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I had a fw tank for a few years and we just moved, so I am setting it back up. I am at the stage where I am ready to cycle my tank but I think I want to turn it into a saltwater tank. I have a 55 gallon tank. I want to know what it would take to turn it into a saltwater tank. I have a...

Here is the original strip I bought, and I have been very happy about it: http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl3684/cp18360/si1379087/cl0/coralifefwt5aqualightdoublestriplight48 It contains two lights, one Colormax Full Spectrum and one 6700K T-5 (5/8 diameter) fluorescent lamp. I cannot...

We have left the house before and turned the air off with no problem. However, this time around we didnt expect it too hit 119 when we were gone. Sadly, the fish were long gone, and the water was full of miscellaneous fish parts. I immediately took out the fish and drained all the water...

I have tried real plants in my cichlid tank and it just won't work. Is there a particular brand of fake plants that is known for looking very real? Thanks.

I am buying a powerhead from big als today, and want it to be completely submerged for my 55g. What are my options?

This algae isn't coming off the glass! Its green. I have had green algae before (and brown) and both came off fairly easily. However, I scrub as hard as I can and this stuff doesnt even move. What is the deal?

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Do plecos eat brown algae?

styrofoam from home depot ok to put under rocks? I know styrofoam is good to go under rocks, especially with cichlids because they tend to dig. Can I just stick it in the tank, or should I do something to it first?

I am looking to have a second 10 gallon tank for holding purposes. i would like to have a filter that can work on my 55g when the 10 is not being used. What is a quiet, affordable filter that would work?

I have tons of that gross brown algae. Plecos will eat it right?

I first posted here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=64967&highlight= I now added another anubias and a anacharis. Here is a picture of how they are planted... Any tips on these? the anubias came in a pot, should I remove it? There also appears to be some kind of fuse...

I have had a great time with my tank so far. I have a random questions however... First, any clue if this red zebra is a male or female? I have two of them, but I think both are female. Could this be a male? I think one of my labs is holding. I suspected her to be female and this morning...

Fish in my 55g: 4 Yellow labs (pretty sure all are males) 2 red zebras 3 Kenyi 1 ararutus 1 johanni 1 Acei 1 peacock eel 1 pleco One of the labs is the biggest fish in the tank and is the dominant male. The problem is this: He chases all the fish (mostly the labs) ALL DAY. He has his...

So I bought one java fern and one anubias. I am aware that cichlids can tear plants, but some said these two can work and so far they havent tried eating them or anything. Here is the light I have: http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_sku=13941 It gives me a little over 1...

my lfs dont have them. Where can I get them? I cichlids, and want them to stir up the sand for me. What do they eat? This could be a problem since my cichlids dont let any food hit the bottom...

My golden snail is floating on the top of the water. I push him down and he comes right back up. What is the deal, is he a gonner?

Thanks for all of your help guys. I got my 55g stocked with these fish: 4 yellow labs 2 red zebras 2 Kenyi 1 P.acei 2 Mystery Fish The mystery fish are below. Besides the mystery fish, all of my fish are females except one Yellow lab. He is slighlty bigger than everyone else and dominates the...

I have white sand, so poop is easy to see in my tank. Is there ANYTHING that will eat it, perhaps mts? How bad is it if i just sift the tank around and put it under the surface of the sand?

I posted a few days ago about my spike, but I think I have to do something about it now. My Nitirites are at least 45 ppm, and its been that way for two weeks. My ammonia phase took two weeks, and I should be seeing some kind of decline in Nitrites. I think I need to do something. There are...

First of all, thank you to everyone on this board for helping me put this tank together. This board was just about the only place I get information from, I don't know anyone with a tank :D . Anyways, as you can see by the pics my water is very cloudy, but I think that is to be expected with...

Ok, I got a cascade 1000 and put it together tonight. I dont have it up and running yet (hopefully tomorrow), but I put the baskets inside. It only came with three sponge things, one thick black one and a carbon bag. Someone suggested getting bio filter, so I got some of that and it didnt...

Ok, I am going to be receiving my order TODAY from bigals for all my freshwater equipment for my 55g. I decided against salt water becuase of its expense(mostly the fish), but an opportunity just came up. I dont know how much they plan on charging (could be close to nothing), but here are the...

What do you guys think? I got white color quartz sand, but want to know what color rocks and fish would look best in this setup. The color is called thorny branch, and is a very dark green. I got this custom made for $200, and he did A GREAT JOb. Very heavy wood, nice lines.