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Hey everyone. 30 yr old married guy from Newark, NY checking in. If you dont know, I'm about an hour southeast of rochester, and about an hour southwest of syracuse. I'm still a beginner hobbyist. We have 4 tanks in the house right now. I'm really getting into creating my own backgrounds...

heya, I've posted this a couple times, but I figured I would just start one thread here to kinda show of my tank and new friends! Here's the tank with no fish: A few shots of my happy kenyi's (3 females, 1 male.. I think) this is the male kenyi.. I think.. the markings dont quite...

Hiya. my tank is finally ready for my fish!! yay! My cycling is over, and I have a pleco happily living in the tank. For those that havent seen my tank yet, here's a pic: now..... I want cichlids. My tap water PH is right around 7.6, but I'm sure I can change that with an...

Ok, I have a 55 gal that I am cycling right now. I'm planning on creating a cichlid tank, but all this fancy shmancy chemical talk has got me baffled. ok.. substrate.. I understand.. I am using plain old (dark) gravel for that. would sand be better for the cichlids? Filter - I have a...

Sorry my pictures stink... but please let me know what you think so far! My 55 gal

Ok, I have the background for my 55gal mostly done... it's all carved out and covered with cement. All I have left i to silicone it in the tank and hand-mold the pieces together. My question is this: When I silicone the background into the tank... am I trying to get a good watertight seal...

Hey everyone. I'm a complete amateur with the whole tank building thing, but I have dabbled in the fish area a time or two. My experience has been limited to a couple oscars over the years and a few various small fish. nothing major. Due to military, I was never able to keep a tank set up...