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I'd like to get something thats really newbie friendly but works really well (easy but very effective?).. as for what I'd like to keep.. here is a list of things I'd consider, obviously not much of anything until I know my tank can handle it but these are things I'd like.. Purple Mushroom Blue...

It's been a while since I posted, but I went to the LFS to look at tanks.. The people there aren't really all that bright or helpful.. I am looking to start a reef tank and later wanting to add some clowns, corals, tangs, and a few others.. I was thinking of getting a 75-90gal tank with some lr...

First, have you tested your waters? How new is your aquarium and how many fish do you currently have in it? Check this site for some general understandings.. http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Diseases1.htm Do you have a QT tank you can set up to treat your gourami?

Scuba Diving, National Geographic, etc would all be more than welcomed. :)

We're doing a collage for a class project, and I am not able to wait for subscriptions to begin to be able to get these magazines, so I am hoping some of you will have old Aquarium, Reef, Saltwater, Sea, and other ocean life magazines that you don't want/need anymore? I am looking mostly for the...

Before actually investing in anything living in your tank, I would strongly recommend that you buy & read 'The New Marine Aquarium' by Michael S. Paletta, it covers nearly all of the basic questions, cost concerns, and gives solid advice on what to consider before and after buying.. I'm about...

How big is your tank? & is the filter cartridge clogged with it? Can you describe the 'slime'?

Starfish & Lights? I have some experience with FW tanks, I raised a few Mollys and this really large orange fish that looked like a cross between a Molly and a Gold Fish.. and I had a few beta's, guppies, and hatchets, but I had live in help at that time, if things went wrong, someone else...

Ok, yet ANOTHER question!.. ok, if I cycle until the ammonia levels decrease, should I just add ordinary tap water? or continue treating it with the Aqua Plus?

do I have to QT the LR and LS or just the fish? I am assuming just the fish? I'm buying the fenner book and plan to buy the second in his set at Amazon once I am finished with the first.. I am so excited to begin! I'm going to follow the suggestions in the book and wait to buy anything until I...

doing too many things at once :lol: I meant water hardness, the GH/KH tests.. sorry for the confusion! :lol: Ok then, I'll just sit around and watch.. if the ammonia spikes, I should just do the 20% change again and leave him be?

What do you suggest I buy to use to test the water? I tested a few hours before the vacuuming and water change and tested again this morning, it's not really changed at all.. my chart lists 5 different color levels and he is right at the middle.. 1.5mg/l ammonia, ph is the same as yesterday.

was vacuumed yesterday so its been about 20+ hours but it doesn't seem to be clearing at all.. should I be adding bottled water insted of regular? the carbon tests all seemed pretty good (took very few drops to change colors).. He seems to be reacting rather well to the harsh enviorment around...

Treating Water Conditions I've been treating the water for high ammonia (as discussed in this thread http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=32279 ) I have done the vacuuming, changed filter, replaced the entire tank water once and 20% second time, and the water still reads a high level...

:lol: I don't think I have under estimated the cost, this is the only thing thats kept me from doing it for so long.. I didn't think I had room for a large tank but now that I hardly have any furnature in my livingroom, I figure its best to finally get my feet wet! :wink: I guess I am tired of...

His ammonia levels are still really high but he isnt acting ill, my friend is suggesting that I vacuum every day until the levels decrease, however, isnt it fatal to leave him in their so high? Perhaps I should buy a new test kit? There is nothing in his aquarium but a bubble wall, a faux plant...

I hope the member doesn't mind that I post their BEAUTIFUL tank? I'm looking for this kind of "growth" in the tank.. where should I start? :) *Hoping the member responds..*

I am really wanting to start a salt water aquarium.. I was looking at our local pet shop and they have this listed on sale: All Glass 72-Gallon Oak Bow Front Aquarium--Includes: Stand, Versa Top & Strip Light. Is this large enough to house a nicely colored live-rock, 1 blue tang, 1 clown, Sun...

you know, I didnt see anything flowing into the tube but water.. :? However the tube did suction the gravel into the larger tube but I didn't see anything dark or even much change in the water.. my water now is cloudy but I guess thats to be expected? The vac I bought was "Ultra Gravel Vac -...

I only actually have one fish, he's about 12" (25cms) long, and the vacuum I got has a tapered head thats MUCH too small for him to get sucked into.. it drained about 25%+ of the water, I added 2cap fulls of the Aqua Plus per 10gal (6 caps total) and a little of the Cycle (before I read this)...

I just bought a vacuum, going to clean up the gravel and wash out the filter, should I add any ammonia solvent or should I just wait and test? Change some water again? :?

I didn't know they made gravel vaccums! :lol: Yes, there is a thick reddish-brown gunk on the filter cartride, Since we bought a new filter the bio-wheel runs fine now :) The tank is cloudy but he swims around quite a bit now. My current readings are (using the tetra testing system - drops)...

We drained the water out and then used a cloth to wipe up the gunk under the gravel.. I saw today that there are freshwater under gravel filters? Would it help in his case? I have been using an alge scraper that has a shovel at the bottom to help get the gunk under the gravel so the filter and...

My ex boyfriend and I had bought our tank together, he knew about fish, I just picked the pretty accessories.. well we have since broken up and I was (or must have been) blessed! When we bought the tank, he set up the aquarium, and we had 2 white tipped cleaning sharks (catfish breed I was...