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HAS ANY ONE TRIED USING OTT FULL SPECTRUM LIGHTING ON THE AQUARIUM? I AM CURRENTLY USING 2 OTT-LITE FLUORESCENT BULBS @ 20 WATTS, 5900k EACH (IN ADDITION TO MY 40 WATT (AQUARIUM) BULB THAT CAME WITH MY 75 GALLON AQUARIUM FOR A TOTAL OF 80 WATTS. THE OTT BULBS ARE ADVERTISED AS FULL SPECTRUM...

:good: THANKS SO MUCH! YOU HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. J BS

Hi, I have a 75 gallon tank sitting in my sunroom. It is well protected from the sunlight, however, has an overgrowth of algae. I do a 10% water change every other month, and use an algae scraper faithfully. Still algae almost as soon as I clean it off. Are there any tropical fish out there...

OK thanks for the advice. I have a small med tank just for this sort of thing. Hope it works! JBS

I don't think I can use salt because of the catfish in the tank. What are my other options?? What does droopsy come from?? Is it contagious?? :-(

Hi, this is the first time I've ever had Platies. I'm worried about my female. She is extremely fat in the belly and is having a hard time swimming to the top of the tank (imagine an over wieght person wobbling as they walk) . She is pretty much resting on the bottom of the tank and seems to...