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I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank that has been taken over by platies, but that is another topic. I use two Marineland Emperor 280 HOB filters with a filter assembly and the second spot with ceramic media. I normally do a 10 gallons PWC every 7-10 days and then try to do a thorough cleaning...

Thanks tropicalfish! I'll burn some more gas and make another visit to the LFS!

I have a 55 gallon tank that has been running since Sept 06 with no live plants. I thought the bulbs needed replacing, so went looking, and since I don't have to worry about plants, I thought I could replace with just about any lamp. My first stop (did I tell you I am a frugal beginner?) was...

55 gallon tank with Platys (actual number undetermined) 5 zebra danios, 6 rasboras, and 2 algae eaters. I read about platys being live bearers, but I thought that conditions had to be "just right" in order to happen. Four months ago we started out with 2 males and 6 female platys. At last...

Thanks so much for your answer. I have a couple of follow up questions: 1) What is the best way to "scrap" the UGF? 2) What is the best way to migrate over to the new filter? 3) Is it better to have the one 400 or two 280s?

I have a 55 gallon freshwater community tank that has been running for about 2 months. I have 8 platys, 6 zebra danios, 6 rasboras and an algae eater. The tank has a Marineland Magnum 250H HOB filter and a Powerhead 402 connected to a UG filter. (I got the setup from a lfs that used it for...

Sorry, I posted this to the wrong area, so you may read this twice I have a 55 gallon freshwater community tank that has been running for about 2 months. I have 8 platys, 6 zebra danios, 6 rasboras and an algae eater. The tank has a Marineland Magnum 250H HOB filter and a Powerhead 402...

The tank filters and gravel were an operating tank in a fish store. The tank was emptied and sold because the store moved to a smaller space. I was also thinking that the cycle time might be a little less than normal, because it was an established tank. It was idle and empty for a month, so...

Greetings all. This forum has already helped me muck my way through getting my first aquarium. I bought a used 55 gallon tank that was set up at a LFS. It came with a Marineland Magnum 250H HOB filter and a Powerhead 402 connected to a UG filter, and the gravel. My wife and 7 year old...