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I bought 3 packages on clearance of miraclebeam air hose and wire minder. Each pack secures up to 4 hoses and 6 wires. Here is the product: Miracle Beam Air Hose and Wire Minder - Air Pumps & Accessories - Fish - PetSmart One package is opened but all components are present. The other is...

Thank you all SO MUCH!!! I feel like I am coming out of the fog and getting things figured out, finally. I went to the store today and purchased a gravel vac and just did a 50% water change. I got a vac with a much slimmer tube this time, and that seems to have made a huge difference in the...

Update: I went out today and bought a good filter, heater, aerator and gravel. Made purchases based on recommendation of store employee who seemed VERY knowledgable and confirmed the advice I've gotten online. Am setting the tank up tonight to let it start cycling. Question: I just did a...

She lives in the basement because she HATES other cats. We have three cats upstairs that live together in harmony. Poor Precious was our neighbor's cat unti he abandoned her when he moved away. We took her in but could not get her to be anything but absolutely terrified/aggressive with other...

Oh no...I thought that putting the original tank water back in would "seed" the good bacteria. Here we are scrubbing everything down so it looks pretty and removing all the bacteria in the process. Which begs the question, what does a healthy tank look like? Should there be some brown stuff...

From the advice/conversation so far, it sounds like I'm headed toward setting up the 10 gallon, buying a heater, and stocking about 7-9 white clouds. Any further advice, keeping in mind this is still going to be in a fairly cold basement? I'm also ordering a heated cat bed for Precious for the...

Excellent, thanks! Water test kit is going on the shopping list. I don't add the store water to the tank--I net out the fish. I get the idea on the drip irrigation and could use an old 2 gallon tank for that purpose. Great idea! As for the water changes...Since I started using EasyBalance I...

Thanks for responding! I can tell already I'm out of my league here...I honestly have no idea about the ph or water parameters. I've taken water to the store a few times in the past to be tested, but not for over a year. I do use treatment chemicals when adding new water, and use EasyBalance...

10-gallon with goldfish? OK, say I go with the 10-gallon tank and tape down the lid so she can't go fishing. What kind of temperature range is comfortable for goldfish? And should I go with 2-3 small goldfish or just one individual? Is there a variety of goldfish that stays relatively small? I...

I have a 20-gallon hexagonal community freshwater tank. Obviously since there is more vertical space than horizontal, I have tried to keep a balance of bottom, mid-strata and top strata fish so all the space is utilized. In the 4 years that I"ve had this tank set up, I can't seem to keep any...

Hi everyone, New member, longtime amateur freshwater fishkeeper. I have a unique situation and am searching for some good advice :) I have a "basement cat" named Precious who lives alone because she does not like our other cats. We spend time with her when we can, but she is bored and lonely a...