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Featured will be Panda Garra but I hope to also have a surface shoaling small fish.What fish will you pick for the new tank?
What is the purpose of a leveling mat?Just ordered a leveling mat for the new tank as I feel that the one included with the tank to be too thin.. Kind of pricey but I wanted thick. Also has an adhesive side but I don't know if I'll use that aspect but if I do I'll stick it to the tank, not the table. At 24X24 inch it is oversized as to depth but that will leave a padded area behind the tank for my air pumps to avoid any vibration.
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To some extent it helps plumb the tank by weight distribution but more importantly it pads the glass tank bottom from any surface irregularities that could cause stress points. The table on which the tank will be located has a glass insert in the center that is just slightly higher then the surrounding wood. The pad will avoid the slight surface difference.What is the purpose of a leveling mat?
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World's oldest known wild bird is expecting again, aged 74
Parenting can be tough, even for the young and energetic, but one elderly albatross is about to go through it all again—at the ripe old (and apparently record-setting) age of 74.phys.org