Regular Member dnalex Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 Sponge before pads is better, because then the dirty water gets filtered through the bigger pores of the sponge first, and then filter padding. I lied actually. I also have a layer of matala-like media in between the sponge and the filter padding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blubblubblub Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 Sponge before pads is better, because then the dirty water gets filtered through the bigger pores of the sponge first, and then filter padding. I lied actually. I also have a layer of matala-like media in between the sponge and the filter padding. Cool I'll change it tomorrow.. and matala eh.. another thing on my wishlist 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 I so far past you guys! I went through my hikari lionhead and sand phase like a year ago Planted tanks are where it's at! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blubblubblub Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 I so far past you guys! I went through my hikari lionhead and sand phase like a year ago Planted tanks are where it's at! HEY I JUST STARTED! lol! I'm getting into plants now too.. ahhh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 I so far past you guys! I went through my hikari lionhead and sand phase like a year ago Planted tanks are where it's at! HEY I JUST STARTED! lol! I'm getting into plants now too.. ahhh I ultimately found that the sand I liked was too compact for the amount of plants I wanted. I have flourite in my tank now and the plants love it. So now I'm in the REPASHY AND FLOURITE PHASE. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter mermaidkitten Posted August 29, 2013 Supporter Share Posted August 29, 2013 I tried the eheim automatic feeder, and I came back home to find a pile of pellets on the bottom of my tank and cloudy water. Not sure your problem is the same, but I love my Fishmate automatic feeder. It has 14 compartments that you can load with with exactly th number of pellets that ou want to feed and you can do multiple feeding per day. I think I'm going to get one. I was looking at the Eheim so you changed my mind. I work long hours like xjasmin and this wold help my little guys a lot with small frequent meals thanks for the info 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member xjasminex Posted August 29, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 Glad it could help someone else!! I'm excited to be able to feed them better. Now just the right food to get! I'm looking into the pro gold for pellets....what do you guys think of this food.... http://www.kensfish.com/aquarium-supplies/fish-food-feeders/kens-premium-vegetable-sticks.html The only issue is that it comes in such a large amount. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ShawneeRiver Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 I didn't like ProGold. It was messy and made my fish floaty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member xjasminex Posted August 29, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thanks Shawneeriver for sharing I certainly dont want another messy food in addition to what I already have! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ShawneeRiver Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 Molbert and I got some to share, and we both were underwhelmed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 Glad it could help someone else!! I'm excited to be able to feed them better. Now just the right food to get! I'm looking into the pro gold for pellets....what do you guys think of this food.... http://www.kensfish.com/aquarium-supplies/fish-food-feeders/kens-premium-vegetable-sticks.html The only issue is that it comes in such a large amount. Here's my take on Pro Gold. It is crumbly and makes a bit of a mess during feeding. However, I don't find that it makes the water cloudy or fouls the tank. Some fish do get floaty on it and I've heard this complaint from several people. But, most fish seem to tolerate it very well and show amazing growth on this food. I feed Pro Gold to my 3 Fancies in the 55 gallon every other morning. I do NOT pre-soak it. They like it very much and do not have floaty issues. I have also seen noticeable growth since I added it into the mix. My Black Moor in the 29 gallon gets constipated on this food. So, I give her Omega One instead. Maybe you can ask for a small sample to see how your fish tolerate the food? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 I so far past you guys! I went through my hikari lionhead and sand phase like a year ago Planted tanks are where it's at! HEY I JUST STARTED! lol! I'm getting into plants now too.. ahhh I ultimately found that the sand I liked was too compact for the amount of plants I wanted. I have flourite in my tank now and the plants love it. So now I'm in the REPASHY AND FLOURITE PHASE. Haha! My Repashy phase came and went! :rofl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 I so far past you guys! I went through my hikari lionhead and sand phase like a year ago Planted tanks are where it's at!HEY I JUST STARTED! lol! I'm getting into plants now too.. ahhhI ultimately found that the sand I liked was too compact for the amount of plants I wanted. I have flourite in my tank now and the plants love it. So now I'm in the REPASHY AND FLOURITE PHASE. Haha! My Repashy phase came and went! :rofl Only because you're lazy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted August 29, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 29, 2013 I'm currently in my Hikari Lionhead, Omega One, Pro Gold, New Life Spectrum, Repashy Solient Green, Red Leaf Lettuce, Sand and Anubias Phase Phase 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member xjasminex Posted August 30, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 30, 2013 Hey guys is goldfishconnection the only place to buy progold? It appears as though they only do google wallet as payment...? I do not want another online payment method....PayPal is enough! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GoldenSpoiledRotten Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yes. It is the only one. -Using Tapatalk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member xjasminex Posted August 31, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 poo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 poo. Why don't you try Omega One. Petco and Petsmart sell it and it is a good, well-priced food. You can also try Hikari Lionhead (which is my favorite) but it's more expensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Daniel E. Posted August 31, 2013 Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2013 I don't like progold for my goldfish but the cory cats like it lol. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 Omega one is good I like it. I use it and nls right now. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 I use everything except Saki Hikari. At some point I also used Dainichi. Those were some fun green pellets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Daniel E. Posted August 31, 2013 Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2013 I use everything except Saki Hikari.? ? At some point I also used Dainichi. Those were some fun green pellets. explain? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member xjasminex Posted August 31, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 Money doesn't really matter...all those long hours that I work pay off. I'll look more into those two foods. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 Money doesn't really matter...all those long hours that I work pay off. I'll look more into those two foods. Thanks! Okay, then try the Lionhead. It's not at all messy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member xjasminex Posted August 31, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 I will, thanks guys! And I emailed ken from kens fish about the veggie sticks, hopefully I will have three food to alternate with my fancy new feeder! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 I use everything except Saki Hikari. At some point I also used Dainichi. Those were some fun green pellets. explain?Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 Dainichi pellets are almost a bright green color, like this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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