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    Transporting fish and tanks....

    What's the best way? I'm prolly gonna be moving 3+ hours away including taking everything apart and setting it up again... It's a 38g with 9 Odessa barbs and one blue angel... I have prolly 75lbs of just substrate, I'm guessing but I have it at prolly 3 to 4 inches thick...I forget how much...
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    Treating with melafix...

    It's a quick question...so have a angel fish that's back tail is a little messed up...so I'm treating with melafix.... Now my question is...can I keep the carbon filter media in a tub with some tank water so it doesn't dry until he is healed or should I just buy another filter insert...it's one...
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    Done stocking...

    So I have a 12g Fluval Edge...prolly lightly planted compared to others I have seen...6 plants total... Anyways, its been up and working great for like 6 months or so, I just wanna know if I'm over stocked or what...it's all cycled and I check the water every few days and do the weekly water...
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    Newbie Mistake?

    So I have two aquariums both still relatively new, one is like 3 months, one is like a month old... Honestly (slap me if you want) I haven't been doing the normal weekly water changes I should (I think)...I was really under the impression that, Ammonia and NO2 and NO3 are good...its fine...
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    Co2 kit recomendations?

    My lfs carries ista kits but I'm just curious what others may recommend? It's for a 38g...moderately to lower planted...will add more as these grow in, going for heavy planted eventually heh
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    Gold inca snails...

    From what I have been reading its a fancy name for an apple snail... Anyways my research on google has been conflicting about weather or not they are gonna eat my plants or not... Are my plants safe? Heh
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    Question...

    So as a hobbyist...what else is in it for breeding fish? I picked up two beautiful angelfish (not sexed yet cause I don't think they are mature enough yet, but this is just wishful thinking) and I am just curious what else would be in for me besides the special setups and extra knowledge? I...
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    Powerheads and angelfish...

    Have a tank that has some real estate left in it and went to the LFS and saw Blue Angelfish for the first time, didn't plan on getting anything today and they were a little pricey...but...they look so awesome... Anyways got them in the tank now lol but I have a smaller powerhead in the tank but...
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    Quick question hopefully...

    So I have a fairly new tank...been doin a fish in cycle... Once I start to get nitrate readings is my cycle coming to an end? Zeros on nitrite and ammonia...
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    Qualification...

    Quick and easy... What qualifies a low tech tank and a high tech tank? Heh
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    New T5s...

    So I picked up http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=23753 yesterday...I upgraded from a crummy single t8... But the new light came with "Freshwater includes Pink Roseate 650nm Lamp and 6,000°K Lamp." and to be honest just from the looks the crappy light looked better, I...
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    Bristlenose Pleco Won't Eat...

    Tittle says it all...I have had for about a month I feed him zucchini daily, he is like maybe 3 inches nose to tip...I put him in a relatively new tank and I guess that was a bad idea (lfs said so)...but there has been plenty of algae for him to eat as of late...but he doesn't go for it...I have...
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    Possible plant IDs...heh

    Chilensis or Cyperus Plant in the back? Was just on a website that sells plants and those two look the closest but I dunno... I got 3 banana plants that are goin like crazy, one is a little gimpy but it's still lookin good... The front left is confusing too...maybe java fern? Any help is...
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    Snail!

    So I have a relatively new tank...cycled, but I just noticed 1 snail in it... I have heard that they will get out of control but should I leave him? Or what do? What's the difference between this snail and the ones you buy at the store?
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    Baby albino bristlenose pleco...

    He is like maybe 2in long tip to tip...dunno if he is a baby or what...but the last two days I noticed one of his pectoral (side fins lol) is like blood red...it's weird... Google wasn't any help cause I don't know what I'm lookin for but yeah... Is it something that's a problem or is it just...
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    New 38...

    I have had this set up for a week or so and just can't decide what the heck to stock the tank with heh... I have a smaller 12g fluval with tetras and rasboras but wanted to go a different route with the larger tank... Do tiger barbs get along with rams? Or possibly rummy nose tetras? Any...
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    38 gallon lights...

    Quick and hopefully easy question... Will 2 T5 HO lights be enough light for anything i want to plant or do I need to get a 4 light fixture...the tank is 20in high... Thanks in advance...
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    38 Gallon...

    So I got a new tank, have a 12g Fluval Edge that's cycling nicely... But the 38g is all setup have my substrate and water in it but nothing else...filter is doing fine and all but I check it this morning and notice condensation in the glass heater...call the company and they are gonna upgrade...
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