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I'm not sure what happened but I was gone for the holiday weekend and returned to find my killifish with an enlarged, red rimmed eye. He has lost ALOT of his yellow color and is clearly sick (acting strange - different than normal). I haven't had time to search on common diseases so DON'T...

I have 10g, non-planted tank with an Aquaclear Mini, 2 sponges and some Fluval Bio-Rings in-between. I do weekly water changes and I always rinse the bottom-most sponge pretty good in tank water that I've removed into a bucket. I then swap the bottom sponge for the top, keeping the bio-rings...

I would be so grateful if somebody with a "Medium Oak" colored tank/stand/canopy (whichever of the 3 you have) made by Oceanic could post some pictures (distance and close-up) in a reply to this thread?? I'm debating on buying a canopy for my 55g but it's an older Oceanic "Nature's View" line...

I've been looking to start up with plants again - I had a 29g and 45g planted about 5-6 years ago but had bad luck and left the hobby! Anyways, I like the stylish, sleek look of the Eclipse 6g as I want to start small and have a dwarf puffer or two :). I'm curious if the light over the Eclipse...

Just curious if feeding corys (6 pandas, 1 pygmy) brine shrimp alone is a problem (nutritional value) ? I can't feed them flake food because it just sits on the surface. I've tried the sinking wafers but they ignore them! ?

Do Oto's need driftwood in the tank for their diet? I just bought one and I know pleco's need it but do Oto's?

Stats: All-Glass 10G Aquarium 15W Aqua-Glo Bulb (Flourescent) Aquaclear Mini with 3 spongs - 2 inside, 1 covering the intake 50W Ebo-Jager Heater Lights on a digital timer, 8 hours per day Fish: 6 Panda Corys 2 Pygmy Corys (might be 1 now) 1 Oto Considering: If the other Pygmy dies, I'm...

Hi All - I have a 10g tank with an algae problem. I've had the problem for awhile and it goes away when I leave the lights off ALL the time but then I can't enjoy it! Nitrates: 10mg/l The tank has been setup since Oct 2004 with 4 Pygmy Cories. I added 6 Panda Cories to max out the tank on...

I have a NON-planted 10g tank that I'd like to keep that way except for the algae growth that accumulates on the decorations. It takes about a week (I do weekly water changes) for the algae to get grow enough to get on my nerves. I have a simple "bring out the fish colors" aquarium bulb...

I have a tiny 10g tank with an AC Mini on it. It has 5 pygmy corys in it and has been cycled for a month now (tank has been up for 2 months). I have 2 AC Mini sponges in the actual filter and 1 cut/custom-fit onto the filter intake. I rinse the one on the filter intake once per week, when...

When I do a water change, should I remove the water, add the new water and then add dechlorinator? Or should I remove the water, add dechlorinator to the water currently in the tank and THEN add new water? And I assume I need to turn the heater off during this time (Ebo-Jager)? Thanks!

This is my final change to my stocking list for my 10g: 4 Hatchets 6 Cardinal Tetras 4 Pygmy Cories or 4 Hatchets 6 Cardinal Tetras 3 Albino Cories I LOVE Albino cories, their pink color and extremely playful nature. Granted all cories are playful but I've had albino's before and they've...

I setup my 10g tank about a month ago next week and was away on vacation for 2 weeks, getting back on election day. I put a shrimp into the tank the day before I left (one week prior I did the "ammonia" method with household ammonia). I now have 20 or 40ppm Nitrates in the tank, even after a...

I bought a master test kit from Big Al's and the bottles have a number on the upper-right of the label such as "0504" which I assume means May 04. I saw some at the LFS yesterday and they said "1003"! How old is TOO old for a liquid test kit, specifically those by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals?

I went to Home Depot tonight and picked up a back of the Quikrete commercial grade sand (medium). I thought it would be white but it was the standard, neutral color. It's also not fine grained like true sand, since I bought medium. It's more like tiny gravel. Will this work like sand as far...

Hi everyone - I've changed my 10g stocking plan from: 3 Hatchets 4-6 Cardinal Tetras 3-4 Cories to 6 Cardinal Tetras 2 Khuli Loaches 3-4 Cories I've always liked Khuli loaches but I'm not sure they would work well in a 10g tank - what do you think? If so, are buying them in pairs ok? Or...

Just a quick question (I tried searching but couldn't find anything): What is the size of the flourescent bulb in a standard 10g striplight? (I'll be using an All-Glass).

I am going to be out of the country at the end of October for a period of 2 weeks. I planned on starting the cycling of my 10g tank at the end of next week. Since I won't be around to monitor or anything during the two weeks - is that safe to do? I just want some peace of mind if I can gain 2...

I'm reasearching lighting for my 10g aquarium and I'm a bit torn on what to purchase. My initial plan is to have a fish/decor/silk plant tank but in the future I'd like to try a nano-reef, possible small plant tank or cichlid tank (shellies). However I am no idea which I'll try yet :). I've...

Hi everyone - I'll be purchasing a tank soon and would like recommendations of online stores where I can get Omega One fish food. After doing my research Omega One and Bio-Blend seem to be the best foods. Also, if I have a sand substrate, do cories do better with sinking food?

Hi everyone - I just registered today but the aquarium bug bit me a few weeks ago. I'm going to buy a 10g tank to see if I truly want to get back into the hobby or not. My list thus far: Filter: Aquaclear 150 (or Mini?) Heater: 50W Substrate: Silica Play Sand (Southdown?) Test Kits: AQ...