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I'm sitting here looking at my bare 75g tank which is almost at the end of cycling thanks to 7 Zebra Danios. Yesterday I paid for my oscar who I am going to name Felix. I will be picking him up next week (he will be the only fish that I keep in this tank after he eats the Danios). Anywho, it...

I'm a big fan of PWC's also. I started doing a 50% weekly schedule (Monday mornings) 6 months ago and I really noticed increased colors and a general increase in health with my fish. Also, my water chemistry is always good. I haul alot of water across my house, but it's well worth it.

Same here Malkore. I have 6 in my 75 and they may occasionally sit on the gravel next to each other but that's it. It could be b/c they are not all the same species, I'm not sure. I thought that they'd school more.

Thanks for all the advise so far folks :) Julidochromis dickfeldi was one of the species that I was going to look into in more depth. Now I'll look into Neolamprologus brichardi and Altolamprologus calvus :D

I like my Rena Cal Top Light Excel heaters. Submersible, easy to see temperature markings and accurate.

When I tear the tank down, would it be safe to put the HOB from the 20 on my 75 so I can keep my biological filtration going for the next setup?

I'd love nothing better than to get another tank. :D But it's not in the cards right now. I'm currently saving for a Ehiem 2260 to put on the 75. Then I want to get some PC lighting and CO2 for the plants in the 20. :D Hrm.. that reminds me that I 'm gonna need to also do a substrate...

I'm not sure yet. I finally made my mind up this morning. I would like to get a cichlid that is small enough to keep 1 or 2 of in the tank, is easy on plants ( b/c I want to try my hand at aquatic plants this tank) and one that can take my 8.8 ph water that is fairly hard. So most likely a rift...

Yikes! One of my Rainbows is 4" long.

My thoughts exactly! I'd go with 3. I'm partial to Julii corys. :D

After some thought, I have decided to make a small cichlid tank. I want to use my 20 gal tank but it's currently occupied. I also want to get rid of my 6 Giant Danios in my larger tank. What do people do when they want to start a new tank but don't want to wait years until the current population...

That would be good to know oxymoron. Yesterday my power went out for 4 hours and it got me to thinking about putting my heaters on a UPS. However, after going to American Power Conversion's web site and using their calculator to figure out how much UPS I need to keep 300 watts of 120v heaters...

I did an ammonia fishless on my 75 and it took almost a month on my 75.

I am wondering about how to get started with live plants in my 20 gal. Here's my quandary: I have very alkaline water in my tap. The ph is 8.8. I normally use Proper pH 7.0 to get this down for my tank which is a community tank. However, Proper pH 7.0 has a phosphate buffer, which, if I have...

After 6 years of keeping fish I finally completed my 75 gal tank by adding 4 (3 male 1 female) Kribs. These are my first cichlids and wow, it's just facinating to watch them. Now I need to get another tank and make a rift tank! :D A side benefit is that since the introduction of the Kribs, my...

Awesome :D

Yeah, I got one of those ornaments listed. http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?familyid=10543&sku=4258379866&tab=3&dept_id=1047&c1=1038&c2=1047&c3=&ct1=D%E9cor&ct2=Ornaments+%2D+Plastic%2FPolyresin&ct3= The paint is slowly coming off. Stay away from it. I plan to replace it next week with a...

I'm currently saving for a Ehiem 2260. I can't wait. :D

Can you please help me identify the following cory? I can't remember what the lfs said he was. I think it is one of the most beautiful fish in my whole tank (the pic doesn't do it justice). Is it some kind of reticulated cory, Harold Schultzs cory or some mix? Thanks :)

Looks great :multi:

4 weeks for my 75 doing a fishless cycle. I thought it was never gonna end. If you haven't seen any nitrites or nitrates, you aren't cycled. I tested every day. If you test regularly, it's not something you're gonna miss. You aren't using any amonia absorbers like Ammo Chips or anything are you?

Thanks for the advice. I haven't purchased anything yet, it was just something that I was starting to think on.