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I'm glad you said that because I swear I saw even more spots! Really it looks like I caught this before it became a huge problem. I would bet this all came from the barbs. Ever since I've had them I would see them flash maybe once every few days. Being new at this I considered it to be...

Thanks! It really pushes bubbles throughout the water. It's easy to turn up too far though and make the water actually look a little cloudy. No I've got medium gravel and coral. I don't think I've ever seen a strange bubble come from the substrate. Where it looks like they're coming from...

Thank you Anne, Okay, I got the temps to 87 degrees. I may have been foolish and raised them too quick but I'm pretty sure the barbs have it in the gills and a couple of them were looking really bad. I did stay awake and monitor the fish the entire time except for the 2 hours of sleep I got...

Just noticed tiny white spots. Pretty sure it's ich. How fast\slow can I raise the temps? The barbs are flashing pretty bad and I'm afraid if I let the temps stay below 86f for long it might get bad. Can I do something like a degree every couple of hours? Right now I'm at 80f. Also, should...

If I had a hardwood floor and a 75g tank w\ wooden stand I'd definitely want something between the floor and the stand for a few reasons. 1. If you do happen to get water in the seam it's going to be next to impossible to get it all dry. It will enter the surface pits of the wood and...

How about placing a thick rug or something similar under the stand? You're placing something between both pieces of wood that would allow moisture to evaporate. Kind of like placing your rinsed dishes on a towel to dry but on a much bigger scale. Also, if you spill any water it's going to...

Yes Novaqua is a dechlorinator\conditioner. It's made by the same manufacturer as Amquel. Here's a link. I think the bubbles I mentioned above I see disappearing under water are CO2 bubbles. Does that sound right? Just curious, where would that be coming from? The plants?? TX!

I use Amquel+ and Novaqua+. I put 3ml of Amquel+ and while I'm filling the tank I slowly drop another ml into the stream of the tap water. After the fill I add 3ml of Novaqua. If I've done a water change the day before I just use the Novaqua+. I can't see anything abnormal about any of the...

Hi everyone, Here's my setup. 30g tall HOB Penguin Biowheel 150 HOB Whisper10 Powerfilter Undergravel Filter 2500cc\min x2 air pump running the undergravel filter Air pump running to bubble wand placed next to the HOB outlet. Temps: 77.2-77.8F Substrate: 1.5" Estes Marine Life Coral...

Yes it's glass and so far a razor has been doing a pretty good job. Thanks!

Thanks tropicfishman but I'm looking for something not for display but to benefit from the filtration, etc. Hmmm, somehow missed this post earlier. This is exactly what I was thinking when I first came up with the idea. I was wanting to connect a 10 gallon to my 30 to act as a refugium or...

Yeah I did see those and they do look really cool. Thanks for the link but I'm looking for function instead of aesthetics. I can't even fathom the problems you could have trying to clean those out! Thanks Lonewolfblue!

Thanks for the info, guys. I was under the impression that the higher volume of water you have the more stable your water becomes. I read all over that a 10 gallon is more difficult to keep than a 20g or larger because the higher volume of water is usually more stable. How does that principle...

Is there a way to connect the water of two aquariums together to increase the volume and both more stable? TX!

Thanks, that's kinda what I figured.