[johnpeezy]

This was nice of you to do.
thanks, I enjoy it too though so its mine as well i guess


Define Treatment "stuff" as a side note, Wal-farts fish tend to do poorly, while you may find some of decent quality most are 4F (rejects/Culls) from the breeder/supplier

API aquarium salt( my tank is fresh water but I am under the impression that approximatley 1 tsp of salt per gallon of water is benifcal to my fish (unless other wise notified)

API liquid ammonia NH3/NH$+ test kit use it every day some times twice because im paranoid

"Quick(crappy) Dip" 6 Tests in one multi strip= Nitrate, Nitrite, hardness, Chlorine, Alkalinity, pH. I hate this thing I use it at home to get a rought estimate but i also take my tank water in to the LFS regularly and have it tested, its within a mile so like a 5 minute drive +Francis is there

Quick Cure which prior to using, I discovered its basically green death, so now i use it as a bucket ornament and dust holder, I think its junk i should actually take it back

API stress zyme I'm not real certain what the heck this stuff does but i use it LFS said its not harmful and could be benifical for bacteria

AquaSafe w/bio extract I'm under the impression that this is deffrent from stress Zyme and have been using this stuff to remmove chlorine and the other stuff above to promote bacteria in my tank is that right? or do they do the same thing

Measuring spoon one of those medicne one for toddlers it has mL/tsp so its makes life easier when doing a 2 Gallon water change

A little Vaccum to cleaning poo

and a shiney blue bucket I was unsure what had been in the ones around the house so i figured a few dollars for a bucket was better then a few dollars a lot of times for replacing fish

I think that covers my list of stuff i bought for the tank


puffers are notorious for being nasty tempered, I dont know about the poison thing but most puffers are, they do need brackish water to survive in the long run

Yes they are, i go back to the LFS(right by my school) and Francis has mad a lasting impression on the other puffers in the sale tank they are twice his size but hes got twice the spunk, hes now the tank "boss". when i bought him he was the only one with fins left and im pretty sure he ate all the other ones, as for wal mart yes they have horrible fish Francis was the lucky one because i bought him and gave him to the TROPICAL fish store by my school best 5 dollar purchase i made that day.




brita dosnt remove chlorine in the water. it may remove a little but not all, you need a good chlorine remover, I reccoment prime, it's the best that I've heard of. [/quote]

So from the list above I have two water conditioners I think

Stress ZYME which is labeled as a boilogical Filtration Booster, and Aquasafe which had a small sample package in my little starter tank. This on eis labled as a water conditioner so I had used them both to start my tank and i also add 1mL of aqua safe and 2mL STRESS Zyme to every two Gallon water change i do (thats every other day, its so little is take about 30 minutes if that) I also add about 1 tsp of the API aquarium salt every water change as well.

I take out 2 gallons, and replace two gallons, sometime a little more if i need to "top off my tank" so i atleast add the same up to 1 quart more of water every water change and its a little under a 50% water change per week. I read somewhere that its easier on the fish if you do a bunch of little water changes as opposed to one BIG 50% water change at the end of the week.

I mean now that i have dug my hole in the ground I think I'm doing the right steps, I have been reading alot online and in books.

oh and btw i usually check the ammonia on a daily basis in the morning if I'm ocncerned i check it in mid afternoon also i check the other stuff at the LFS on the days opisite to my water changes.