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cq
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Wednesday,
June 27, 2001 - 09:53 am
Sorry I put this in here but for some reason, I couldn't start
a new thread. How safe is silicone for the inside of an aquarium?
It's 100% silicon rubber. I have water lettuce in my tank and
have built a little "pen" for them using stiff air line
tubing to make sure they stay out of the flow from my water filter
(since they should stay dry) and to ensure they get enough
light from my single flourescent light. I used the silicone to attach
the tubes.
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joycedonley
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Wednesday,
June 27, 2001 - 08:34 pm
CQ they sell silicone aquarium leak repair tubes in many LFS stores.It
is a clear gel and very sticky stuff. If this is what you are refering
to it's fine. If you bought it from the LFS store or pet shop
I wouldn't worry about it being toxic.
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STEVE MCNEICE
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Wednesday,
July 18, 2001 - 01:41 pm
I have a black hairy algae which grabs hold of anything & won`t
let go,even the those tiny snails which come out of nowhere are
covered in the stuff.I have pumps,airstones ( 2 undergravel
pumps soon tobe going in )Any ideas folks.
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joycedonley
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Thursday,
July 19, 2001 - 09:11 am
Steve if you have an algae problem you need to send more info. Size
of tank, length of time you have it setup. Also use a test kit and
send the water parameters ...nitrate ammonia etc. Also type of filters
and how often you change the water.
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jsopel (Jeff)
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Friday,
July 20, 2001 - 02:03 am
steve..this could get deep...as joyce said tell us about your tank..and
are there any plants in there?..just a first thing to check..take
your tank and tap water in for testing or if you have a kit.. test
for iron levels..high levels may be a part of your problem..you
should have less than 0.1ppm of detectable iron.. black brush algea
is not a pretty thing to deal with...what do you have in there for
algea eaters by the way?
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Admiral G
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Friday,
July 20, 2001 - 02:29 am
Im not quite into the whole chemical warfare thing, so when i got
my first algae outbreak(which never happened again) in my
29 gal tank i got four plecos and an algae eater. In my opinion
the algae eater and the pleco are eqally useful until the plecoes
get big and sluggish,and as long as you put them with aggressive
fish the keep their mouths to themselves. You may say it was overkill,
but at the time i didn't have any algae defense. So I think
if you cant beat em, eatem. And if that doesnt work, eatem some
more!
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joycedonley
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Friday,
July 20, 2001 - 09:03 am
Admiral G. Although algae eaters will control algae plecos will
not eat all types. Aquarium Fish mag just came out with part 2 on
their great algae article. They mention the differnt types of fish
for algae outbreak. I believe the flying fox was the one that ate
red/black algae(Kick can probably verify my mag is at home and
I know she is keeping up on this). Those plecos are great for
the common green type, but won't touch some of the other kinds!
Hate to have someone add a potentially large pleco and not have
it solve their problem.Also the term 'algae eater' is erroneus
in that is a handle used on a few very different fish! The pleco
helped control my green stuff to so if you have a large tank they
are fine.
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joycedonley
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Friday,
July 20, 2001 - 09:11 am
I believe the flying fox was the siamese cro.... not the e.cro....Jeff
can verify the name of the one that is aggresive and not the best
choice. Also ottos are a lot smaller and than plecos. They cost
me a lot less money too...so there are lots of other algae eating
fish that may suit an individuals tank and problem.
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jeff
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Friday,
July 20, 2001 - 04:28 pm
ok..I do not have this super article that you are all talking about
so I guess I don't qualify as an expert on algea..but IME..you
can get lucky with other fish for the BBA...gold barbs and the florida
flag fish..not to mention the ammano glass shrimp, ramshorn or MTS
snails.. but heck watta I know...
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dean steele
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Tuesday,
July 31, 2001 - 01:36 pm
ok, i am back. i appreciate all the input. the tank (70 gal)
has an "eheim" external filter in the cabinet below. the
"hairy stuff" is all over the place and the partner (one
of my bosses) really wants to clean it up. this tank has been
set up for years (he says he has not changed the water...ever).
i have only been here for a year and everything was fine until the
plecos ate the green stuff then the hairty stuff showed up. we have
put the light on more and i am going to get the water chemistry
checked. i have had fish tanks for years and never seen this so
i am at a loss.
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joycedonley
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Tuesday,
July 31, 2001 - 05:30 pm
Dean I am not the algae expert and Jeff could much better help with
the problem, but he must still be moving. If it is true red/black
alage (or thread algae)I would try the Siamensis Crosscheilus
or flying fox/Siamese algae eater. The handle flying fox is sometimes
used on another fish so be very careful which one you are buying.
The E. kalopterus can be very aggressive and is not the one you
want! Ditto for chinese algae eaters. All the name confusion is
very misleading.
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