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I moved to my new place about 2 weeks ago and I want to set up my tank. I'm not sure if I want to stay with my current 29g or move up to something around 55g. I've got about 6 feet of length that I would like to stay within. I've never had a planted tank before, and I do want something with...

I'm going to be moving to Houston in less than a week. I'll be driving my truck hauling a U-haul trailer behind it. What should I do with my tank? I'm thinking I should drain as much water as possible using the Python, remove and clean the fake plants, filter, and all fixtures, and leave the...

For all you picture junkies... I changed my bulb from a PowerGlo to a FloraGlo today and rearranged my plants and removed a rock. The cave is also in the back right corner - it's an upside down broken glass bowl covered with sand.

My light seems to be working intermittently. I don't know how old it is, I bought it with my tank setup (used). I don't know if there is a short somewhere, or if the ballast is failing. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes or more to turn on after I hit the switch, sometimes it doesn't turn on at...

I was cooking in the kitchen yesterday and I broke a glass bowl by accident. I thought it was Pyrex, and I put it in the sink while it was very hot, some cold water hit it, and it cracked (but didn't break). I was going to throw it away, but I figured I could use it in my tank somehow. I...

I need a 30" light for my 29g, I'm hoping for about 65 watts. Let me know if you have anything for sale.

What maintenence is required of a HOB filter? Does the impeller need to be removed and soaked in some type of solvent occasionally?

Here are a few pictures of the pond in my mom and dad's backyard. I have had absolutely no part in the design or building of this, my parents' and brother did it all themselves. My brother has the creative mind behind this, he also has two freshwater tanks at his house that are beautiful. One...

My brother gave me this big rock when I was in Houston this week. The fish seem to like it, what do you guys think? I haven't added more neons yet, still only have 3. I might get 5 more the next time they're on sale at Petsmart. I also haven't had time to 2 more female GBRs, hopefully I can...

I just came home to my parent's place for a few days, and my mom's 10g tank is overrun with snails. I'm not sure what kind they are. She added some live plants, I'm guessing they came with the plants. She says that she removes about 20 snails a week, and can't seem to slow these guys down...

I need some cheap lighting for my 29g tank. It's not planted right now, and I want to do it sometime soon. I do not want to build my own hood. I also do not want CO2 injection. What are my options? It needs to be as cheap as possible. A small LED or something for moonlight would be great...

Which is which? Thanks.

I picked these up today at a LFS (Bonnet's Pet Store) at the mall here in Lubbock. I think I got two males and a female. I'm not sure on the sexes. What do you guys think? There's some extra food in there that I had "just" dropped in. They started nibbling at the sand for food as I was...

I just bought 8 of them today, one of them looked like this as soon as he came outta the bag. He's not schooling with the other fish, wasn't scared at all by the camera, and is staying near the top of the tank towards one corner (almost 100% of the time). Any ideas what might be wrong with...

I got 3 new Corys from Petsmart today. They're pretty hard to catch on camera, but I did my best. I took a video that turned out pretty good, two of them were playing the bubbles from the airstone for quite a while. They sure are fun to watch! Enjoy the pics...

I did a PWC this evening and went out for a few drinks. I came home an hour ago and found all of my 8 neons dead. I forgot to add Stress Coat to the new water and it killed them. :(

I have a 20w PowerGlow that is on for maybe 4 hours a day. Is this enough for them?

I picked up 6 Neon Tetras today for my 29 gallon tank. I'd really like to get some German Blue Rams or maybe some Corys next. How much longer should I wait to add more fish? A week, maybe two?

I'm just beginning to stock my new 29 gallon tank, and I would like to add some plants. My only lighting right now is a 20w 24" PowerGlow. If I plant some hairgrass or small carpet-type plant, is .7wpg enough for this? I'm really new to this, if it will work, what else do I need? I do not...

What do you reccomend for fish that are fun to watch? I want some that are playful and active. I just started my 29g stocking today with 6 neons, so I've got quite a bit of room to work with. Any ideas? There is a Petsmart and a few good LFS near me.

I picked up 7 Neon Tetras from Petsmart today. I only wanted (and paid for) 6, but I had 7 when I got home. It worked out ok anyway, one of them didn't survive the trip for some reason. The others are doing fine, 5 of them school together most of the time, and at least 1 of them is always by...

I added ammonia to my tank about 4 hours ago. The tank is about 1 week old. Is this ammonia level too high? These two pics are the same exact sample, just one pic with flash and one without. Is this right? What should I do?

I'm up to a little over .75 cft of pool filter sand (not quite two bags), and 4 rocks/assorted plants that came with my setup. Filter is a Penguin 150. I was messing with the filter today and added a second filter cartridge, the water got kinda cloudy in the process. I'm not sure what I'm...

For all you pic addicts... I've been washing sand and loading it into my tank, here are some pics. I washed it about 5 times before dropping it in, its still kinda cloudy. It's clearing up quickly, though. I'll post more pics to this thread as I go along. Still adding more sand.

I got 4 rocks with my used 29g setup. I just filled my tank a few minutes ago for the first time, and I'm going to be adding pool filter sand tomorrow. Should I wash the rocks off or do anything special to them before use?