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I will be moving across town to an apartment soon, and I need to move my 37 gal tall tank. everything is really established and I would like to make the move as quick and painless as possible. I have read the article on here about moving, and it says (along with some other sources, some don't...

I bought some works from the lfs, the only live food they had. they called them black bloodworms. theyre thin little red worms, given to me in a little plastic tub in some water. I got the smallest amount (1/2 oz) and it's probably enough to feed day and night for about a week or so, when i...

will they get along? my lfs has both... and i want them both... from what i have researched, they are both very peaceful, i'm just still cautious as they're conspecifics? the tank is fairly heavily planted, 37 gal tall tank

I have a 37(39?) gal tall tank that is fairly densely planted. there are currently 4 cave structures, with room for a couple more if necessary. current inhabitants are: 1 silver/striped angelfish, still growing 4 oto cats school of 7 endlers (may have to move when the angel gets big enough to...

I am going to be adding a school of cory cats to a 37 gal(tall) community tank. in order to have a decent size school, with the least impact on the bioload, so i can still accomodate other things on the stocking list, I am looking for the smallest species of corydoras. I am aware of the 2 dwarf...

I am thinking about stocking my planted tank with some apistos, however, my tap water is around ph8, and total hardness is at 375 (listed as mg/L) will the apistos be ok? will the effects only be that they wont readily breed, or will they be stressed & pale looking too? also, will they have...

I get the feeling this is not adequately filtering the water. It's a 40 gal tall planted tank with an eclipse hood ( the lighting is a retrofit 65watt pc ). there's always some amount of particulates in the water, and I've had greenwater for months, which is ever so slowly clearing up. at the...

I have a 40gal tall thickly planted tank, it's been running for about 3-4 months now, and i'm still trying to figure out my final stocking plan. Here's what I currently have: 2 cory cats 1 SAE 1 oto cat (the others didnt make it) 6 male endlers livebearers also 1 yo yo loach, but He will be...

my tank is about3 months old and i have been slowly adding fish. I have stopped because at the moment, it is very busy, but only on the bottom half of the tank, and I have a tall tank. it's a 40 gallon tall tank and contains the following: 2 cory cats 3 oto cats 2 blue rams 6 endlers...

I am starting to slowly stock my tank, right now I have 2 cory cats eating up all the diatom gunk that built up during the cycle. The tank is a 40 gal tall. I would really like to keep some GBR's, Cockatoo cichlids, or Kribensis. I would like to have one or two bigger fish to make a centerpeice...

I am fishlessly cycling my tank with ammonia. I just got my first nitrite readings today, its been cycling for a little over a week. I pu some plants in, and I now have spots of brown algae on the glass, probably came with some of the plants. It's mostly collecting where the water flows out of...

These guys are awesome!!! my tank is cycling right now and I have been thinking about what to put in it in when it's done. I really like the way these guys look, but I havent found a whole lot of information about them... does anyone have experience? do they fight other fish? will one be...

Hi, I'm starting a a tank, it's only going to be lightly planted with low low/med light plants. the setup is a 37gal tall (30"x12"x24") lit by 65w CF, no CO2. My plan was to do a layer of flourite with a layer of tahitian moon sand on top. I went to every store in town and they were all out of...

I am starting a Tank, I am generally a newbie, but I have picked up some basic knowledge over the years from hanging out at friends houses and talking about their tanks The tank is a 37 gal tall tank (30”x12”x24”) It’s a used eclipse system with a retrofitted 24” compact fluorescent, 65watt...

Hi, I'm planning an aquarium and I would like to place it on the mantle above a fireplace, but I want to make sure there are no problems with having it there. I am concerned about 2 things mainly, the weight and heat genererated by the fireplace. I have made a little illustration to help...

First off, HI, I'm new here. I am going to be starting a tank soon, I've wanted to for years and finally have the space and (some) cash to do it with. I'm going to go freshwater, probably tropical. I really like the colorfulness of marine tanks, but I dont think its the right choice for me now...