things here locally many times and postage for such a small item doesn't cost anywhere near that amount, even sending things to the US from here for such a small item doesn't cost that amount.

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Spirulina Flake Food

Spirulina Flake FoodOcean Nutritions Spirulina flakes, are, in my opinion, the best flake food out there for all fishes. Just look at the ingredients. You'll see that this food has only good stuff for fish, and is excellent vitamins, fats, proteins, and sources of other neccessary ingredients for excellent health. My fish love it, and I ain't met a fish that didn't. Doesn't have alot of "fillers, or inert" ingredients like wheat products. I mean come on, does fish in the wilds jump out into a wheat field, to feed?...nope ! I find this doesn't cloud the water like alot of other "veggee" food does. KUDOS FOR THIS PRODUCT. BTW, I've kept fish for 20 + years.

Been feeding this to my goldfish for almost 3 years. They are unbelievably healthy and happy. I also feed them fresh fruit and vegetables, including garlic, but the Spirulina Flakes are their staple.

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Worldwide Imports AWW30011 2-Piece Natural Gravel, 25-Pound, Amberlite

Worldwide Imports AWW30011 2-Piece Natural Gravel, 25-Pound, AmberliteI put these over the top of the soil of my indoor potted plants to keep gnats from getting into the soil to lay their eggs. The pebbles look nice. They're clean. They're arrived quickly and the price was excellent. As packaged they are very heavy.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Hagen Nutrafin Basix Betta Food, 0.42-Ounce

Hagen Nutrafin Basix Betta Food, 0.42-OunceI use this as part of the rotaion of pellets that my bettas like. I try to feed them differing pellets that are high in nutritional value. The gobble this up like everything else, including their peas and garlic. The "fish" shaped packaging is a pain with the little rubber stopper in the back. Fortunately shaking out too many pellets is not a problem for me because I have several fish, however for one fish this would create aggravation trying to put pellets back into the package. I finally transferred the pellets to an empty container to make life simpler at feeding time.

These are truly weird pellets. My Betta bites it and spits it out several times before he can eat it. Often the pieces turn to dust or fall to the bottom and swell up, uneaten. The texture reminds me of clay which is odd and something I've never seen in any other product. It's the worst betta food I've encountered. The packaging is also terrible. You get a plastic fish with a tiny hole underneath it that is sealed with a rubber stopper. It makes it awkward to use. My advice is to choose another brand.

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Monday, December 2, 2013

S5 CO2 Diffuser Aquarium Glass Carbon Dioxide Reactor

S5 CO2 Diffuser Aquarium Glass Carbon Dioxide Reactori bought this thinking that it will help increase the surface area for my co2 system by making smaller bubbles. however, the pressure created by a DIY co2 system is not strong enough to push through the stone on top of the diffuser. if you had a co2 canister which already has pressure in it, like the ones made by fluval, then this diffuser would be ideal. howver my system doesnt. so all the air just ends up trapped in the co2 bottle. this is a great product, just not for my aquarium

PROS:

Under pressurized CO2, these are cool! The bubbles spin around the spiral, then stream out the top. My angel fish like to stare at it.

CONS:

Under low-pressure DIY bottle system, this diffuser is kind of worthless. It makes a single stream.

You need a strong tube. There's a lot of pressure built up to get this to work. I think its the spiral that requires the extra pressure.

Under high-pressure CO2 tanks, this look much nicer. The bubbles are still kind of large compared to the Fluval ceramic disk co-88 bubbles.

I've broken 2 of my 3 already. These diffusers are heavy so you need to put some airline tubing suction cups on them. Good luck. Depending on how the glass melted, there may or may not be room to slide one on.

Disappointed.

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Works ok with my pressurized co2 system but had a small hole near the bottom of the spiral. This makes the spiral useless.. You get what you pay for.

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OK so I got this today and hooked it up, And the spiral glass tubing on the inside has a little hole in it so that part of it doesn't work.

It puts out the bubble like it would normally but the bubble counter aspect of it is shot to death.. I'm glad it was cheap because I won't be buying another one of these, you get what you pay for...

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You will need a suction cup.

Seems good so far. May eliminate need for a bubble counter.

Good luck fish people. CO2 is not a greenhouse gas.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Jardin Plastic Frame Net Fry Hatchery Breeder for Aquarium, White

Jardin Plastic Frame Net Fry Hatchery Breeder for Aquarium, WhiteIt was pretty easy to assemble, the netting goes right over everything except the sucker parts. the sucker parts though you have to really push to get them on, then when you get them on you have to press them onto the tank really well or else the hatchery will sink and your frog might get in and eat all your baby fish... then when its time to get out the remaining survivors of the frog attack its really difficult because the suckers wont detatch. Overall though, its a pretty good product and if you lower your water level a little then you'll be fine.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Fluval U3 Underwater Filter Poly/Carbon

Fluval U3 Underwater Filter Poly/CarbonIt's a filter, it fits and it works. I just wish the secondary filter were not attached to the chemical filter pad (just carbon like most filters). I have a planted tank. Having two physical filters is useful to remove algae while supplying light/CO2 to plants but the carbon pad will remove nutrient that the plants would like. The filter a VERY difficult to wash/rinse and is easily worn out of you try and remove any algae from either side of the pad. The foam pad can just me squeezed (like a sponge) to the waste water during water changes to remove excess algae but not these darn pads. Thus I'm removing a star for a bad design issue for planted tanks. It's like to be able to clean both the sponge and pad but simply remove the carbon filter and you can not do so with the U series. If anyone knows how to remove or deactivate the charcoal side please leave a comment. After a couple of months I had to give up and replace the filthy filter that lasted trough initial cycling.

I replace both polycarbon pads in the U3 filter every 3-4 weeks. Along with weekly partial water changes, it keeps the ammonia level down in my turtles tank and the water clear.

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Zoo Med ReptiCare Ceramic Infrared Heat Emitter 100 Watts

Zoo Med ReptiCare Ceramic Infrared Heat Emitter 100 WattsI use this product to keep the water in my chicken coop from freezing. It works well and doesn't effect the sleeping habits of the chickens because it emits no visible light. If you're unsure about what wattage to get you can compare the heat of this, to the heat a traditional light bulb puts out.

Shipped on time. My dog Shamus loves it. I tried putting a light bulb in his house but it was so bright he slept outside even when it was freezing. Now with the emitter his house is comfortable warm. I considered getting the 150W but decided on the 100W and I think it works fine. I think the 150W would be too hot. This is basically what the sold as a dog house heater but without the metal covering. Wish I have known about it years ago.

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I have three 100W Ceramic Heat Emitters for my two snakes and my bearded dragon. Two for the snakes are kept on dimmers that keep the temperatures right where they need to be. The one for my bearded dragon keeps the 40 gallon breeder tank right at the temperatures she needs and keeps her basking spot around 105 degrees. The CHE is approximately 15 inches above her basking spot. This brand has worked great so far, and I've had all three around two months and they are still going strong, which is a lot better than the regular red infrared bulbs I was using before that only lasted around a month and a half.

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I like using this type of heat for my Bearded Dragon and Uromastyx. This bulb gives off radiant heat without the usual red glow of other heat bulbs. I will be purchasing again from this seller in the near future.

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I put 2 of the 100 watt heaters in my coop. The nights are in the mid teens and these really help. I wish I had bought the 150 or 200 watt versions and I still may. The coop is about 5'X8'X8'hi. Several heaters in different locations distribute the heat better. The chickens love them, whereas they Hated the red heater light I used one night.

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Monday, August 5, 2013

MIC RF KALKWASSER 1LB

MIC RF KALKWASSER 1LBBackground: 75 DT, 40 Sump, mixed reef tank, sofies & LPS running 6 months. I purchased this item, because I didn't want to worry about dosing large amounts of Ca and Alk to my tank. This item was a little more expensive than other solutions, however it did exactly what I needed. I started dosing small amounts until I reached full saturation. My Ca now stays at 500 and Alk stays at 9dKH. This is a great way to automate dosing as I dose this product into my ATO, and I let it do the rest. I do have a bit of evaporation due to having a couple fans in place, but so far it has kept my Ca & Alk consistent which is what you want and need in this hobby. Now that I know about bulk solutions, I probably would not buy this next time, however for someone wanting to test the effects of kalk on their system before buying big bulk quantities, I highly recommend this product.

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