SoggyDollar

I'm offering to sell/trade to a good home a ~2 year old tank raised Zaire Frontosa (or Gibberosa) Kampama collection region (similar if not identical to Moba). I believe he is a male, but not 100% sure. He is about 3.5 - 4" long, great color, bars are solid. I acquired him from my cousin who bought a group of Kampama frontosas from Lone Star Exotics a couple of years ago at the same time as I did. My cousin decided to go a different direction with his aquarium so I added this one and others to my colony. Well unfortunately this one wasn't welcome in my colony and he had a rough first night (which is why I believe he's a male, my alpha male didn't like him at all, and the more pronounced hump on his forehead). However, he's been recovering in my sump for several weeks now and doing great! Fins are mostly grown back, eating great (almost from my hand). So, I think it's time to give him some space and find him a home. I will trade for another Tanganyikan cichlid/catfish. Let me know what you have! Otherwise cash will do. $80 OBO

Harbor Freight. It may break after one or two slogans, but for only $1.99...

Everybody knows the electricity that runs out of an Apex is much sweeter than that which runs out any other device. Advantage Apex! JK I think this is a great idea and if done right, should be an annual thing. ARC Pico Challenge or something, I'm no slogan machine. Just chiming in here. Maybe there should be some clearly defined set of rules that covers all costs including using already owned equip, unbelievably crazy deals, how grey areas are handled, etc. One more thing that I think would make a difference before it starts is how and what is going to be judged. Say for example, equipment gets 10 pts, over all aquarium creativity 30 pts, looks and health of livestock 50 pts., budget remaining 10 pts., or whatever. That way peeps know what to do for points. Say you may go over budget but point deductions, DIY equipment gets bonus points... Just ideas.

First off, sorry for hijacking this thread but thanks for the replies. Secondly, good news, I put the lawnmower in my quaratine tank with a parasite dose of meds. He is doing fine now. He plumped right back up in a day's time. I believe he just ran out of food in the DT. It is pretty clean, not much algae and I'm running GFO now. So, I'm going to find him another home. Thanks again!

Oh yeah, the first fish I lost in this tank several months ago was a harptail blenny. Had pretty much the same symptoms.

This is the exact same thing that is happening to my tank right now, except the other way around. I just lost my copperband butterfly two days ago. He was just getting skinnier and skinnier and eventually would not eat the last couple of days. I freshwater dipped him and quarantined him. I treated for parasites but, it was too late. Now, my lawnmower blenny is looking real emaciated and doesn't seem to be eating. I've tried feeding green marine algae... nothing. What should I do?

Yeah, what ^^ said.

I read on Neptune's website, the Apex Jr. has a wavemaker built in. Is this just not true? It says: WaveMaker Each pump to be controlled can have an user configured period in which both the on and off times are fully programmable and can range from 1 second to 999 minutes. A variable length feed timer cycle can be initiated with the press of a button and will disable some or all of the pumps in the system (programmed by the user).

I think Aaarrrggg is looking for this. You might try PM'ing her.

How did you set up the ball valve on the top off tank? Did you cap one of the 3/8" sides of the John Guess valve?

Which powerheads are they? Interested.

Hello Jen, This is Billy from Home Depot and friend/ex-coworker of Chad's. I sent Chad a text regarding the lights. Thanks!