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    Cycling Question

    I started cycling a 44 Gallon tank over a week and a half ago. When I started, I put some filter media from an established tank in the new one and cleaned it out inside the new tank. I then took it out to put it back in the established tank (the water in the new one was dechlorinated, that's...
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    Fish Identification Help

    and it does look like an oranda goldfish, but it's just an overgrown comet goldfish, it just looks like an oranda because i was using a blackberry 1.3MP to take the picture, not a good camera
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    Fish Identification Help

    Good eye on the other fish, I also have serpae tetras, (can kind of be seen below the black skirt tetra) algae eaters, and some corydoras in that tank. and as I said before, I'm moving them to a larger tank as soon as it's fully cycled, but I hit a snag, I was rearranging the filter and after I...
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    Fish Identification Help

    thanks guys, I looked at some pictures of them, and it looks very similar to the cigar shark, unless someone else has any other input, it looks like that may be it
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    Fish Identification Help

    Hey guys, I recently bought a 44 Gallon tank from a friend who didn't want it anymore, and it came with 2 fish, 1 is a type of plecostomus, and I'm not sure what the other is, I was hoping you can tell me, I've had him for a week, and he is currently housed in an overcrowded 20 Gallon (the 44...
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    New Tank Design

    I don't know when it will be done but I'm definitely going to put up pictures. And I was leaning towards silicone myself, it should do the trick for whatever I need to glue. any advice or tips people might have on getting this done? I'm searching through ebay for some nice sized models
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    New Tank Design

    Hey guys, I just purchased a new 44 gallon aquarium and have put in black sand, And I had an idea of making a star wars themed tank, so I am looking at purchasing models online. The main question is, are these safe to put in the tank? I intend to just buy cheap plastic models online, the kind...
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    Quick Couple Of Questions

    I've been searching for a filter for this tank for a while, the one I made referernce to is the first one I found to be a decent size for a tiny 3 gallon tank, unfortunately, but I think its a better method of filtration for what I need. I have an algae scrubber that has one side for plastic...
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    Quick Couple Of Questions

    Hey guys, I've been on this site a while, but very seldom do I post. I have a 3 gallon plastic bow front tank that I have been using to keep smaller fish such as guppies, neons and an algae eater, because when I add fish to my 20 gallon a majority get eaten, and the smaller they are, the worse...
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    A Few Questions

    here are the results Ammonia:0ppm PH:7.4 Nitrate:0 Nitrite:1 it looks as if i am going to be picking up some nitra-zorb or stress-zyme tomorrow before work I am going to be doing a cleaning tomorrow as well. when i add the Aqua plus would it be best to place it into the new water before it is...
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    A Few Questions

    I went to the pet store today, and got them to test the water again for me, and he told me my nitrates (or nitrites, dont know which one) were too high. He advised me to do a water change and keep an eye on the levels. I bought a testing kit with everything in it, but i want to make sure i...
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    A Few Questions

    I'm going to be picking up a full testing kit tomorrow before work. To answer your question about the tank, I didnt add an ammonia source, and had no clue i was supposed to. the only chemicals I have used are aqua-plus, and cycle. to clean the tank (every 2 weeks)I use a vacuum gravel dealie...
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    A Few Questions

    To answer a few of the questions you asked, i cycled it for about 2 weeks having the whole tank set up with 1 plant, no fish. after that i added the 2 black skirt tetras. the only chemicals i have used are Aqua plus, and cycle (which turns out does very little after reading the cycling sticky)...
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    A Few Questions

    hey guys, i've been looking for a forum related to raising fish, and this one seems pretty good, so i thought i'd join and maybe ask you a few questions. just to give you a bit of background, I bought a 20 Gallon tank about 3-ish months ago, and the first fish the pet store recommended were...
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