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Up until last weekend I had an overabundance of snails in my tank. I got a few of them from a friend of mine, who was having trouble keeping their numbers down in her 5 gallon. They actually started to become a bit of a problem with me, until I picked up a pair of spotted puffers. Immediately...

Ah, nice. I really like that octopus ornament. It looks really good. I'm anxious to see your tank after it's finished.

I think whether or not two ships would look good largely depends on what ships they are. Heck, it might even be a cool theme tank to have a graveyard of sorts, with a few sunken ship decorations, and put some plants all around them, maybe even some coming from inside. I don't know, I'm new to...

I like this thread. I have a bunch of decoration questions about my tank, but I never knew where to post them. I guess once I get my new camera within the next day or two, I'll either have to make my own decoration thread, or piggyback on this one. Maybe this deserves a subforum.

I'm sure none of you remember me, but I was around in October asking for help in setting up my 55 gallon tank. So far, it's coming along excellently. I've got 6 zebra Danios, and 1 blue gourami. My cleaning question is this: a small bit of algae has formed on the wall of my tank. The tank...

I could probably score some gravel to stick in a nylon from a friend of mine, I appreciate that suggestion. I'm assuming I should also put the shrimp in. Is this correct? Also, I want to put 2 shrimp in my tank (55gal), right? I'm trying really hard to not screw this up, so I'm going to be as...

Update and a question in this post: Update: I ditched the ugf, got some substrate in the tank, and will be adding water tomorrow. Question: Can I still use raw shrimp to start the cycle in a freshwater tank? I know the saltwater article recommended it, but I didn't know if it mattered that my...

Thanks for the information all. I forgot to mention that I already knew to go through a fishless cycle first, but I really appreciate that you reinforced that suggestion. The HOB filter is an Aqua-Tech 30-60. I'm not sure the quality of this, and I'm willing to replace it if necessary. I think...

Hello all, I'd like to start off by saying that I've been lurking here for a few days and I've already learned a lot. Now, onto the questions! Some background information: I just got a tank from my uncle, with most of the equipment already. (he doesn't know much about keeping a tank, and...