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I have a 50 gal turtle tank that I currently have a Fluval 404 (340 gph) as the main filter. It does a great job keeping the water clear, even with all the crud the turtles produce. The gravel, however, tends to gunk up pretty fast and I heard that running a reverse flow filter would help...

I have a 40 gal with a brown knife, a few blood fins, cherry barbs and an algae eater (it's name escapes me at the moment, but it's long and yellow/green). Anyway, I feed the knife frozen blood worms (and consequently the other fish too) about every two days, altho I sometimes stretch it out...

I actually have 2 questions. First one is concerning what kind of bulb to get. It's a 40G Tall non planted tank. I have been using just a standard freshwater bulb, but I'm not all that pleased by the light output. I really like how my moon light brings out certain colors. Should I just...

I'm heading home for the holidays. I'm going to be gone for 2 weeks and won't be here to maintain my tank. I have one of those auto feeders that dumps a little bit of food every 12 hours, so feeding is not a problem... except for my Brown Knife fish, who I need to feed frozen. Because of...

I have a 40 gal tank currently with 9 blood fin tetras, 2 golden algae eaters and a loach. I just recently added an African Brown knife and so far he's doing quite well. He's my first fish that I've had to activly feed. Can't just sprinkle some flakes on the surface of the water. Anyway...

My tank is experienceing what I consider unusually high water temps. It stays at a near constant 83 degrees. I am running a heater, but it's set down near 75. Should I worry about this?

I just got the first two fish for my 40. Bought a pair of Gold gourami's. One of them is larger (more mature) then the other. When I picked them out, i thought i had picked a male and a female, but when I got them home I discovered I had actually recieved 2 males. They've been in the tank...

exactly how necessary is cleaing out gravel? The way my current tank is set up, it is impossible to access any of the gravel with a suction thingie without pulling up all the plants and decorations. So doing regualr gravel vacuumes would be an all day affair. As long as I'm running a ton of...

Well I had my tank cycling for the past 2 weeks. I went through the trouble to use old materials from my current tank and had the interior set up perfectly. The tank was actually cycled. Perfectly clear water and test readings look great. So I go today to plumb in the filter as my heater...

As my 40 gal is now set, I need some more fish. I currently have 6 cherry barbs coming over from the 10 gal along with a couple cory cats. I'm going to get 4 more of the cherry barbs to give them a larger school (and to balance the male female ratio). The tank has a good mixture of open...

As i'm finishing the set up of my 40 gal, I'm having to buy a new heater. I was just going to go with a rena 300 watt submersible heater, but I found I can get a 200 watt inline heater for about $15 more. Here's the heater...

My tank is going to get water tomorrow and begin cycling. Unfortunatly I had to modify my bio wheels to get them to fit on the back of my tank....and the parts are still in the mail. So, would it still be benificial to just have the tank full or water sitting with an ammonia source in it...

Since my 40 gal is going up here in a few weeks I need to start deciding on how I want it set up. Initially my 6 cherry barbs and 2 corry cats are going to be the only inhabitants. I want to try to make this tank somewhat unique by mimicking as close as I can, the native habitat of the cherry...

In about 3 weeks, I'm going to be moving my fish from their current 10 gal tank to a 40 gal tank. I know all about the whole cycling process, but I'm looking for advice on what's the best way to use the bacteria currently in the 10 gal to populate the 40? I would just throw the filter media...

I have a newly aquired magnum 350 canister filter I'm going to be running on a 40 gal tank. I'm contemplating getting the biowheel attachment to run on the outlet. One reason is for the added bio-filtration and the other is so I can easily locate the inlet and outlet at opposite sides of the...

I currently have a 10 gal tank that will be freed up when I transition the fish to my 40 here in a few months. I'm thinking about turning the 10 gal into a small reef tank. Just some live rock and a few clowns. Nothing huge. I've seen a few display tanks like this at my LFS. Can you guys...

Under what conditions can Blue Green Algae survive? About 4 weeks ago, I fished out a plant that had some growing on it. I brought it into the bathroom and rinsed it all off in the sink. This produced one of the most vile odors I have ever encountered. Well, ever since then, the bathroom...

In my tank 12" 10gal I have a few plants that are about 13 inches long. So the top of the plants hit the surface of the water. I like the look but i'm running into a bit of a problem. Seems that the top of the plant seems to act like a filter and collects food particles. Today I discoverd a...

As my tank is now cycled, I figured it was time to add some new additions. This morning I picked up a pair of little Cory cats. So far they're getting along well with the Cherry Barbs. I picked up some wafers for them, as my tank isn't all that cruddy and my other fish are big pigs. Don't...

Was talking with one of my friends at work who suggested I add some live brine shrimp to the tank. I'm thinking about getting a small crab too, because of the layout of the tank is perfect for one. The thought was that the brine shrimp would give the fish and crab someting live to munch on and...

My fish are currently eating the wood i have in the bottom of my tank. Okay, I think they're actually eating stuff that's growing on the wood. My questions: 1.Should I worry about what is growing on it? I can actually see the growth in a few places. It is whiteish with some dark areas...

Even with my semi-daily (every other day at the longest) water changes, I'm getting crud accumulating on the surface of the water. My tank is still cycling, so I'm assuming that it is bacterial bloom. There is also some of it in suspension within the tank as the filter forces it downward. I...

I was just wondering how to tell the difference between male and female cherry barbs. I currently have 4 in my 10 gal and when I chose them I picked two small and two larger. I was also wondering about schooling behavior in general. Is there a social order among fish, just as in wolves? I...

Alright, just bought my first few fish for the 10 gal. I now have 4 cherry barbs happily residing in their new home. Did a water test last night at work and all my levels were normal, so I'll have to see on saturday what effect adding the fish did. They seem really happy. They absolutly love...

I'm setting up 10 gal tank and need some advice on tank set up and fish. Like I said, my tank is a 10 gallon, but I will have a 40 gallon availble by the end of may. Currently the tank is maturing with the aid of some cycle. I'm running a 200 GPH trickle filter plus a 36" airstore (set pretty...