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AA rocks and thanks for all the input. LIke i said i will build on in a few weeks and ill post some pics when im done. Thanks again!! :P

thanks for the tips. I have been looking online for the past week or so at DIY plans, and will probably take it on in a few weeks. As for an overflow box i will probably buy a pre made one just cause i dont want to deal with it. I saw one guy who had plants in his sump and ghost shrimp was...

I have been reading about wet dry filters and how to build them. It seems that most people who have them have salt water tanks, I was thinking of making one for my 55 fresh water tank. Now my questions are: are they so much better than Canister filters and HOB filters you by at the store...

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So a Tiger Barb just died withen the last hour. He and 3 other Barbs in the same tank have allways been fat, i have been cutting down on there food in hopes to get them looking norma but has not worked. After he died i was touching his belly and it was soft not hard. I have 2 others that look...

will do the water changes and the gravel idea in pantyhose. thanks for the tip. The 45 has a 1 comet, 8 tiger barbs, 3 bala sharks, and 10 dinos(i think thats what they are called).

Well i never had a water test kit before. I grew up in hawaii and i figured our water for the tap is good and i never had a lot of fish. Well i got three big tanks now 45 55 and a 70gal. THe oloy one that has no Nitrite is the 45. My 55 with 2 plecos 2 pacus and 2 golden barbs is at 5ppm...

I had 4 tanks in High school then none for about 8 years now i have 4 again but they are much bigger. for good deals on secondhand tanks check out www.craigslist.com.

thanks folks. i will be hitting the pet store for some amonia killer tomorrow. AA rocks!

My girl says it smells like a swamp. No rug hardwood, just me and my girlfriend and she does not mess with my fish stuff, the comets are pretty big 6 and 4 inches. the carbon was brand new two weeks ago. if i dont feed them daily they eat my plant, ill be amazed if it will live now as it...

I got my 70gal fw set up in my bedroom with a fluval 404. I have had it going for about 2 weeks now and the whole bedroom stinks. Its from the water in the tank. Ive never had this happen before, but i have never had a 70 gal tank or a canister filter before as well. All thats in the tanks...

cool thanks for the input. Im sure ill have a ton more questions i just found this site last week.

thanks for the help and the welcome. lyquidphyre you said that you filled your tank up to much? you can have to much water in the tank?

I got a 70 gal set up with a fluval 404. This is the first time i have used a canister filter in the past always HOB filter. I thought that you needed bubbles in the water to get oxygen in it, but i read a post on this website that said you did not need a airstone with a canister filter...