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I have a 30 gallon tank that is brackish setup for my GSP. And I use sand substrate and having trouble cleaning up the waste with my weekly water changes off the bottom. How do i go about doing this if i use a vacuum it sucks the sand. and some of the waste is 2 heavy for the vacuum to pick it...

Last year I bought my first tank a 29 high and bought 5 female and 2 male guppies Now a year later I had to upgrade to a 55 and have 2 many guppies. Every time i get alot of fry 2 or 3 adults die off. This has been a continus cycle. Is this normal? And how do i get rid of about 15 fish...

I have a 10 gallon planeted tank to breed snails to feed my Green Spotted Puffer. I used to buy plants at petsmart or petco to feed my apple and rainbow snails and used to get alot of small snails now i found out they treat there plants to kill the snail and snail eggs. I need to get those...

I upgrading from a 29 to 55 gallon tank i have one penguin 330 on the 29 . I really like the penguin because its very quite and the filters are easy to find and cheaper then the emperor and the emperor is so loud. My Questions 1. Will 2 penguin 330 be enough for a 55 gallon tank 2. Will 2...

My SG is 1.014 get really bad brown alge on the glass on on the substate weekly i have to do big water changes every week to get rid of it all. I have a GSP and a scorpion Fish. Feed My puffer krill but remove uneated food daily any suggestions? 0 ammonia 0 nitrate lights on 8am to 10 pm...

do they make a glue where i can glue acrylic sheets to the insides of my glass tank (im making a sump) and it has to be fish safe. and can i get it at a local store like home depot? Jeff

Setting up a tank that is going to have LR. I plan on ordering online or getting from my lfs. Is it best that i cure the rock myself before adding to my tank? Would it be better to order online would i get a better quality? and if i cure myself does the water have to be cycled before i...

Can anyone suggest a good Protein Skimmer for a 30 gallon tank that going to be full marine? I was thinking of the Cyclone BAK-PAK 2sm Bio-Filter would this be a good combo unit for my 30 gallon tank? http://www.cpraquatic.com/products/bakpak.html

I will be upgrading my 30 gallon community tank very soon. Whats the best way to do this. 1. fill 55 and cycle tank and add fish slowly until all fish are in new established thank? or 2. Use all the same decorations substrate 100 of the water filter and heater and just transfer to new...

ANy sites with good detailed info on building sumps? I have a 30 gallon tank on a stand and have an extra 5 gallon tank i wanted to use for the sump and dont know where to start any info would be great thanks jeff

Hello i have a brackish setup and going to full marine in a few months for my gsp and wanted to add some live rock. I did all the research on the live rock but how much lighting and what kind would i need for live rock. I dont want to add to much but enought for the puffer to hide. I have a...

Hi Everyone, I have a 30 gallon brackish tank and have a emperor 400 hob filter and its not doing a good enough job picking up all the krill particles my puffer leaves behind. Can anyone recommend a good filter setup to help me out. I have the 30 on a stand so maybe a sump any info would...

Does any one know if a South American Puffer is brackish or Fresh water. My LFS said it was Brackish. It was labeled a Striped s.a. Puffer so im assuming its a South American Puffer. It in my Brackish Tank Right now and seems to be doing fine. Here is a photo

Is there any other Fish That can Live with a green spotted Puffer? I had 2 Butteryfly Gobys for over 6 months living with my puffer and now i dont see the gobys Could a GSP eat the Whole goby leaving no remains? Jeff

Does anyone know if ghost shrimp can live in my communnity tank. I have guppies and platies. Do you think my fish would leave the ghost shrimp alone? Or is there any other type of shrimp or crab that can live in my tank and get along with my fish. I have a 5 gallon tank i keep a dozen ghost...

Im breeding snails for My green Spotted Puffer. I was just wondering how big will the snails get and how long they live. I have 3 total i think 2 rainbow 1 apple I had a planed tank that was doing very well it was divided but one night the snails got out and and ate all the plants...

Is it possible to breat Ghost Shrimp and Snails in the Same tank for my Puffers? I have a 10 gallon tank that just finished cycleing and want to breat snails and ghost shrimp . 2 questions best way to breed ghost shrimp and snails any suggestions would ge great thanks jeff

I have 2 green spotted puffers and trying to figure out the best way to do my weekly water changes. is it better to move the fish to temp tank to clean or leave them in there and do the water change and vaccum. they seem to really freak out when i leave them in the tank and do my clean and...

Setting up a 10 gallon planted Need to find a good placeonline to order freshwater plants. I have been to a few lfs and they dont have much at all if they do have any plants they look terrible. any suggestions would be great thanks jeff

does anyone know how much instant ocean it takes to get 1 gallon of water to a specific gravity, or SG of 1.005-08 Trying to get my brackish tank set up right for my gsp thanks

Hello i picked this goby up at my lfs and said to feed it brime shrimp and it will not eat anything i try can anyone i.d. this fish andy info would be great thanks

Hello i just bought 2 spotted goby and was wondering what to feed them my lfs said brime shrip or mysis shrip they sold me mysis shrimp and they dont seem to be eating them any suggestions

I just Got 2 spotted puffer fish and like them alot, Just wondering if anyone had some info on them i tried searching but not to much luck. Is there any site where i can get more info like what they like to eat the most what type of salt i should add to the tank . The lfs said aquaium salt...

Is this system worth the money http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=19237;category_id=2873 i saw it at the lfs the other day and was wondering if it really works i just started a planted tank and wonder if it is worth the money. Jeff

I have a question about fin rot. All my guppie fry have there tail fin rotting away there just getting big enough to show color and almost 90% of my fry 3-4 of them the rear fins are rotting away. What cause this. all the older fish are fine. Is this a birth defect or something wrong with...