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    Best kind of Test kits?

    Hi everyone, I am getting back into the hobby and am getting about ready to start cycling my tank. I am looking for a inexpensive but quality test kit to monitor water quality during cycling and beyond. There a lots of brands of strips and liquid tests out there and I have no idea which ones...
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    DIY Custom lighting/hood for a 24 gallon Hex tank

    I got a free 24 gallon hex tank and I am in the process of building a custom stand/hood and filtration system. I plan to set up a fresh water planted community tank but I don't want to mess around with hard to grow plants, nor with those that require CO2 and other fancy treatment. I will have...
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    Best Media for a small DIY freshwater sump

    Hello, I am setting up a 24 Gallon tank and plan to build a DIY sump out of a 5 gallon bucket. I am looking for inexpensive long lasting effective filter media. I was thinking about two stages, one using fiber fill for physical filtration and then the 2nd stage with bio-balls, ceramic rings...
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    I am returning to the hobby after a long absence, need advice on restarting

    Hi everyone, I used to have 2 freshwater tanks, a 20 and a planted 40 with community fish, platys, corries and other similarly sized fish. Sadly I ended up at a point where I could take care of my kids or fish but not both and I got rid of my tanks. Fast forward 10 years, we moved to a new...
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