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This is one I just got not sure what it is I just really liked him. Yesterday he went in my tank with 3 others and was doing fine. But today when light came on he was hanging out at the top and in the bubble wall and when he comes out he gets chased by everyone. Should I let it be and work out...

I have a 55 gallon African cichlid tank with dual fluval 305s. Right now I have 5 acies thinking about getting rid of 3, 3 yellow labs one I'm donating to a lfs do to not getting along have done everything to try keeping it, 1 red fin borleyi, 1 red exasperates thinking about getting another one...

I have a 55 African tank with 5 acei's 3 yellow labs. I was just at the lfs and they had a pretty good selection of Africans so picked up a few more. I am thinking about taking 3 acie's and one lab out and do 20 fish 10 pair of 2 each of different species. Any ways I picked up 2 red fin...

I am in charge of the tank at work and it has a bad algae problem. A little back ground on the tank. It was nasty when I started really bad algae problem one 3 foot light the tank is a 230. So took it down and cleaned the whole tank new decorations and new media got rid of the old light brought...

I am redoing a 235g tank at work that has looked like crap since I started there. I have a mamba tank at home. So they are letting me take over the tank. They want a colorful tank with the fish. I just donno what to put in it they don't wand cichlids or aggressive tank some schooling fish maybe...

I have a demasoni that tail got nipped sometime and want to get it back healthy because it is getting picked on by the others. The tank is 55 with rocks and fake plants I have 5 yellow labs what apear to be 1male 4 females 5auratus 1 male 4 females 11 demasoni The 5 labs were add one day...

My tank is fully cycled now and am looking at getting 3 species one being yellow labs. The local petsmart has the best yellow around me. But a few others a little feather away have better selections then the local petsmart dose. So my question is can I buy the 1m 4f yellow today and add the...

I just got my 55 gallon mbuna tank cycled. I just did my ammonia to check make sure everything goes to 0. No my question is what would be a good stocking list I want to keep 3 species at a 1-4 or 1-5 ratio. My girlfriend likes the Melanochromis auratus are the on the less aggressive side or more...

I have a 55 gallon I am in the process of cycling for a african cichlid mbuna tank. I am at like week 3 or 4, yesterday I checked everything and ammonia had dropped, nitrite was off the chart, and nitrate was between 40 and 80ppms. So I did a 50% water change. Then I added the top fin water...

I am looking at a new 55 gallon tank that i want to make into a african cichlid tank. The tank i am looking at comes with a uv sterilizer hydro filter and fluval 305 filter. I have looked up african cichlids and here are a list of the ones I like. in order from ones i like most to lest 1...

I was looking at a diy skimmer but after pricing stuff i can get a bh100 or bh100f for about the same price. Since i am new I figured it might be the best bet so I am not fitting problems with a skimmer not working or something. My question is can I connect it to a cpr hob refugium. Also can I...

I am new to the site but wanted to share my diy stand I built to hold the 10 gallon tank will hold my new 36 bow front when I get it ready to set up. Will be building new stand for the 10 gallon. But for now here are a few pics of the stand. I made a whole 1x1 cabinet with 6 legs then half...

I have a 36 gallon bow front tank with a center brace so I want to make two led lights to get around the shadow from one light. Rapidled has a 6x10 heatsink which would be great for getting around the brace. My question is I donno how much light I need I was looking at a light with these 1x...

I am in he prosecc of building a 36 gallon bow front tank into a reef tank. I was going diy a light but after figuring some numbers on price I ran across this light would this be a good light for a reef tank. Also how hot would it get and would it melt the center brace. Odyssea Metal Halide System

I am in the process of building 35gallon reef tank and am working on the skimmer and refugium and have questions about it. Just wondering if this is a good idea on one. The size of it is 25L x 4W x 17H it will be setting behind my main tank. Do to not having room for one under the tank. I have a...

Really fast drowing in paint will git one better when not so late but would this work for a skimmer/refugium. The purple is the overflow pluming and pump to send it back into the tank would something like this work kinda making a under the tank style with a hob style to sit on stand behind the...

Looking to build first reef tank Like the title says this is my first saltwater build. I have a chance to get a new aqueon 36 gallon deluxe bow front aquarium kit that comes with: Bow Front Glass Aquarium (36 gallons) Quiet Flow 30 Power Filter for crystal-clear water (Large filter cartridge...