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I've got a 16 gallon bowfront and put some red ramshorn snails in and now i'm infested in them. Is there a way to get rid of these with out hurting my fish or breaking down the tank ?

hi everyone, i have a 55 gallon tank with standard hoods and lights. the bulbs are 19 watt and i want something brighter. can i put a higher wattage bulb in the standard hood without causing an electrical problem ? if so, how much do you think i can up the wattage of the bulbs.

I have a new 16 g tank and the first fish i bought for it were 3 orange lyretail mollies. now i've got a dozen or so babies. will it hurt to add a few corys ?? i can keep a few of the babies but really can't handle all 12. what do you usually do with extra fish ? how long does it take for them...

hey everyone, i've had several threads on here since starting up a 16 g tank. i started with 2 lyre tails and they're doing fine. two days ago we started seeing babies ( thanks petsmart ) we,ve 14 now. i have never had babies before. just a few questions. how long till they get any size to...

hi, i've been trying to do a fishless cycle on my 16 g tank. after getting frustrated that i couldn't get it to cycle i bought a angels plus active mag filter. the tank was supposed to cycle instantly and i tested it and the readings were good. a few days later i bought 3 lyre tail mollies and...

hi, i've been cycling my 16g for about 3 weeks now. my ph is perfect, ammonia is 0, nitrites are 0 and i have no nitrates. is something wrong ? i thought i should have some nitrates. can i add fish now ?

i've got a 16 gallon tank i'm trying to fishless cycle. the ammonia is still at 4.0m and the nitrate level is 160. i thought the ammonia went down when the nitrates went up. why are the nitrates so high ?

i'm fishless cycling a 16 gallon tank. everythings up and running and i've added a statue and a rock from an established tank. i set my ammonia up tp 4, had to add to it once and now i'm at 3ppm. my nitrite is 5.0 and my nitrate is 0. am i on the right track ? if so what should i be watching for...

i read in the fishless cycling section that filter media is better than the typical carbon filters. is this true ? i see that they make chemical and mechanical filter material, whats the difference and which one is best. i'm in the process of cycling a 16 gallon and i've also got a existing 55...

hi, i'm setting up a 16 gallon bow front and am doing the fishless cycling. the fourm says to add a small amount of ammonia to bring the level up to 4 ppm. how much should i put in to start with ?

i'm setting up another tank in a few weeks. can i use pea gravel from lowes if i boil it ?

what is the purpose of an active sponge filter ? i have 2 power heads with under gravel filter and a dual filter bio-wheel. i have a bubbler also. do i need more filters ? how does the sponge filter work ?

hi, i'm new to the site and have a thread out there concerning my 55 gallon tank. i have loaches, striped leporidous, barbs and danios. is it possible to cominglr cichlids into this tank or am i only able to keep semi-aggresive fish.

i'm new here and i've got a 55 gallon tank that i have constant water problems. i have a bio-filter and 2 power heads in use. i don't think the tank has ever cycled correctly. i've never had any algea, i'll randomly loose fish and have to add chemical to bring down the nitrite level. i have 14...