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my sister in law called and asked what could be in their tank? she described them as little black bugs on the edge of the tank. the tank is a coffee table tank i used to have. they are very tiny about the size of a pin head and black, only on the edge around the rim of the tank. they don't see...

i have 2 40 gal. freshwater that are very successful. i also have a 30 gal. salt i hate. it has ich just everything wrong from the getgo. so can i change this to a freshwater? i have an emperer 330 bio-wheel. a small powerhead. i am wondering can i clean the biowheel and use this. not sure...

my percula clown got ich, been using rid ich. how long do i use this? started a quaratine tank. 10 gallon. put him in and using this stuff for about 4 days now. it doesn't say how long it takes. thought about using some copper stuff at the lfs, but they said to try this longer and the clown cost...

ok so talking it over with the hubby and we can agree on a 96x18x30 have a huge cabinet that will be reinforced. talked to lfs can get acrylic tank with overflow for about 1600 to 1700. a hood with lighting for 550. my question is what kind of filtering? can i do my own sump thing. is that...

can i put a coral beauty and a bi-color angel together in a 30 gallon tank. :D

can i transport fish about 5 hours away from me. my sister wants my coffee table aquarium. she lives about 5 hours from me. if i put the fish in large coolers would they make it? what about the tank? it has an undergravel filter i was going to drain the water into 5 gal. buckets with lids as...

i would like to add some figi live rock to my tank. it is cycled "i know i should have done it in the beginning" oh well hindsight and all that. my question is will it hurt my hermit crabs, shrimp, 2 perc clowns and firefish. or will it mess up the tank already being cycled? do i buy it and just...

hi i have a friend who just got a new 30 gallon. she is doing freshwater fish, but is adding to many to fast. she set the tank up on sunday and added fish, then went back monday for more fish. tuesday the tank has an ammonia smell. so i went over with water from my 40 gallon and one of my filter...

i am going to set up a 240 gallon tank and was just wondering. i like the angels alot. both dwarf and large. are they hardier than the tangs. seems like alot of you guys have tangs. not hearing about alot of emperor angels or large angelfish. i like the blue girdle angel too.

hi i have 2, 40 gallon freshwater setups. my question is my friend just started a 35 gallon. is there any way i can help her quicken her cycling? maybe giving her some water? or something else?

hi. cycled my tank have 8 hermit crabs now had 10. got 2 percula clowns 1 false and one true. the true died 1 week after buying it. it had a long string of poop behind it the night before it died. it looked like a hair at the end and white towards the fish. was this a bacterial infection? no...

hi, i have a male swortail with a huge tummy all of the sudden. is it some kind of bacterial infection? i have a 30 gallon tank with an angelfish, a zebra danio, 1 fantail. and the swordtail. all pretty small still. the tank is 4 months old.

hi, just went to my lfs and saw the cutest fish a scooter blenny. my question is can a scooter blenny get along with a coral beauty, 2 perculas, a cleaner shrimp, a starfish and 10 teeny tiny hermit crabs. oh" i have a 30 gallon with a 330 penguin biowheel, a powerhead and a 4" sand bed. no live...

hi, can you guys give some tips to make the cleaning easier. i have a python to drain the tank with. i know i should mix the water at least 24 hours in advance. but how about using a powerhead to mix and pump it back into the tank? how does this work what do i need? i have a 30 gallon fish only...

hi, my lfs who only carries freshwater fish says he will order me saltwater fish for my tank as long as i pick them up the day they come in. he lets me see the price he pays for them and will mark that up 25%. seems really fair to me. is this a smart move or not?

hi, my tank according to the LFS has 1 to 2 weeks to go before being completed for the cycling. however i have brown and green alge spots starting all over the sand and dead coral pieces i have. when i does cycle what can i get to take care of the sand at least. no snails please. had them in...

hi, been reading a lot in these forums and not sure what a sump is. also read that you can make a protein skimmer youself. how? my husband is very good at these type of things. can anyone show me pictures so i can see what a sump looks like? thanks. :?

hi, what is the difference between a dwarf angel and a pigmy angel? which are which? coral beauty is what?

hi, i have a 30 gal, with a emporer 330 bio wheel, 1 powerhead, and a 4" samoan sand bed. no live rock just dead coral peices with some barnacles. can i put these fish in slowly when it cycles. 1 coral beauty, 2 percula clowns, 1 hermit crab, 1 or 2 shrimp and a starfish? :D someone please let...