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It isn't a steady stream and I can only know about the problem by the puddle each day. I isolated the problem by running my finger under the hood and drying it out with with a towel only to find moisture there in a couple of hours. My leak is in the same spot as yours. The problem seems to be...

I'm not sure what you mean. the hood looks like (sideways view) ============= <<-- hood fits outside of tank ] |xx tank xxx | [ ] |xxxxxxxxxx| o[ .. |xxxxxxxxxx| o ------dripping (o = drops of water)...

I am using an Eclipse 1 TL hood on my 10G FW. I seem to have a problem with condensation forming in the hood and then dripping out the back onto my wooden table and then onto my floor. I have been told that this is a common complaint with this hood. Does anyone know of a fix. This is a major...

I'm thinking of ordering a Coralife Aqualight but only have ~5 inches of space due to the big return pipe on my Bak-Pak2. Will the legs raise the light up 2.5 inches so I can get past the return pipe and give me the extra 2" or so? There are no local shops selling this light so I haven't been...

I used a battery powered vac for a while but got fed up with its fairly weak suction. I bought a Magnum hot which has a gravel attachment and am much more satisfied. I couldn't recommend a battery powered gravel vac (Mine's a Hagen)

I have a 404 but I chose an XP2 to drive the TT. That way you can leave the Fluval alone for your biological filtration and use you UV filter for mechanical and not disturb your biological filter when you do maintenance on your UV (wiping off slime). Or you could run the TT off of a powerhead...

There has been some talk by some that using the Icecap 660 and 430 you can overdrive the NO tubes to produce more light then VHO tubes. (there are articles on the Icecap site that say this) Has anyone used an Icecap ballast??? Will using an electronic ballast actually give you more light...

I know that for most tanks, depending on what you want to grow, that a good rule of thumb is 3 - 5 Watts per gallon. Is this 3 - 5 W / gal of standard fluorescent, HO, VHO, PC, or metal Halide. I read that a PC is approx 3-5 times brighter then a NO fluorescent of equivalent wattage so 3-5...

Anyone know if it is possible to slowly acclimate a swordtail so it'll live in a marine tank (SG of 1.022ish)

I just noticed that one of my 3 spot gouramis is huge - it looks like it ate a golf ball and the head is mildly arched up. There's no pineconing and it's feeding normally. Is it pregnant or is it something I should be worried about?? I mean it (I can't figure out the gender - they swim too...

I have a 20gal that I filled with fully cured live rock and sand from a friends tank (he was moving and needed to divest if you will). The rock has many worms, amphoids, and critters in it. Would 2 clowns and a royal Gramma be considered overstocking?

I was told by my electrician that each electrical circuit will handle, in Newfoundland Canada at least, any combination up to 1500W at 15amps AND to a maximum of 8 connections. That means I was pushing it a small bit, if I followed the code, when I had 2 heaters (50W + 300W), 3...

I don't know about the performance of the Aquaclear but the 404 isn't the best at mechanical filtration. I tried various mixtures of media to see if I could improve this and either had to do more maintenance because the extra polywool I put in was getting clogged or it just didn't get the water...

I'm not sure that the big tank shortening Betta life myth - my Betta has been in my 90gallon with several canister filters and a powerhead for 2 years. She seems to love the current and I think they normally have a lifespan of 2-3 years. The wild would have more then 10 gallons and they seem...

Everyone is right here: 1. You have a pregnant female 2. she apparently has pineconing on her belly - my bulging pregnant platies and swordtails don't have scales like that when they're ready to pop I'd isolate her in a hospital tank and raise the temp a smidge. My experience with dropsy...