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I've started diversifying my food in all my tanks. Depending on the type of fish, I may alternate between bloodworms and flakes (guppies, neons etc.) and the cichlids get NLS some nights, flakes, peas and live earthworms other nights. I also started buying different flakes to add diversity...

The following post explains what has been going on. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f17/time-to-go-back-in-main-tank-331740.html I ignored the fish for a few days including lights out in order to lower stress, but today I checked on him and saw this I still want to save this fish...

6" Green Terror in 150g mixed planted cichlid tank (African and Central Americans). Fish looks healthy, very active but won't eat and has white stringy poo. 8 fish in 150 and they've been together 8 months No tank changes other than standard conflict with same size Dempsey Started pooing white...

6" Green Terror in 150g mixed planted cichlid tank (African and Central Americans). Fish looks healthy, very active but won't eat and has white stringy poo. 8 fish in 150 and they've been together 8 months No tank changes other than standard conflict with same size Dempsey Started pooing...

One way directional filter flow freshwater 210 I'm designing a planted discus freshwater 210. Since clean water is especially important with discus I'm thinking of running three canister filters with all intakes on one end of the tank and all outflows on the opposite end. I would like to put a...

I had a pump failure and the pump was a part of the heating system for my 150 Ran over to Wally World and bought a $15 ceramic heater and stuck it under the cabinet pointing at a large canister. Between warming the canister water and adding heat to the bottom of the aquarium within one hour my...

I started a post a few days back asking about using the Gulf to help with my cycling However when I unloaded the sumps I noticed that there was an easy 5 gallons of media in one of the sumps, it had been out of water for a few days but was still damp. I mixed up 10 gallons of water with 2 lbs...

I'm well versed on fresh water cycling but I'm reading that a well balanced reef does best with a larger variety of bacteria which can be brought in by various sources (most of them involving expensive rock) Can I put my rock in crab traps and lower it in the gulf/bay for a month? Can I use...

Could two strong men lift an empty 210 off a base and set on dollies by themselves?

I just bought 210 with 2 decent sized sump tanks underneath, they were fed from an uptop unit working off a siphon then feeding a filter tank unto a second tank with a pump feeding back to the main tank. Not sure whether the tank will be salt of fresh (currently have a planted cichlid...

I used to have some material that I used to hold plexiglass and I can't seem to find any. It's a simplistic material, it's kind of like a soft plastic about 12" - 3/4" with a T shaped notch which held the plexi. My description isn't great but........................

Winter is coming and it's time to fire up a heater. I'm running a 150 mixed cichlid planted aquarium currently filtered by one 500gph & one 700gph cannisters. I'm going to add a another 500gph filter with inline heater and inline UV. I need a pump to move water so I might as well buy a filter...

I have a 10 gallon tank with just a touch of brown algae, it's nothing major and I control it well with Excel and lighting but I was thinking that a small bristle nose or Siamese would that help keep the algae in check. I could add some nerite but I occasionally throw an assassin in this tank...

I'm buying my granddaughter a 17 gallon frameless for Christmas and I have an extra 500gph cannister laying around. If I build a spray/diffuser bar will the current still be too great? The tank will be a planted show guppy tank Thanks MeCasa

I'm thinking of adding a Brichardi and or a Aulonocara Firefish to the mix if I can find some nice ones. That will be it as I don't like to crowd my fish. Dempsey, still small but soon to rule Convict, current troublemaker Green terror, good looking fish Electric Yellow, another looker...

Because I need to know how I tell that the UV is on since there is no on/off markings on the switch Thanks

After months of preparation we're ready to stock our 150 so I'll take any suggestions on water quality etc. Because we need to travel for hours to buy the fish we want; (8 cichlids) they will be introduced on the same day which is July 18th I have two filters, Odyssea 700 cannister with UV...

I kind of like the way it looks but it's probably not good for my tank. It's only in one spot right under my temporary plant lights or that could be part coincidence or a partly a factor because this rock had some green on it when I built the tank out (2 months ago). That's why it was chosen...

The sand that is directly under my plant lights is getting black on top. No substrate under this sand, 4" of sand The sand that is not getting so much light looks normal. I see no algae on plants, rocks etc. No fish yet What is that black? Removed it once (only on top) but it was black...

I'm building a large LED array for my 150 and I'm running a few spots that will act as night lights. I have my tank sectioned off in areas and I need colors for two of those areas My plant area, what will bring out the green plants at night white? lime? cyan? blue? The next area is all...

I kinda thought this would happen so I'm not worried. One good sign is that the Amazons have plantlets that are growing larger and the leaves are turning very slowly. My question is whether or not I should just cut all the leaves off down low on the stalk saving the plants energy and giving...

Hello Everyone, I'm lucky enough or unlucky enough to live about an hour outside of Houston. The reason I mention that is that it means I have access to a few serious pet stores with good stock. I'm going to buy 8 different species of cichlids in one day and some may be hard to get on any...

I promised myself I wasn't going to do this but I need more tanks. I need a larger plant quarantine tank, I think a 40 breeder looks like the right size although those tanks with the round fronts are cute I guess Are all brands about equal or should I look for particular brands? Thanks

I've never had an open top aquarium and the first thing that comes to mind is odor. No mater how beautiful and clean my aquariums have been there has always been an aquarium odor when I opened the top. (at least on mine there was). Not terrible but there nevertheless. The 150 I'm setting up now...

Do those round plastic plant anchors work? Thanks