Showing posts with label rainbow aquarium fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rainbow aquarium fish. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2014

Penn-plax 10 Gallon Air Tech Aquarium Air Pump AT2K0

Penn-plax  10 Gallon Air Tech Aquarium Air Pump  AT2K0cheap but works good the box was messed up..1 2 3 4 56 76 4 3 3 3 3 3

I have had this pump for over a month now and it is working as advertised. Works awesome and still working fine.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Fluval Clear Plastic Impeller Cover for Canister Filters

Fluval Clear Plastic Impeller Cover for Canister FiltersI ordered the fluval impellar cover for a 303 pump, they sent the wrong part twice. THey have an inventory labeling problem, as the impellar cover is numbered with the wrong part number. Anyway, in spite of numerous calls, I never did recieve the part and spent 2 weeks waiting for nothing. Don't order from this company.

They sent the wrong part and when I called them they said I ordered the wrong part they sent, even though I had the correct part listed on their invoice to me!!! They were called three times and I even gave them the information, stock # and description on their own invoice but never got what I ordered . STAY AWAY FROM THIS SELLER!!!!

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Worked great, received brothers old fluval and needed to repair it prior to setting up tank, product came early and works great.

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Monday, November 3, 2014

Perfecto Black Fluorescent Light Strip

Perfecto Black Fluorescent Light Stripbought it to replace a light strip on my 55 gal. I had a glass top to begin with so it's size isn't really a big deal but next time I know I need something a bit bigger.

I already have a similiar black fish tank top, but the light strip no longer works. I wanted to get the entire top, but ThatFishPlace was out;I purchased this instead and wasn't disappointed. In fact, it is just a bit smaller than the no name light strip it replaced, so it almost matches perfectly to the tank lid. It used a 18" bulb. A great purchase for me and I also got it when it was on sale-even better.

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Very good light fixture, it is hard to find them this length in stores. It isnt exactly 16 inches though, more like 15.3 inches.

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Big Shrimpy Original Faux Suede Dog Bed

Big Shrimpy Original Dog Bed - Small/Marigold SuedeThis is a wonderful product. I came so overstuffed that we took a little out, and have it as backup for when the filling wears down. We have washed the cover twice, and it does up so beautifully. It did take the dogs a week to get use to it, but they have been like that in the past with other beds. I highly recommend this bed,

After 30 years of having crappy dog beds for our dogs that last 3 months, we finally bought these beds. Incredibly well made with materials that last much longer than any other bed we have had. Well worth the increased price. As a bonus they are made in USA so someone actually got a job out of it. More American products need to be like this--absolutely the best you can find.

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I needed a dog bed on my screened porch for my 125 lb. dog. This works very well. The padding is quite thick, does not compress too much, and it is large enough that he can lie on it in many different positions. He must like it since he uses it every day when the weather is not hot. I have not washed the cover or filling yet, but I love the fact that even the filling can be cleaned. The filling needs to be rearranged after the bed is unpacked when it is received so that there is not a thin spot where the bed was folded for shipping.

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My digger schnauzer loves this the most out of the three terriers. Soft and plump we ended up buying two. He's about 22 pounds and fits nicely on it. If this bed can hold up to him, I'm sure it will pass a normal, sweet sleeper no problem! Very sturdy but very comfy too.

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This seemed liked the perfect bed to me. Thick, washable cover, comfy...but my dog would not go on it for some unknown reason. He had recently been skunked and the bed he had was not washable. (He still smells slightly 2 months later, even after multiple baths with Pantene and vinegar). His old bed had to be thrown out. It was really stinking up the place. I sent this bed back with no problem and tried a different one that was cheaper but had less padding and did not have the same quality as the Big Shrimpy. Doggie dearest wouldn't go on the new one either, but I kept it in frustration. Now he sleeps on the cheaper bed all the time. Dogs have a hard time accepting new things into their environment. I probably just should have kept the Big Shrimpy. He would have gotten used to it eventually and it's a much better quality bed than what I bought.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Underwater Galleries AUG3212 Aztec Ruin

Underwater Galleries AUG3212 Aztec RuinIt's well made a repro of the Aztec torture disk platforms. The rendering is okay, but the piece is a very bland cream-white color that doesn't do much for the tank. Not much of an accent to the decor.

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

API CO2 Booster, 8-Ounce

API CO2 Booster, 8-OunceSmall planted tank with only one fish was doing well before I had to move it. There must have been some nutrient loss or the plants got stressed when I put the tank back together because the plants started immediately to wilt and loose color. Within a week after adding this to the tank and the top off water the plants are back to the bright green the were before.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Flourite Black Sand, 7 kg / 15.4 lbs

Flourite Black Sand, 7 kg / 15.4 lbsThis product is excellent, and good for plants that root in the substrate. The packaging was satisfactory, and once finished cleaning it, it looks amazing.

Beware, though the product directions are very misleading. My tank was a cloudy mess after adding this, and a quick google search of this product showed me my folly. This is by the far the dustiest of sand substrates out there for aquariums.

I took the advice of said website, I put my entire bag in a pillowcase, ran the hose through it for about 30 minutes until the water was clear, and now it looks great.

If you live in a small apartment or don't have access to a workspace, beware this can get messy, id select a different substrate.

BEWARE -The directions to not directly tell you wash it! It says something along the lines of... you "may" wash it, but don't need to, and that you may experience cloudiness that will go away in 2 -12 hours.

Well, I rinsed it in a bucket before putting it in my tank figured a little rinse should be enough IT WASN'T!!

If you buy this, RINSE IT OUT VERY VERY WELL or your water will be CLOUDY FOR DAYS, IF NOT WEEKS!

I will probably never use this stuff again... I have also used Eco-Complete and highly prefer it over Seachem's product.

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As with any flourite product, these are dusty. You can do anything from washing them in a bucket (really just filling and refilling the bucket until no cloud appears) or putting the sand into an old pillow case and spraying it with a house until none of it 'leaks'. The manufacturer claims that you don't need to wash their products, but I've only found this to be the case when burying the product under another substrate.

This stuff is great in the aquarium. It feels like black sand, but has all the benefits of a flourite substrate. My plants are vibrant and healthy. I also dose root-tab fertilization into the flourite. I haven't had any algae outbreaks (which happens if the substrate doesn't retain the fertilizers).

The sand looks really great and is far better than 'regular' sand for plants. I plan to use it all my new tanks.

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I've only had this in my tank for a few days so I can't vouch for its effect on my plants. But it looks really nice. :)

After reading about how to keep the cloudiness to a minimum I decided not to rinse the substrate. Instead, I put it straight into the aquarium, planted, then filled the tank VERY slowly, through an airline tube until about halfway up, making sure the water flowed ONLY onto a small plate. After about halfway I poured the water slowly from a cup onto the plate. By the time the tank was filled there was virtually NO cloudiness and a few days later the tank is crystal clear.

It was kind of anti-climactic, actually, after hearing so much about how cloudy this would be. I was prepared for the tank to look like utter crap for over a week but that just wasn't my experience at all.

Now, this was only a 6.6 gallon Petco bookshelf aquarium and I only used less than 1/3 of the bag. Maybe this is a bigger problem with bigger tanks with larger filters that create more turbulance? Maybe it's difficult to keep up the painstakingly slow pace of filling needed to prevent the cloudiness in big tanks? If anybody knows I'd be thrilled to hear about it. Please comment if you do. :)

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This stuff is fantastic!

I ordered this sand recently to redo the substrate in my 40g breeder. After rinsing each bag for about 5 minutes through a pillow case as was recommended by other reviewers, I dumped 3 bags into a 5 gallon bucket and let it sit for about an hour. I then used a homemade funnel for sand application in a full tank(2 foot long piece of 2" diameter PVC piping with a 2"-4" coupler on top to give it a nice sized opening). By using this funnel after properly rinsing the sand, it allows you to add the sand with very minimal clouding. (Sidenote: TURN OFF YOUR FILTER WHEN YOU ADD THE SAND AND LEAVE IT OFF FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR AFTER ADDING THE SAND!!!!!)

My tank was clear again within 8-10 hours (went to bed and was crystal clear water when I woke up) and all of my fish were still looking very happy. Plants are doing much better in this substrate and my eels no longer knock them out of the ground when they go burrowing and it is bringing out colors in my fish I never knew they had. This is expensive sand but worth every penny!

P.S. After calling SeaChem, they assured me that this Flourite Black Sand is both burrower safe and soft belly safe which was a big concern for me and I know it will be for many others out there. So far this seems to be holding true and my eels and kuhli loaches are loving digging around in it.

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Petco Outside Thermometer for Fresh & Marine Aquariums

Petco Outside Thermometer for Fresh & Marine Aquariumsi don't know if i got a defective one, but all the colors of each degree are light up brightly or sometimes they're all dim. so its hard for me to determine the temp. i had another one before from the 99c store and that one worked better than this

This is really not a bad thermometer for your tank, and it will read the temperature rather quickly and shows very little contamination with temperature from the air outside the tank. The adhesive is strong and will stick to the tank; you only need light pressure to affix it to the glass. If you use a tool like a Mag Float-130A Magnetic Cleaner for Acrylic Medium up to 125 Gallon you won't need to worry about rubbing it off of your glass while cleaning if it is bumped.

I have two of these on both ends (each side) of my 90 gallon aquarium near the live sand bed. This helps me get a good read on the temperature at the lowest level of the tank and see if there is any temperature difference between the two ends. It is very unobtrusive and easy to read in good lighting. I have noticed that on one side of the tank I have a harder time gauging the temperature because it's mostly in shadow. The colors aren't terribly bright for the temperatures and as such it can be a bit finicky.

I ran a few tests with these against the floating variety (see review here: Floating Thermometer Economy) and found these superior at determining temperature both for their speed and accuracy. To sum up I raised the water temperature in an empty quarantine tank and these register much faster. Obviously your secondary worry with an outside of the tank temperature strip is going to be whether or not the room temperature affects the readings. If it does, this is negligible, I cranked my heat up to bring the house to 85 F and the strip never showed a difference from the steady 75 F that I keep it at.

For a cheap solution or secondary system to check your temperature I would suggest these, they aren't the best, they aren't the worst, but they are reliable.

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It works OK. Not the best or worst. But when attached don't pull it off. It will break. But its very cheap.

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I have this thermometer on my old, smaller tank for my betta, and I love it. Unfortunately, it cannot be removed and placed on another aquarium and still work. Because of this, I went out and bought a SmartTemp Thermometer, at a pet store closer to my house than PETCO, when I got a new larger aquarium. I miss my PETCO thermometer! While it can sometimes be difficult to read (sometimes a lighting problem, other times you have to rub it and let it readjust to show the temperature), I have still found it to be very reliable, especially for the price! I will be returning my Fusion Smart Temp Thermometer and replacing it with either another one of these, or trying a ESU Coralife Digital Thermometer item #232. I would definitely recommend this thermometer, though.

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Friday, May 9, 2014

Wholesome Hide USA Rawhide Donut 4 inch

Wholesome Hide USA Rawhide Donut 4 inchI love these rawhide donuts because they're made by an American company and they

don't use any toxic chemicals in the process. NEVER buy ANY animal treats that are

made or processed in China, Mexico, Brazil... or anywhere else for that matter.

And you have to check to be sure it is an all natural, chemical free product because

even in America that's no guarantee.

My dog loved this! He is a huge rawhide fanatic and this one lasted a few days longer than the "bone" shaped ones with the knots at the end. I saw other reviews that said this lasted even longer than that for their dogs. I have a Jack Russel mix and he is quite the chewer, so even just a few days is impressive to me. I will definietly get it for him again!

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This is one of the longer lasting rawhide chew toys, and I will definitely order them again. Our dog loved it, and it took him a long time to unravel it.

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I've bought these in the past from our local pet food store. They are good quality chews and half the cost through Amazon.

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my dog loved this rawhide -it definitely went quickly, though! it did not upset his stomach (which is often the risk we run with rawhide) and I believe it lived up to its "wholesome" name

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Como Fish Tank Aquarium Decoration Purple Silicone Sea Anemone

Como Fish Tank Aquarium Decoration Purple Silicone Sea AnemoneI ordered several of these and was so surprised when I got them. They are so animated! They just sway with the current so pretty. I will get many more of these for the tanks that we are getting in the future!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Jungle TT101W Jungle Lifeguard, 12-Tablets, 12 tabs

Jungle TT101W Jungle Lifeguard, 12-Tablets, 12 tabsI bought this product as a last minute hope of saving my Pearl Gourami. The Pearl was extremely ill. It began with rocking back and forth (front to back, not side to side). Then eyes clouded, lesions formed and erratic darting around the tank began. The Pearl then was barely breathing, lying on it's side on the bottom of the tank. I dropped the treatment in anyway, even though she appeared to be a goner. I had picked it up from Walmart and was a little skeptical, but it was worth a try. In the morning she was upright, and actually ate a little. By day 3 of treatment, she was back to 90% and by day 5 of treatment (final day), you would never know she had even been ill. This product works better than any I've used.

But a word of caution: The main ingredient is essentially a broad disinfectant and will likely wipe out your good bacteria, destroying your bio-filtration. So keep an eye on ammonia levels. I also recommend if you have multiple tanks taking a handful of gravel from a healthy tank, putting it in some mesh or panty hose, and tucking it into the filter or gravel of the treated tank *after* treatment is complete and a water change has been done. This can help speed up the rebuild of good bacteria.

I don't know exactly what was in my fish thank that was making the water cloudy ... But, whatever it was these tabs cleared the water after the first day. I have a 15 gallon tank so I use three tabs per day.

I used them before from wal-mart but only had enough to treat for two days. I had also left the carbon filter in. It cleared the water up for about a week, but because I didn't follow the directions and didn't treat for 5 days, I think is why the water became cloudy again ...

I have three more days to treat the tank. I followed the directions this time. If the water does get cloudy again after following the directions with this treatment, I'll post an update. If it stays clear, you'll know it worked for me!

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I bought this product to treat my fishes that looked sick. I was not sure what they had, so I opted to get an all-in-one treatment. This works great since it covers a range of fish diseases. Highly recommend this for all pet fish owners.

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Product cleared infections on fish within only a few days use it now whenver they show signs of fin rot.

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Clears up fin rot easily every time I use it. I recommend using twice the length of time to treat the fish, but that's easiest if the fish is in a 2.5 to 3 gallon tank to make dosage easier by just cutting the tablet in half.

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Cardinal-Stairway Special Outdoor Pet Gate

Cardinal Gates Outdoor Gate-WhiteChose this gate for it's look, adjustability and outdoor durability. It was exactly as advertised, easy to install and looks great. Should fit most applications and is very easy to operate and sturdy. Main thing, keeps the dog off the deck when he is not supposed to be!

Monday, February 3, 2014

Hagen Nutrafin Max Cichlid Sticks, 3.95-Ounce

Hagen Nutrafin Max Cichlid Sticks, 3.95-OunceThis food is loved by EVERY fish in the tank! Its crispy & it floats even when it softens up. When its soft & a small fish nibbles it...its like feeding time all over again. Amazon makes re-ordering simple.

Sign up for a subscription & it comes to you on a schedule that you control.....1 monthly...2 months....plus you can change if you want to........no shipping...5% discount. Hope this helped

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Aquarium Products Ammonia Test Strips (Freshwater), 100ct

Aquarium Products Ammonia Test Strips, 100ctHeed the warning of the other reviewer if you really want this product: get the small bottle! I ignored it and got this bottle anyway and, just like the other person, my bottle came within just a couple months of its expiration meaning that I will likely have to throw out at least half if not more.

The real reason I don't like this product is because you have to use the test tube and shake the strips in the tube for 30 seconds which is really a pain when testing multiple aquariums. I prefer a quick reading and will stick with the Quick Dip strips JUNGLE AMMONIA NO VIAL 25 CT from now on.

I bought this bottle of a hundred strips...the short expiration time hit when I was less than halfway through. After that the test gets unreliable and hard to color match. But it is a good product...just buy a smaller bottle if you don't use it very often.

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I like this product because it's relatively quick and simple. Regular ammonia tests take about 15-20min to show accurate results, but this only takes about 3min total from start to finish.

There is a major downside to this product and that is accuracy. The test is never even close to accurate when compared to two other regular testing kits which use a vial and chemical drops over a 15-20min period to show results. I think this is a good "quick" test but it should not be used as the only test. I now use the strips to watch for changes in the ammonia levels as opposed to trying to get an accurate reading. Ammonia should always be as close to 0 as possible, but realistically I try to keep it below 0.25ppm. The test strips always tell me that the ammonia is around 1.0 which is unsafe for my fish, but my two regular test kits indicate that my ammonia is between 0-0.25ppm which is safe for my fish. So the test really isn't accurate, but it does register changes so when the strip says it's higher than 1.0ppm I can usually see a slight increase when I test with the test kits. At first I thought it might be close to the expiration date like some other reviews said, but my bottle is good until April 2013.

I recommend this product as a quick test to watch for changes, but I don't recommend this as the only test you use. Monitoring water quality levels is important, and high ammonia is toxic for most fish so it is important to understand the accurate levels.

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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Lee's Pet Products ALE10516 Heavy Duty Specimen Container for Aquarium, Small

Lee's Pet Products ALE10516 Heavy Duty Specimen Container for Aquarium, SmallI also use a white plastic bucket for this but the convenience of this container surpases the low tech bucket. It hangs nicely on the side of the tank so a shorter drip line is needed when drip acclimating new additions. It is also a nice size for coral dips saving me from using the larger bucket and more dip product due to the size of a bucket vs this smaller container. Made the whole process more convenient.

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Friday, November 29, 2013

Zilla 11996 Tropical Humidifying Mist, 8-Ounce Bottle

Zilla 11996 Tropical Humidifying Mist, 8-OunceĀ BottleI have been looking all over for this product for my iguanas and my snakes because they need it for their everyday care and I got my order in a timely fashion with no hassles. I will buy this item again from you when I need it. I am glad I got three bottles and hope you keep them in stock. It is a great spray to have even though pet stores will tell you oh its just water. "no its not". Thank you for sening my order so fast. I also appreciate that you taped the top of the bottles so it wouldnt break.

This stuff is amazing. For anyone who owns snakes, this spray is a must have. Your snakes will love you for it.

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Pureness Stainless Steel Large Double Dish, 64-Ounce Per Side

Pureness Stainless Steel Large Double Dish, 64-Ounce Per SideThis product was too small for my dog's needs. I don't believe those dishes held 64 oz; they were much too small.

I have found a pet feeder locally.

Thank you.

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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Poly Filter - Single - 4 in. x 8 in.

Poly Filter - Single - 4 in. x 8 in.I love this product. It seems to do what it says it does and it has never given me a reason to doubt it. With current research indicating Activated Carbon might cause HLLE this is your best option as far as I am concerned. They are also one of the few companies that has done real research on their product to prove their claims!

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Fluval Magnetic Impeller w/Straight Fan Blades, 304, 305

Fluval Magnetic Impeller w/Straight Fan Blades, 304, 305My old 304 has been loud for at least 8 months or so and it was getting loud and rattled. I replaced this part with not much faith that it would help but the price was low. Now my 304 is like new and sounds like my new 305 next to it (duel tank set up). I had replaced a broken ceramic rod and the plastic clip on holder before and it still rattled until I replaced the impeller. I'm average joe, don't have any special interest in the company etc. I just wanted to share that it worked for me.

As I said, once I have dropped this impeller into my Fluval 304 filter, it had cut down noise made by the filter from 86 to 68 decibel. I wish the filter was completely silent, but the noise reduction was pretty good.

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I had so much trouble finding this piece for my hubbys fish tank.. Thank god for amazon having everything and the price was less then other places online

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When new I was really impressed with how quiet the Fluval filter was compared to others I had owned. It was starting to rattle badly and I did not realize that the magnetic impeller wore out. Replacing the impeller made the filter sound and perform like new.

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This product arrived broken, one of the blades had broken in the package. It was shipped to my parents house to fix my mothers tank filter. I had to use the broken impeller since I live 3 hours away. it did still work with five blades but this is the last Hagen product I will buy, the quality is horrible.

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Perfecto Manufacturing APF33160 Glass Canopy Aquarium, 16-Inch

Perfecto Manufacturing APF33160 Glass Canopy Aquarium, 16-InchI ordered this for my 5.5 gallon tank and it is just barely to small to use. It actually falls in the tank when placed on top. If it were just a hair wider it would be fine. It's still perfectly serviceable as long as I offset the panes by having one placed more left and the other more right. I wont bother returning it but I'll get a different lid from another manufacturer next time. I've used Perfecto lids for years and they've always been perfect. This one was a surprise. It was for a standard All-Glass brand aquarium so that may have something to do with it.

I'm still giving it three stars for being exactly what it clams to be, 15 5/16" wide. I took off one star for using black plastic to connect the two panes of glass (instead if the clear plastic it has for the back piece) and another for being 1/16" to short in width to properly cover a 5.5 gallon tank. If it turns out to be troublesome (or perfectly fine) in the long run I may change my rating.

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