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I've finally started getting the tank cycled, I'm on day three. I've added some gravel in the panty hose, and I put the filter media on as Tank Girl suggested. My question is, however, what happens when I remove the gravel? If I go through a cycling of my tank, and then remove the gravel -...

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I have an existing Eclipse 6gal tank and am starting a new Eclipse 12. I don't want to use the gravel from my existing tank - because it is truly ugly. And the biowheels are different sizes. I need to leave the 6gal running through the cycle of the new 12gal tank - so that my Gourami, shrimp...

Water changes weekly. Check water with liquid test kits 1 - 2 times per week (ammonia, nitrite and nitrate). Temperature is stable. The tank is about 2.5 months running with fish (did a fishless cycle first for almost a month). Blu (my gourami) currently is trying to guilt me into feeding...

My 6gal tank has a 10" bubble wand along the back wall. I'm currently going through some diatom growth. The bubble wand is definitely getting some on it. My dwarf gourami used to adore swimming in the bubble wall - he'd do it for hours. Since it starting looking icky, he doesn't play anymore...

I'd like to start a new bigger tank, as I only have a 6g Eclipse system. I'm thinking of going to a 20g tank. What is the best way to do this and migrate over my existing fish? I have one neon blue dwarf gourami, one bamboo shrimp and a gold-banded pleco. Is there a way to somehow use the...

I'm thinking about upgrading my small 6g tank to a 20g. I didn't want to go for live plants, as this is a tank at the office and my job requires excessive hours (read as trying to stay somewhat low maintenance). I currently have 1 neon blue dwarf gourami, 1 bamboo shrimp and a gold-banded pleco...

I currently have a 6 gal tank with 1 adorable Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami, 1 bamboo shrimp and 1 gold banded pleco. A bit overcrowded, but I saved the pleco from a friend... Anyway - "Blue" is the absolute star of the tank (which is at the office). He has such a wonderful personality, and it so...

Okay - the algae looking stuff seems to be brown on the green plants, but a littl more greenish on the tank. I did a fishless cycle on the tank for 29 days before adding any fish. I've been checking my water pretty regularly and doing an approx 25% water change every week. This started prior...

I have a small 6 gallon Eclipse system tank with a couple of fake plant, 2 rocks, gravel and a dwarf gourami, a bamboo shrimp and a gold-banded pleco. I just recently added the pleco (last week) because of the algae in the tank. It's on the walls, but also on the plants, on the bubble wand...

Hope someone can help me.... I've gone through 28 days to complete my fishless cycle on an Eclipse System 6 tank. Today I finally got 2 fancy guppies and 1 bamboo shrimp. Spent a long time today aclimating slowly to my water, etc. I decided to give them a "treat" of frozen brine shrimp today...

Thanks very much for your reply. Do you have any experience with the SeaClear System II tanks? I'm only just starting, and the only other tanks I'm familiar with are some small 6 & 12 gallon Eclipse System tanks we've setup at the office (FW). With the Eclipse systems, I can get into...

I've been researching the web about SW tanks, because I've always been fascinated with the idea of SW tanks, and more recently a reef tank. I found this article on "setting up a reef system in 5 easy steps" and I'd like to know if a.) anyone has tried this and b.) what you think about the...

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The test kits are all liquid. The pH kit is from Marine Aquariums and is called pH-Alkalinity Test Lab. The Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrate kits are from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals. I haven't found a good LFS, as the people at the PetCo are really bad :cry: I figured I'd keep going and keep...