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I think I may run out this weekend and pick up the 40B and a 20L, a semi-local pet store has Aqueon 40B for $59.00 and 20L for $40... Petco doesn't even stock Aqueon anymore around here, and they want $119.00 for a Tetra 40B

So what kinds of snails, hermit crabs, etc. do I need in a 40B to keep it clean and how many as I assume a Skunk Cleaner Shrimp and a Emerald crab will not be enough?

Are the cleaner gobys not good for any particular reason with the other fish I have?

If the fish I want would be okay in a 40B than I probably won't have any plans to upgrade, I am okay with the smaller tank, it is going in my basement, on a concrete slab so no concern about weight, I like the idea of having an open setup with the sump because I like to watch the mechanics of...

I am lost as to where I want to begin in this hobby, I've always wanted a salt water tank, but I can't decide if I want to start with a 40B and a 20L Sump, or a 75 Gal with an unknown sump size? I have been doing all my research towards the 40b, mainly because I figure I can always go bigger...

I had some success tonight! I just tested my water, PH 7.5, Ammonia 0, NItrites 0, Nitrates, maybe 3...maybe... I switched from the Fluval C4 from the C2, is it major overkill for my 15.8 gallon tank...YES, but on the low flow setting it only cycles a few gallons per hour more than my old...

That would be awesome, I'll just drive the 520 miles... Right now I found a 90 Gal with stand and sump, trying to talk the guy down and he is only about 10 minutes from me, I'm sure I'll find a good deal eventually...

Yeah so far everything on craigslist is people trying to sell their entire system, which I don't have the money for, or people trying to sell tanks that look like they are 50 years old or have been trashed... The local Marine store has a 75G, not drilled, with a stand for $90.00 used that is...

Or maybe I could even do the 75 Gal Sump-less?

I have decided that the biological filtration of the Fluval C2 doesn't seem like it is adequate to handle this tank for some reason, not sure if there is just not enough media...the ammonia doesn't seem to ever turn into nitrite, and right now my nitrate levels are sitting at like 5ppm, so I'm...

Hey all, I have a small freshwater tank, but have always been more interested in the saltwater side of things, I have found that there are about a million different ways to run a successful saltwater setup. I am starting slow, and am going to buy what I need overtime and once I have everything...

Looks like I'm getting some more brown algae, at least that's what I think it is, the ghost shrimp like it: Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life Here is my API ammonia test I just did, I am having a hard time telling if it is .5 or 1, I'm leaning towards .5 at one angle, and 1 at a...

78 to 79 degrees F is what it always sits at is that okay?

Should I be waiting 48 hours to test or with the ammonia as high as it is should I be changing the water everyday until ammonia is 0?

So I did a water change last night, about 4 gallons out of the 16, and this evening my levels are still: PH 7.5 A 0.5-0.75 NI 0 NA 3-5 I was wondering why the ammonia level wasn't lower bc of the water change, so I tested my tap water, I don't know if the fact that I didn't...