© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/hmgd Recent content written about Home and Garden en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_344418389636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billd75 - I have used a few water conditioners and I have used good and bad ones. This is one of the good ones! It's quite reasonably priced and is very effective. I guess they patented their stress reducing formula for a reason, it really does reduce stress! With... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~344418389636 Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:22:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_344418389636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_344399122052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author billd75 - The bio-bag is stupid and inferior compared to horizontally stacked media. This bad design allows water to pass over and around the media. As a result the water is not as clean as others. To filter water properly the water has to be forced through it,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~344399122052 Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:52:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_344399122052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317862940292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cac34 - Jungle Start Right with ammonia chloramine eliminator is all you need to make your aquarium safe, I have had no problems with this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317862940292 Fri, 9 Feb 2007 19:18:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317862940292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_313960730244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billd75 - I have used Wardley buffers for a long time and they are cheap, but work well. I've used Bullseye on Plants and fish. In both cases I've found it keeps Ph very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~313960730244 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:12:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_313960730244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_313945460356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author billd75 - I got a free sample of this stuff from Jungle and I was not impressed. I usually use Tetra AquaSafe and this stuff is garbage. Glad I got it free. Even Nutrifin's Aqua Plus is better than this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~313945460356 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 03:53:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_313945460356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_313944280708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author billd75 - Based on the reviews of bigbuyer I switched from Nutrifin's "Cycle" brand to API's Stress Zyme and could see the difference. Adding just 10ml of Stress Zyme, equaled the results of using a whole 4oz. bottle of Cycle. Stress Zyme is thicker and is more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~313944280708 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 03:29:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_313944280708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308152471172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author billd75 - Bigbuyer was right, I have used Cycle a few times and have recently switched to Stress Zyme. The only way Cycle works effectively is if you dump the whole 4 oz. bottle into the tank. This stuff is a waste of money! Not to mention the bogus product... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308152471172 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:11:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308152471172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_293590896260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dtskiles - Despite 25 years experience with aquariums, our latest tank was a challenge. A 20L would not balance. Ammonia was sky-high and nitrites were non-existent. Ammonia kept building and building. We added additional bio-filter material to our system. We... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~293590896260 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:49:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_293590896260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221995306628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Birdfeather - Teta AquaSafe For Aquariums is a product that all aqua enthusiasts should have on hand. Whether you are just setting up a new aquarium or an old hand, you still need this product for water changings. This is a one-step formula that will... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221995306628 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:53:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221995306628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196315811460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colstudent69 - There are a wide variety of opinions in the SW fish tank hobby, remember mine is only one of many. Try to get opinions from many informed people as possible before you form your own. A little more of my opinion can be found in my links at the bottom of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196315811460 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:29:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196315811460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190224305796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author colstudent69 - Since the last review of this product, there has been an increasing popular trend in the aquarium hobby, dosing your tank with a wide variety of additives. Kent is one of the largest companies in the additive market. I need to write an epinion very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190224305796 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:44:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190224305796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189141978756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jeffedl - I currently have two Eclipse systems in place that use two different size filters, and two more systems which will be getting fish shortly. I'll be reviewing the Eclipse 12 shortly and you can see my opinion on the overall system there, but in terms of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189141978756 Sat, 9 Jul 2005 02:22:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189141978756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188610612868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wychic - Every single day I have at least half a dozen people come to me at work and say they have "no luck with fish" or that they "gave up on fish because they always die". I ask them the usual questions about the temperature, tank size, and the number of fish... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188610612868 Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:21:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188610612868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_187041353348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fishie_lover10 - I had recently went to the pet store to buy a 8 pack of filter cartridges for my Whisper 20 filter. I got to the pet store to discover that they had the 8 pack with the 2 FREE Tetratec Pro-II Filter Cartridges. When I got home, I had noticed that my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~187041353348 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:53:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_187041353348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185290231428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fishie_lover10 - I would like to start out by saying that I have to Whisper Power Filters on my very over populated 10 gallon fish tank.I have model 10 and model 10i (internal). These are my fish: 1 Chinese Algae Eater 1 Albino Cory Catfish 1 Rosy Red Minnow 3... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185290231428 Sun, 5 Jun 2005 16:18:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185290231428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184928931460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rushlight - AmQuel was a product we often used when I worked at a public aquarium in Texas. It has two major uses: One use of AmQuel use is to remove ammonia from aquarium or pond systems. It can be used as an emergency treatment when ammonia level reach... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184928931460 Wed, 1 Jun 2005 14:13:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184928931460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179396906628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author colstudent69 - The SW aquarium hobby is very expensive and everyone is looking for ways to keep their expenses low. One thing most people buy first is a swing arm hydrometer such as the SeaTesT instead of the more accurate refractometers. This Hydrometer is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179396906628 Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:53:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179396906628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163583790724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peterise - Excellent!!! Nice water flow. Easy to maintain. Good biological filtration. Priced right.I have a fluval 304 ,fluval 404 and emperor 400 on a 75 gallon saltwater tank and it is great. Pete... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163583790724 Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:27:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163583790724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160999575172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Javelina - For as long as I can remember, I always had aquariums. I also always used Stress Coat in my aquariums. It all started on a whim. When I was in second grade, age 8, my great grandmother's neighbor, a girl my age, had some newts. In turn, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160999575172 Mon, 8 Nov 2004 18:03:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160999575172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_148436389508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bigbuyer - Sodium biphosphate is an acidic phosphate powder that can be used to lower pH in freshwater aquariums. It is an old-fashioned chemical that has always been used in aquariums. It is non-toxic to fish and it will lower the pH. Unfortunately it contains a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~148436389508 Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:06:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_148436389508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_144647294596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author susan31328 - Not paying attention to how much to put in I slipped and doubled the dose. All of my plants and my 100 new baby fish I didnt know I had at the time did great. Not one problem During the time I had the algae blocker in the pond I didnt have any algae... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~144647294596 Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:51:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_144647294596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141947276932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cathyjones - We have a small 5 gallon tank with fa too many guppies. We are in the process of setting up a larger tank, but in the mean time, we are dealing with a ton of fish. The tank can become cloudy despite the filtration system. Enter Jungle Labs Clear... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141947276932 Mon, 31 May 2004 10:00:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141947276932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140963516036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jt325i - I've got a Marineland System 6 tank and have had it up & running about 6 months now. I have followed the recommendation in the brochure of replacing the filter every month. My tank has 10 Neon Tetras in it & has a variety of live plants. I do weekly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140963516036 Sat, 22 May 2004 02:58:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140963516036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139036036740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahoult - We are a family who has joined the Betta craze and naturally have researched websites on the best care. When we surfed on over to BettaTalk.com and found that the water conditioner of choice for Bettas was Novaqua, we decided to go on someone else's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139036036740 Thu, 6 May 2004 18:27:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139036036740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138809347716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jadzia66 - Back in high school, I had a boyfriend who was into aquariums. He had a huge 55 gallon hexagonal tank at home that had a lot of beautiful fish in it and he showed me how to set up and care for an aquarium. Later on that year, he gave me an aquarium... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138809347716 Tue, 4 May 2004 13:53:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138809347716?linkin_id=8003929