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Hello All, I had a SW tank at work and I have a FW tank at home that I just don't have time for anymore. As a result I am looking for any local people that are interested in the stuff. First, the fish. I have 2 Discus that I think are Red Turquiose. I got one from a pet store that closed...

I bought a house that has a basement, which means more space, which means I can take my RO filter out from under the sink and I can send the DI water into a decent sized container for water changes. I guess most people with this setup use some type of float valve. I was filling up 5 gallon...

I saw in one of your posts you mentioned that too much light could be bad for coraline. I am about to make some adjustments to a couple of tanks (including light and filtration) and I was just wondering how much is too much. Several of us maintain a 20 gallon reef tank at work and we have...

This isn't really a saltwater question but I know that you saltwater guys deal with pumps, powerheads, sumps, skimmers, etc quite a bit so I thought I could get a pretty good answer here. To be fair, I do keep a salt tank at work, but this is a question for my home (fresh) tank. Anyway, when I...

Hello All, I am looking for a light strip I can put on my 15 gallon Quarantine Tank. I was just wondering if anyone had a 24" (or shorter) light strip that they are looking to get rid of. I don't even need a bulb. Thanks

Hi, I bought a PENN PLAX 10" 100W heater and it just wasn't working out. I got a cheap heater (about 11 bucks) for my QT and I couldn't get it to hold the temperature steady. Since I didn't want my new clown loaches and SAE's to stress out I ended up getting a submersable heater with a better...

I am still fairly new to the hobby and I am trying to figure out the best way to deal with the hair algae in my planted tank and I found an interesting case study. http://www.cam.org/~tomlins/algae.html Any thoughts?

Hello All, I have an unsightly hair algae problem in my 45 gallon planted tank and I was hoping someone could provide info on creatures that could help my cause to get rid of it. I am also concerned with compatibility. I have 2 Discus, 12 Silvertip tetra, 5 rasbora, one angle and one clown...

I have a 65 gallon tank with a center brace and I can't find a canopy that will cover the tank. The brace is raised so I need two glass covers that are approximately 17" wide and long enough to cover most of the tank. I guess I could just get some glass (or acrylic) cut, but I wouldn't know...

I realize there are a ton of posts on DIY lighting but I have some questions that I haven't found answers to. I was wondering what people use for actually constructing the hood...Stuff like wood type, paint/finish, tools, etc. I have a 33 long which is about 48 inches wide and I would like...

I am more or less a newbie to freshwater aquariums. I started a 20 Gallon earlier this year and have since upgraded to a 45 gallon (described in my profile) which is pretty stable. I have recently been given an opportunity to startup another tank. Here is the deal. A really good friend of...

I have couple of rocks that were starting to get covered in hair algae so I decided to pull them out and soak them in a diluted bleach solution. I realize now that I didn't think ahead. What's the best way to make sure there is no bleach on the rocks before I put them back in the tank? uld...

I was hoping you guys and gals could help me ID some of my corals. I am very new to the saltwater world and I keep forgetting what my Local fish guy tells me about the corals. Pic 1: there are a ton of these (~20) Pic 2: only 1 of these. Also, because of the way the rock is, it grows...

My local aquarium guy (and good friend) has me using RO water to keep the phosphates out of my tank. (At least I think that's why) I had a hair algae problem in my original 20 gal tank and it's been fine since I updgraded to a 45 gal. But, I was just told in another post that straight RO...

I am upgrading the light on my 45 Gal planted tank and I was hoping to pull from your experiences. I currently have two 15 Watt bulbs and I will be getting a 96 W power compact. I believe I can keep both lights on the tank for a total of 126 W, Giving me 2.8 W/gal. The current setup includes...

Hello All, I was hoping someone could explain some of the aggressive behaviors of my discus and any way to reduce them. I have a 45 gal. with one discus, one angel, several rasbora and several neons. I added a slightly smaller discus today. The older discus has spent some time chasing the...