Recent content by dvanv

I need to hear from you what cannister filter you would recommend for a 29 gallon.....which might be changed to a 20 gallon long. My AC filter has given me nothing but problems for the last week and now I need something hopefully not tooooooo expensive. I know nothing about cannisters. I was...

I had it runnning since Saturday and now I find it not running once again. I give up!

I think if I get this running it will be an accident. I just don't want to go and buy something right now. I will keep trying and see what happens. Thanks for all of the ideas.

Do you mean reseat it by taking it out and putting it back in? I did that a couple of times. The impeller does turn.

Nothing restricting the impeller. I have pool sand in the tank. I think I am running out of choices.

I tried to fill it with water while it was humming but nothing happened more than the humming. No power outage I have asked the neighbors to double check and nothing.

I have a 29 gallon tank with a AC50 which has been set up for about five months. The setup and filter were new. I went out of town and when I got back the filter was humming but not working. I took it all apart and couldn't find anything that would make it stop working. I replaced the motor...

Yes, the footprint is the same........

I have had my tanks for a couple of years and now seem to be seeing lots of algae. I have cut down my light time but I want to know about the long handled scrubbers. Some of these have steel blades and others have plastic......this is for a glass tank. What would be the best since I cannot...

How big are your medium swords?

Welcome to the site. We need all the members we can get around here. Where are you moving to? I live in Appleton and have two tropical tanks. Now I am looking into getting some lamprogus multifasciatus. They sound like fun little fish.

Your tanks are beautiful........you now have a green thumb and your fish thank you.

I have hard water with a PH 8.2 and all the fish are doing fine. I take a bit longer to acclimate them when I first get them home. You will be fine once your tank is cycled.

Appleton, WI here

I have otocinclus in my tank and they do a great job on the plants and also the gravel. I have 4 and I would recomment keeping them in groups of 3-4 since they interact with each other. They are very active and fun to watch. They even will pick out a plant and each sit on their own leaf and...