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Hi! I'm still new to the aquarium hobby and trying to figure out this crazy scientific nitrogen cycle. I have seen many diagrams made by people trying to explain this thing to a newbie, but really it's not helping. Specifically the part about how to start the darn thing. And suggestions on how...

Hello I am new here and looking forward to sharing my experiences and also look for aid in the future Tropical tank one 36 Bow Front 1.Blue Gourami 1. Gold Gourami 1 Red tail shark 1 Gold Severum 4 Giant danio 2. Two Algae eaters that seem to hide or got eaten lol ( I do see one from time...

Recently got into fish keeping after many years since i was a child, i have set up a 20 gallon semi-aggressive community tank. So far i have 2 japanese algae shrimp, 1 Ghost shrimp, the 3 tiger barbs which are the fish that i am worried about due to lack of color and what seems like rapid...

Hi all, brand new to this site and aquariums! Very much need help!! I set aquarium up and was looking to get variety of bright coloured fish (not sure of type) it didn't happen.... A random neighbour smashed their tank and put into bin area! I noticed two fish in the freezing cold water, so...

Hello all! I'll introduce the tank first. 75 gallon Double filtration back hanging filters. Gravel bottom. 76 degrees Levels are all perfect, except for ammonia, which gives false readings off this crappy city water I just moved to. Mostly just ,25ppm after 15percent water change. Now the fish...

I totally love African Cichlids. I have a 90litre tank with 12 cichlids and an empty 180litre tank that I am nearly ready to swap them into. Just in the middle of making the stand! Getting more fish soon ;)

So my dwarf grass is growing fine, what my angelfish don't rip apart that is. I'm going to just remove the majority of it all and get perhaps a few tall growing plants. Any suggestions?

So i have 2 goldfish that are on there last days and so i will be getting some tropical fish. So if any of you can suggest a fish that would be cool too! I have a 10 gallon tank right now. I also have all the proper stuff fro keeping fish long term not any flake food or stuff like that. I was...

I currently have the following in a bow front 46G tank that was already cycled: 7 balloon mollies 1 platy 4 mollies 8 tetra glofish 2 dwarf gouramis Both pet stores told me we could add up to 35 fish around the size we have, but upon reading some of the forums I've become skeptical of...

What is the best driftwood choice for my tank? None of my fish other than a small pleco can benefit from it, but I read its good for the overall health of the tank. What is the easiest kind of wood to cure/boil/soak of tannins before putting it into the water? I work nearly full time so a wood...

HELLO GUYS! I am brand new to this site, but not quite new to having a tank!    I have had my tank for about 4 1/2 years now, filled with 3 generations of Corys all living with their parents!   So yesterday I had eggs on my glass that were there for about 3 days and fastly getting eaten off by...

so I just got a top fin 1.7 gallon tank from petsmart and the water pump has a switch for plus and minus I was wondering what that does because im not use to that kind 

Hi guys,   Am new to the forum so wanted to say hi!   I have a 55ltr tank with a pair of guppies, a lemon BN pleco and a super red pleco. Also have a load of RCS.   Here is me male guppy!  http://imgur.com/3Vfzp6l   Paul

Hello everyone! I have plans for a new 55 gallon freshwater tank. Money is no factor right now, but I want to see if my idea is even feasible.   The tank will be 55 gallons, but can be upgraded to 75 gallons. Bottom substrate is probably going to be gravel with sand covering it. Plant life is...

Well, my new Juwel Vision 260 arrived today so I thought I'd start up a little Journal of getting it set up! Carrying it upstairs was not the easiest thing we've ever done but we got there! Found the instructions not the clearest in the world but after a couple of hours we got there. Here's a...

Hi All,   I'm Mark/Keez, 24 from Nottingham however I'm living in Kent in the UK.   I'm completely new to the set up of tropical freshwater fish but I'm researching to get myself a good footing while I attempt a fishless cycle.   Previous information on fish was very basic and it seems wrong but...

I am new to the aquarium world and am in the process of cycling (fishless) my 75 gallon tank.  The plan is to stock with African Haps and Peacocks (approximately 20 total) when the tank is established.  Currently I am running 1 Cascade Canister 1000 (265 gph) filter and one Penguin 350 (350 gph)...

Hi Guys,   I have just set up my marine aquarium and I am currently in the process of stocking it up with fish. It is a 450L tank and as of now has no sand, corals, reef, live-rock, inverts, fish etc... I was thinking in a ideal world of getting the following three fish. A Mombasa Lionfish, a...

  Dear friends,   The day before yesterday I bought 3 dalmatian mollies for my tank. I noticed that sometimes my mollies (one in particular) move to the surface, where they just 'float'. He won't move and he won't eat. When opening the lid, the one molly I'm worried about will move and swim...

Hey all,   New to the world of fish forums, but I'm entering new territory with a planted tank and I thought a group of knowledgable people would be a good place to start.