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Oh I had no idea! Maybe I'll give that a go with the silicone! Or mention it to the person who's interested in buying the tanks (he said re-sealing isn't an issue for him either way). As a point of interest, I went on a different seller's website from where I purchased my tanks and was reading...

Wow thank you so much for that wonderful water chemistry lesson! Some of it I knew, but a lot of it I didn't!! Especially about how Ph can change like that. That's so interesting. I think I have a pretty good (at least rudimentary) understanding of it now. I'd for sure like to learn more about...

I agree! I really thought they'd check it before sending it out to me too and I am equally shocked they didn't... but the dealer was being a jerk to me from the very start, which is why I was dealing with Fluval directly. Fluval actually had to intervene on my behalf to "reach an agreement" with...

Wow thank you so much for all that information! That's such a cool idea about solar stills. I am definitely going to try that out. The high desert is an interesting place to live, because it's like a tundra I guess... Although it can get frigidly cold here in the winter, it's still quite dry. I...

Kind of will reply to two people at once here so I hope it doesn't get too confusing lol... but anyway, I don't know my water parameters exactly yet but I will definitely get them tested! I can tell you that last time I used a test strip though, my hardness levels came back as "very hard" or at...

Thanks for your input an advice everyone! You all really helped me so much! I am so new and inexperienced, so I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge and expertise with me! It helped me make a decision and I am feeling a lot better and more comfortable with the situation now! And...

Yes you're absolutely right about the water! Fortunately the county I live in is pretty diligent about regularly testing our city water because of those very reasons. There's actually dedicated water testing laboratories here that work directly with public works/Department of public health. I...

Hi Jack! I am also very new! Everyone here is so nice and so helpful! I can't wait to get my tank set up. I am also interested in cardinal tetras!

Oh that's good to know! I obviously know zero about acrylic lol that's just what people said in some videos and on forum posts I was reading. But the videos were like 8 or 9 years old... so lol Does it turn brittle like they said? Anyway I really think I might go with acrylic. I just don't know...

Yes it's hollow. I can stick things right in there and touch/see the back glass panel. It definitely goes in more than 2mm. The whole inside part there is hollow, at least as far as I can see in. I stuck a long wooden BBQ skewer all the way inside with no resistance ._. I'm feeling more and...

Oh yes that sounds familiar now that you're describing it. I remember watching a few YouTube videos about cleaning aquariums and they mentioned the same sorts of things (like about washing in the dirty water). You mentioned dumping the water out in the yard. I watched a video where the guy...

Yes I understand :) I worked very closely with Fluval for the last 3 months to get this aquarium exchanged (I didn't really work with the dealer much because from the very start the dealer was refusing to honor their return policy), I was almost exclusively working with Fluval. We know each...

Acrylic tanks seem a lot safer! But also hard to find online... I really am unsure what to do at this point, but I really do appreciate everyone's help and advice! Thank you so much!

Thanks for your reply! Actually this is the exchanged one. I already got an exchange for the other damaged one they sent me, and this is the replacement one I was sent -_- I'm not sure they will exchange an exchange. It was a nightmare to even get them to give me this replacement one! I mean, I...

Wow thanks for the lnik to that thread! I will do some more research and consider this acrylic tank thing! Right now my aquarium is brand new, unused, and empty... I have just been buying supplies (like substrate, heater, etc) so it's certainly not too late to make this change. Ya'll are making...

Do you have any brands or styles etc of acrylic aquariums you might recommend? I'd like to stay in the 30 to 35 gallon range if I can (my aquarium stand can hold up to a 40 gallon tank though)

Wow yeah your seals are really nice compared to mine... I bought it from Saltwater Aquarium online since I don't live near any local pet stores... I had to go through an online retailer. This is the second bad one they sent me. Like I said, the first one was in even worse condition and Fluval...

Thanks for your reply. Funny part is, these seals look a million times better than the ones on the first tank they sent me. I was assured by both the dealer and the manufacturer (Fluval themselves) that this is normal for these aquariums @.@... but my last one was in such terrible condition it...

Thank you for your reply! There's no tape on it, that's just the silicone, or maybe what you thought was tape was the glass? What's going on, is there's a chunk missing of the silicone, and you can see through the gap to the inside back glass panel. I took more pictures so I hope it's easier to...

Hi! Thank you! I'm actually a complete and total newbie! I purchased my first ever aquarium in January of this year, but it had some issues straight out of the box. It took a lot of long and stressful conversations and negotiations with the dealer and the manufacturer, but they finally decided...

Hello from north central Washington! I'm totally brand new to the fishkeeping hobby and super excited to get started! This has been a long time dream of mine! I spent my youth in California, and at that time pretty much lived at the Aquarium of the Pacific where I fell in love with aquatic life...

Hey everyone! So I am completely new to the fishkeeping hobby, and I really don't know much about... much lol... especially the hardware side of things! Though I've been learning there's still so much I don't know! Anyway, I was just getting my brand new aquarium set up, I finished the leak...