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What's the ABSOLUTE minimum time for: A) letting the silicon cure before adding water B) adding fish to tank after adding water? I don't have a holding tank for my fish, so they'll be hanging out in an igloo cooler in the garage while all this goes down. What are y'all's thoughts? I...

I have disconnected a Fluval 104 from my aquarium and am planning on using it when I set up another tank after Christmas. I did not drain the water from the canister, I just turned it off and left it full of media and water. My question is how long the bacterial colony will live without...

M confused if people are using Dryloc to seal their concrete on the background or using tinted Dryloc INSTEAD of concrete/mortar. Please advise.

Well, I've been thinking about it for a couple of weeks now, and I decided I might as well just go for it. My designs going in a 48x24x18 tank. It will measure 43x22x11 with cutouts for the heater and 2 filters. I'm using 1" board and GE1 silicon. I'm going for a sharper shale-type layered...

I acquired a tank with the current stock from a gentleman getting out of the hobby. I've been able to find "look-a-likes" of all my fish, but I'm not experienced enough to be able to put a sci. name with my fellas. And while I know I can get along with "Bumblebee Cichlid" for the most part, I'd...

I want to get started with some live plants in my 90gal Mbuna tank. What are y'alls favorite plants to have in there? I have a few Java Ferns now that get torn up a little, but not eaten... is this going to be the case with all plants?

I Have recently acquired a new cichlid tank: a 90 gallon tank currently under-filtered with a Fluval 104. I added a Marineland C-220 but realized this wouldn't be enough turnover in the long-run when it's fully stocked. So, I picked up a Fluval 404 on eBay and was planning in it replacing the...