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I should clarify, that I did not replace the sponge- just the carbon. I am now very curious what the "correct" thing to do with HOB filters is- do I need carbon? No? I don't test the water immediately after changes but most often in the morning (and then I do the changes in the evening...

K, he's hanging in there! He's obviously stressed, but still seems to be attempting to eat and move around a little. The other three still seem very healthy. I did a 60% water change yesterday and will do another today. Fingers crossed. The filter cartridge was replaced last week.

Hi Byron, thanks for your response! I have aquarium sand covering 75% of the bottom, and 25% fine polished pepple gravel that I transferred from the old tank. There are several hollow logs, rock caves, and a couple of terra cotta pots, as well as fairly heavy planting (unfortunately at this...

Hi all, I'll start with some background... I have a 40 gallon breeder with 10 cardinal tetras, 10 rummynose tetras, 5 zebra danios, a bushynose pleco, and 6 fairy corys. I feed a combination of flake food, sinking shrimp pellets, and the occasional bloodworms and algae wafers. Recently, I've...

Yep, Wet Spot. I've found some of the staff to be less knowledgeable for sure, but I think I'm starting to find my way around the go-to folks. This is great food for thought. I liked the idea of having rams, but I've had the danios for about a year and I've gotten rather attached to them...

Thank you very, very much, Byron! These issues are exactly why I figured I'd ask. I wasn't sure if the tetras needed groups of their own species, or if similar species would do (i.e. 12 total, or along those lines), so that answers that for me-- especially as the cardinals are not as active...

Hello all! I'm a bit new to the hobby and have just upgraded from a 10 gal to a 40 gallon breeder. I've got a bit of experience in the past with FOWL marine tanks, but not so much with freshwater tropical tanks. Anyways, I've been spinning myself in circles researching compatibility, etc and...