Recent content by jriechel

"Line slime" seems like a definite possibility. They are translucent, so I should be able to see it. I'll check. I use a diffuser bar for the return, so dealing with this if that's it, will be a challenge. Jeff

I bet this has something to do with my canister filter. It's a Jabo 404 (Eheim copy) that seems to be working as advertised. This tank has been running for about 2 months and last week, I turned around and it looked like someone had put toilet paper in the tank. Bits of thin white material from...

Thanks for the input. That helps. Have you used the full dose as given with the med? Jeff

I have read in these forums (fora?) that some folks use erythromycin to combat blue-green algae. Since it's a type of bacteria, using an antibiotic seems to be a way to kill it. But won't it also kill the nitrogen fixers in our biofilter? I don't want an established tank to restart its cycle...

Yeah, a bigger tank would be nice, but you should see the size of my room. Some call it The Closet. I was thinking that a couple of Oscars would have been perfect in terms of behavior and presence, but that 120 gal wasn't going to fit! I suppose personable first, big-ish (like you said, it is...

bad-daddio, I think you misunderstood; I was a teacher at MMS when you were in high school. Don't worry, I've got several years on you! Madness, I teach chem and physics at Marysville Pilchuck HS. When I graduated from Kentridge, Kentwood and Kentlake didn't even exist. It was just us and KM. I...

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Madness, a piranha is mix of things. Nostalgia for my youth is certainly part of it. However, I'll admit that so too is the association with their behavior as being ferocious terrors during part of their season, which I know from experience does not translate...

Hey, thought I'd actually make an introduction, especially since I expect I'll be pestering the good folks of this forum for help. I'm a high school science teacher in Marysville and have been in the District for 28 years, the last 20 at Marysville Pilchuck HS. I grew up in Kent. I had several...