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i have a tank that used to stay at around 82 degrees because of my mom's decision to not cool the house during the summer :x i have experimented with several things to cool it down. i found that simply leaving the lid open instead of closing it cools it off around 2 degrees. (dont know if...

my water comes out the tap with 6ppm... 10 is nothing :)

no, i just mentioned that about the pond snail infestation because i didnt wanna get overrun with MTS like i did with the pond snails

nevermind... after sitting here at 3am.. wanting to turn the filter on.. i remembered that i have a replacement filter pad thingie that i rubberbanded around the intake tube.... i can already see some sandy powder building up on the new "prefilter"... thanks again for the help... i hope that...

if you are talking about the aquaclear 20 power filter, the same thing happens to my top fin 60 sometimes. all you have to do is pull up the intake tube and impeller and rub the place where the impeller sits... its like the magnet gets gunk between it and the wall and doesnt work as well...

i may be able to get a sponge like.. tomorrow, but would it be ok to start my filters tonight before the water is clear? i'm really not fond of the idea of leaving my filters off overnight... and thanks for all the quick responses... the internet is great :D

anyone in the upstate SC area have some MTS they could spare? :D

the intake is a good 6-7" above the surface of the sand.. i can even make it higher.. i just want to know if the floating stuff thats causing it to be cloudy will harm my filter.. :?

i changed over to sand tonight in my 55gal tank. it has been about 4 hours and i still have a little bit of cloudy water. i can see the back of the tank, but the water is by no means clear. is it safe to turn on my wet/dry filter now, or will it hurt the pump? how about my HOB filter?

thats exactly what i was trying to avoid :D i had a pond snail infestation one time.. that was not cool at all.

i was actually wanting to know how many would be too many... i was looking at getting them off ebay, and wanted to make sure i didnt end up with too many right off the bat. i think the auctions are for "20 jumbo mts", 30, 50, and 100.

i just converted my tank from gravel to sand. how many trumpet snails should i add to my 55gal tank to keep the sand churned up?

i've had three living happily together for 3 full years. they swarm all over algae wafers when i drop them in :D edit: oh yea, mine are peppered cories

I am planning on starting up a planted tank for some dwarf cichlids (apitsos) in a few weeks, and would like some suggestions on plants. It will be a 15gal tank. I have a 40W compact flourescent to put on it. Flourite substrate. Depending on the tap water (I will test it when I get back to...

mine too!