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Thanks for all the advice. I have a 48" long tank. No major algea outbreaks yet. I do get some green algea that will form on the bottom now and then. But that tends to happen when direct cunlight shines into the tank. My wife sometimes forgets to keep the shade down .

I want to make small beta tank. I will glue together acrylic or plexiglass. i do have plexiglass that says it is acrylic pringted on it. My question is what kind of glue should I use to glue it together. Thanks very much.

can I just go to petco and buy some new bright bulbs to replace the bulbs in the hood? Or do I have to spend a great deal for new lighting fixture? I am currently happy with what I have but i do want to grow in the hobby. But with a big family funds are always tight. I really want to give my...

Are you planning to go Reef? or stay with FOWLR? ok well to determine what to do first here are a few questions. 1.Are you using RO/DI water Any algae problems? 2. What is your method to mixing Saltwater before adding to tank 3. How are you measuring Specific Gravity 4.Do you have a test kit...

I have been running a 50 gallon marine tank for almost two years. I have some live rock in it. I know i should have more. I am not running a sump or skimmer and i use the standard lighting you get when you buy a aquarium from Wally World. What I am asking is if I am not losing fish and my water...

If we use loaches to get rid of snails what do we do when there are no more snails to feed the loaches? Get more snails? hahaha its a catch 22 .

Not to change the subject but i have been lucky in regards to getting fish to eat different foods. My vilante puffer eats whatever i put intot he tank. when i got him he would only eat frozen krill.

My Mandarin is eating flakes and granules and also brine shrimp he is starting to plump out again. I'm going to be getting some live rock in the next couple weeks. What a cool fish.

Dumb question what is a pod and what lives inside of it and how do i get the little critters to plant into the pod? This was not a good fish to buy i have no lr or pods. I was told they eat live foods so i planned on simply feeding them brine shrimp.I'm glad to have you guys here to help thanks...

I put a switch into the line and the led's burned out. However the link to the site to get a new setup isn't working. I have bought LEDs and resistors from another site but i keep blowing the LED's. I need to know what size resistors to get with my LED's I'm using a 4volt output power source...

I purchased a spotted mandarine tonight. I was wondering if anyone has any good thoughts about good care of them? I got a little advice from the local fish store. But i wanted everyone opinion here. Thanks[/code]

With the prices of gasoline lately its cheaper for me to raise brines at home then going to the lfs once a week. This also helps me keep this obsession in check. :wink:

I did this to my marine aquarium. Drove my wife nuts for almost 3 days but the sand settles and did not harm to the fish .

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Good advice don424. KUDOS to that.

I do not have a skimmer. However i notice that you need to do water changes a little more frequently. For me when the bubbles reach the surface of the water they should pop pretty quickly. If they do not they stay floating for 3 or more seconds it is time to do a water change. I notice you start...

I have put silica based sand into my marine aquarium a little over a month ago and it still going great. My clown fish seems to love it. I simply got the quikrete brand from the depot. It has been washed and dried already . I put it in hoping for good luck and I have NO problem with it whats so...

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I have a habit of watching my fish each day. I do not mess around to much with the tanks. I only mess with the tanks on saturdays. For testing water changes etc. There is something about fish that calms your nerves and maybe even gets you to thinking more deeply. Enjoy your fish as much as you...

Its very simply to raise brine shrimp. I get brine shrimp with the salt premixed with the eggs . All I have to do is add water. The fish love it. I am about to try to do it without the premix to see how it goes.

For marine tank I will always have a puffer fish. I love there eyes. and they sleep really funny as well.

I will always own a mixed tri-color catfish shark. They are sleek and Fast grow to a nice 6-8 inches long and make a nice addition to a community tank. That is until you go on vacation for a week and come back and see that half your fish are gone cause he has eat'n them. hahaha

My wife really likes to two gold fish in our 55 gallon. They seem to have a lot of personalty. and the two goldfish we have may poop a lot but there is never any left over food rotting on the bottom of the tank. They "EAT EVERYTHING" including certain types of live plants. If they aren't fed...

No I can not say I have ever heard of that.

I have found that my tomato clown will deliberately shake himself a hole into the substate about an hour before i turn the lights off. Then in the middle of the night i will see him lying down in that hole. The first couple times i thought is he alive? HEHEHE. I guess my point is fish know what...