Re: [RML] Bright, (& schooling) Rainbows?

Bjorn Straube (straube at digital.net)
Thu, 09 Oct 1997 22:59:27 -0400

Hi Mathew,
I have a few sugestions for you:
1) turn of the biowheel. It will force the the tank to reach
equilibrium with the atmosphere (you would loose most of the CO2 you
want to inject. The plants are a wonderful filter all by themselves,
just ask Rhonda about it, I recall reading that she doesn't use filters
in her tanks at all.

2) If you want to inject the CO2, drill a small hole in the intake tube
and push the CO2 line into it. The gas will disolve in the canister.

3) You may want to subscribe to the Aquatic Plants Digest. There is a
lot of really good info on it.

4) You have been asking some questions that are covered extensively by
the web pages sponsored by members of this list. This might be a good
starting point. I can tell you that mixing spieces is generaly frowned
upon, again check out the sites the are really good and have some awsome
pics.

Bjorn

Matthew J. Kelley wrote:
>
> Friends,
>
> Thanks to several people for the notes of encouragement and the tips on
> trying to find bright rainbows. I'm two hours north of Phoenix (Sedona) on
> the weekends and two hours west of Albuquerque (Gallup, NM) on the
> weekdays. If any one in those two cities has some nice fish please email
> me. If I can, I would like a few adults before I try eggs.
>
> Several notes on the web stated that some rainbows feel their best when
> in schools of 10 or more. Will they actually school? Sounds like a nice
> idea. I'd like to focus on a well synchronized school rather than a tank
> full of odd balls. Do varieties of rainbows segregate into one school? Is
> it best to focus on one variety for this effect?.
>
> Just starting a 55 gal planted tank. Going to try bottled CO2 for the
> first time. Wondering where to find Tetra bells, plastic bubbles to
> trap/dissipate the CO2 in the water. I'm using a Magnum 350 biowheel filter
> and can't figure how to inject the CO2 into that system. Also am afraid
> that the turbulence of the biowheel filter may burn off too much
> water-based CO. have seen homebuilt reactors but don't want to ruin the
> tanks appearance. Tetra told me they discontinued the CO2 bells. What about
> just airstoning the CO2 into the strongest water current?
>
> Very novice with fish. We have, however, done well with small outdoor
> planted ponds (koi and goldfish) and raising bettas.
>
> Matthew
>
>