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Anyone have any opinions on this?   Thanks

Hi all,        I have decided to get a 55 gallon aquarium (limited by space of new apartment). I already have a community tank, so I want to try something new. I'm not the biggest fan of an african cichlid, which just has alot of smaller fish. I would like something with fewer larger fish, which...

I feed mostly TetraMin Plus with occasional frozen bloodworms leftover from my dwarf puffer tank. I dont really vaccum the substrate. Its sand and the cories keep it stirred up. I rarely see debris that has settled. I will try to get a picture soon.   As far as stocking, most of my bad stuff I...

I did rinse it very well (I think). I could stir it up and it would clear up pretty quickly. Also, the water was much clearer the first day I put in the sand, then progressively got worse over a few days. A 75% water change last week helped moderatly for about a day, then back to just as bad as...

Hello Everyone,        I have had cloudy water in a 29 gallon tank for 6 months now, and I cant stand it anymore. As far as I know, its a bacteria bloom. Definetly not algae, because its not green, I have no other algae in my tank at all, and a diatom filter didnt do anything (Not even short...

Also on a related note, how does everyone clean the sand underneath plants and wood? There is no way at all to get my syphon down underneath some of my stuff.

Im actually switching my tank over to sand, while I have it emptied. I guess Ill have to figure out how much flow Ill have and see how close to sand I can get without it being sucked up. Im going to use 1/2" tube, so I suspect it can be pretty close.

Does anyone have an opinion on taking water to the top vs bottom of the tank?

Hi All, Im working on a project and Im trying to strategize how to drain the tank. I know most filters draw water from the bottom, but Ive seen videos where people skim off the surface. I read somewhere that water at the top of the tank generally has more oxygen from being expose to air, and...

Hey all, I have decided to try to make a system that does water changes for me. Im away from home at school 8 months out of the year, so my tank never gets enough attention (father will clean it occasionally, but not once a week, or even once a month). What I have decided to attempt is drill...

Hey everyone, I used to have 10 Red Clawed Shrimp that controlled the bottom of my tank. THey were mean, so I removed them and there being sold today (Stocking in signature still has one, because I cant catch him, so unless I find a way by the time I go to the store, he will have to stay.)...

I was wondering if you all could check my fish stocking. I have a 29g tank with a 30g and a 50g Aquaclear filter. My fish are: 2 Angelfish 2 Bristlenose Plecs 3 Swordtails 3 Harlequin Rasboras 4 Cardinal Tetras 4 Nerite Snails 5 Cherry Barbs 15 Red Clawed Shrimp Does everything look OK? Any...

Haha, worst photoshop ever

They both are 1.5-2 inches, but i dont see any bristle on either yet.

I bought 2 BN's a week back. They act very very different. One is out and about all day. It moves from the glass, to filter intakes, to my driftwood. The other however, hides in a split in the wood. Sorta looks like a cave. I can see it moving around in there all day, but rarely comes out...