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Ok....I'm getting fed up. (not really - just a bit upset) I've had my 70 gallon FW tank up and running for a bit over a year now. I have had NO problems associated with disease (I.e. - ICK) or water quality. What I am not happy about is the build up of what I think is black algae on my SILK...

Ok....looking for some opinions/advice. I have a 70 gallon FW 'community' style tank (up and running about 11 months and having no problems). My current stocking is: 4 large Angels (actually have 2 mating pairs) 14 Rasboras 5 Rummynose Tetra's 2 Clown Loaches (which I never see as they live in...

Ok...I've had my 70 gallon up and stocked for about 6 months now. All is fine with my fish and water quality. I've encountered no problems over the past 4 months or so and I'm doing weekly 30% water changes and a light gravel vac about every other week. My question/problem is with my Angels. I...

I'm going to be going on vacation in about a month for a week and would like to get an auto-feeder. Anyone have experience with these? Also, and probably more importantly, how about recommendations for one? I want to be sure and get a good one......my tank is a 70 gallon tall and I have about 36...

Any ideas? 1~What type of fish is afflicted? Striped Angel, about 4 inches In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.). About 4 days ago I noticed that one of my Angels (and I have 5 all about 4-5 inches)...

I'd like a couple of opinions on my current stocking for my 70 gallon tall tank. I think I'm about at max, but was wondering if I could add either 3-4 more Rummies or maybe 4 or so other tetra's to kinda fill in the mid-level of the tank. I added the Rams a week ago thinking that they would be...

Ok.....I had to get rid (interpret that - take back to the LFS) my 5 Bleeding Hearts as they were harassing my 5 Angels. While at the LFS, I spoke with the keeper of the FW section on recommendations for replacement fish. He pointed me to a tank that contained German Blue Rams. I've been...

I have a twin tube fixture for my 70gallon tall tank. I'm not sure that I'm happy with the way the lighting looks. I have the 'standard' tubes that came with the fixture. They are All-Glass but really don't tell me anything else about the color/intensity. To me, they are kinda plain and the tank...

Ok....I've got 5 Angels (probably all about 3 inches) along with a good number of other fish in my 70 gallon. EVERY time I go near the tank, they appear famished. They get very excited and really 'look' hungry. I know that by everything that I've read, you do not want to over-feed! I feed twice...

Oh no. I just received a mailing from the power company that they will be shutting off my power for 3-4 hours next Thursday for maintenance work. Should I be concerned??? I have a relatively new 70 gallon tank with about 30 fish. I'm not too concerned about the water temp but what about my...

Ok....I have a 70 gallon that has been up and running for 12 weeks now. It's been approx 4 weeks since my tank cycled and I've been adding fish every week. Water quality remains good (0 ammonia, 0 Nitrite, about 5 Nitrate, Ph a rock solid 7 and the temp 79) My 'problem' is that I seem to be...

Please help. I have a problem in my 70 gallon. Here's my story. Yesterday around 2pm I decided to do a PWC(about 25%)/light gravel vacuum and clean about 1/2 of my plants (silk and about 9 of the 18 total). This went well although it did take me about 1 hour. My tank is relatively new being up...

Does anyone out here know/have experience with keeping Jumbo neon tetra's with angels? I originally was going to have a school of Cardinal Tetra's in my 70 gallon along with 2-4 angels. After researching and talking to a few LFS people, I'm shying away from the Cardinals as they appear to be a...

Now that the weather is finally starting to warm up a bit, and thunderstorms will become more frequent (and couple that with the fact that I live in an area that gets fairly frequent power outages), what can I pro-actively do to plan for power outages? I have a 70 gallon FW tank with a XP3...

My cycle completed last week! On Thursday evening, I gathered up my cycling fish (23 small goldfish) and went back to the LFS. I inquired about starting to stock my 70 gallon and they recommended putting no more than 23 fish in initially(!?) as they said the goldfish I was replacing are much...

Ok.....I'm 35 days into my cycle. Ammonia is at 0ppm and been that way for 2 weeks. Nitrite is 'around' .5ppm (certainly no more) for the past 7 days Nitrate is 'around' 5ppm PH remains solid at 7.0 I've been doing approx 20% PWC's every 2-3 days. Two questions: 1) Is the Nitrite reading of...

My cycle appears to be nearing the end - hooray! I'm thinking about and looking very forward to adding fish. I have a 70 gallon and at this point plan on stocking it as follows: 2-3 Angels 12-15 Cardinal Tetras (or maybe substitute Blue Flame Tetra (Colombian Tetra for the Cardinals....any...

I'm looking for confimation and assurance that my cycle is moving in the right direction. Started my tank on 02/19 (70 Gallon) with 25 small goldfish. Ammonia spiked at about 1.5ppm on 03/07 (lost 2 fish in that time) Nitrite (.5ppm) also started showing up on 03/07 Ammonia reading 0 starting...

I'm cycling my new 70 gallon tank and still thinking about (and anticipating) the day where I can start adding fish. :) Originally, I thought about a community tank where I'd have mainly Cardinals-12 or so, Angels-3 or so, Blue Rams-maybe3-4, Cory's-4-5, Oto's-3, and maybe another shoal of...

OK.....I started my cycle on 02/19 (12 days ago) with the introduction of 25 small goldfish (please don;t yell at me as I know many on this forum are 'fishless cycle folks!) Here is what's happened so far.... - I've lost 2 fish - day 2 and day 3 - All others appear to be very healthy and growing...

I know that I'm getting ahead here as I just started cycling my tank on Saturday but the excitement of looking ahead to adding fish is unbearable! I have a 70 gallon Show tank....that means its 48x13x26tall. I've decorated it with driftwood, a rock cave, and about 18 silk plants of various...

HI - well, after 3 long weeks of gathering all the necessary equipment, I've got my FW 70 gallon tank up and running. I went to the LFS today and got 25 small goldfish to cycle with. Any advice? Do I need to know anything special besides to watch the Ammonia, get ready for some water changes...

OK.....the tank is here (70gallon) and I just received packages from Big Al's and DrsFosterSmith containing my Filter (XP3), heater (in-line 300w), plants, test kit, and such. I'm still waiting on the stand I ordered from Dayton Aquarium Stands (check them out - good deals on Oak stands!) I've...

This is a new thread continuing my search for a filter for my soon to be 65 gallon tank. The orignal thread was Getting a 55 gallon tank and very confused. As you can see, after visting (4) different LFS's, my tank size has increased from 55 to 65 gallons......:) To recap, my dilemma is trying...

Ok.....I'm jumping back into the tropical fish hobby after about a 15 year or so lay-off. I've talked my wife into us getting a 55 gallon aquarium and plan on setting it up as a community tank with fish types yet to be determined. I've been reading much in the area of filtration and have to...