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What is the Tank of the month award, and how does one achieve it?

Thanks bosoxlobsterman, I have a nicely planted tank with rock formations to provide tons of hiding places. Is it true that if you offer fish hiding places you increase your chances of seeing them more because they feel safer? Just curious, I read it a long time ago in an aquarium book or something.

Could a skimmer be of any benefit on my fresh water tank to help with surface film?

In my opinyon, sand sucks. I thought it was to dense and heavy and never noticed any new growth from the plants. I switched over to a medium rounded river pebel substrate and I see new growth EVERYWHERE. Also had problems with algae growth on the sand making the tank very ugly looking. It is a...

How big is the pleco? They can get quite large and he may just be unhappy with the small space he's in if he's to big. Do you supplement with algae disks/wafers? Might not be eating enough. Hope things work out for you. Any other aggressive fish in the tank? Might be getting chased/beat up by a...

Been thinking about getting some red and some blue Badis Badis fish. Anyone out there with knowledge or experience with these little guys? Please let me know before I make a uneducated purchase. Thanks

My Anglefish pair

Also want to add that after only 24 hrs of running, the water is indeed crystal clear. Still want other opinions on different filter (chemical) media, thats sutible for plants

Black Kuhli Loaches

Personal taste. I had sand in my tank for about a year. I thought it would look nice and all, but I was a pain for me maintain and clean. Kept getting a thick algae buildup causing it to clump together and just turned into a nightmare for me to take care of. I shitched over to a medium grade...

Possible algae or bacterial bloom.

Was getting into the hobbie as a kid, then got out of it when I joined the military 95-05. Picked it up after I got discharged, and been enjoying it ever since. Started with a 10gal starter setup, progressed to a 29 gal tank with my first canister filter. Now maintaining and enjoying a 50gal...

Hello all, This is my first post, so bare with me. I just bought an API Filstar XP canister filter yesterday and would like to know what media combinations, other than whats supplied in the box, work best for water clarity. It's a 50gal freshwater aquarium, stocked with about 10 live plants...