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I just got my computer back from being repaired and I logged onto Aquarium Advice only to find that the entire forum section has centered text. In the category sections, in the thread titles, and the posts themselves. I thought it was just my browser, but I can't seem to adjust anything...

I want to add more life my tank. Here's the specs: I currently have my 37G Tall (29"x12.5"x25") w/crushed coral sand substrate, and 25lbs of lace rock, stocked with: 1 - 3" Tetradon Nigrividis (Green Spotted Puffer) 1 - 7" Congrogadus Subducens (Green Wolf Eel) Bio-load seems pretty hefty at...

Since my salinity is almost full marine and I don't have any inverts I hope this is the right forum for this question. My GSP(Green Spotted Puffer) constantly swims in the current of my Aquaclear300 HOB Filter, I also have sediment settling on the rocks. I'm thinking this means I should buy...

For about 4 months now I've had my eye on obtaining a Green Wolf Eel but I had to wait for my brackish tank to be at a high enough salinity to safely pull it off. Not to mention that his Green Spotted Puffer tankmate was still a tad on the small side, here's the pics: We decided to let our...

Hi everyone, I just bought a Green Wolf Eel(Congrogadus subducens) yesterday and I was wondering how often I should feed it? The GWE is a 6-7" Male and about the diameter of a 1/2" PVC pipe. Last night I fed him a whole piece of krill which he strugged to get down because of the shape. I'm...

I've been playing with the idea of cycling through several different color temp bulbs over the course of a 12hr photoperiod to simulate a daylight cycle. Obviously the sun doesn't flicker on in the morning, hold the same Kelvin Temp and then just turn off at night. I'd like to simulate a...

I'm planning to build a canopy for my 200G Aquarium. I will be sealing it with some sort of polyurethane to minimize warping, but still I'd figure some woods would be better than other. I also want to paint it black and would like to minimize sanding if possible. Someone suggested furniture...

Hey everyone, About a week ago 32 Mangroves were shipped to my friend from Hawaii, spent 1 week in his sump with only about an inch of the pods above the water line and under a 13W fluorescent light. They then were moved to my 40G Brackish tank where they're in a 3" deep sand bed, about half...

Just got 20 Red Mangrove Saplings in from Hawaii, sprouted, acclimated, and ready to go. Too bad my Mangrove Swamp tank isn't yet. So I'll be growing them in a plastic tub for the meantime. Reguardless of where they're kept, I don't believe the display tank will provide enough nutrients for...

I need to buy some plastic mesh buckets for some red mangrove saplings. The smallest I've found so far is 4"x4"x4" which is way too big for my to bury. Anyone know where I can get some smaller ones? Thanks in Advance, Dave

Hi everyone, I ended up with a used canister filter when I bought my 200G tank. The canister is a Fluval 403 and it no longer has it's stock plumbing. I want to scrap what I have and start fresh but I'm not interested in having a spray bar for my paulidarium and I will probably need a custom...

I'm working on a design for a Tidal System to be used on my 200G Brackish Mangrove Swamp tank for couple reasons. The first reason being that Red Mangrove trees will not grow prop roots unless stimulated by tidal changes. The second reason being that my mudskippers and fiddler crabs will...

So about 1.5 months ago I bought a used 200G and it came with 2 canister filters. A Fluval 403 and a Magnum 350. I've been looking at the plumbing and trying to figure out what I have and how it works. I'm pretty sure this isn't what came with the filter from the manufacture. Here's the pic...

Hi, I have a 200G Glass Tank (84x24x24) and I wanted to know if it was important for me to put a sheet of styrofoam in between the tank and the stand. The tank is made of 1/2" glass. If I do need to put the foam under the tank, how thick should it be? Thanks, Dave

I'm currently making plans for a 3D Background for my 200G Mangrove Swamp tank. I went to price out sheets of styrofoam yesterday and found that pretty much the best price I could get was $5.49USD/each for 1"x12"x36" styrofoam sheets and double that for 2"x12"x36". I looked at Ebay and found I...

I decided to upgrade my 40G Breeder Brackish Archerfish tank to a 200G w/Live Red Mangroves. It's a pretty big step up seeing that my 4 archers are only 2.5" long but they'll love it. So I wanted to know if I will need to cycle my 200G tank or if I can just use all of my current media and sand...

Hi, I just picked up this 200G(84x24x24). I decided that I don't want to build a canopy and would rather setup a hanging flourescent light fixture from the ceiling. I had been thinking about going to home depot and getting some fixtures, but it seems that they only carry 24" and 48". Maybe a...

So I'm starting a new 37G Brackish Tank with a SG of 1.009SG. It currently doesn't have any live stock and the tank has not been cycled yet. The substrate is 2 grades of crushed coral sand and has 18lbs of Lace Rock stacked on top of it. Temp is 81F. I set up the tank 5 days ago and have...

Hi, Here's the run down. I've recently been working on putting together a 37G Tall (29.5 x 12.5 x 25.5) Oyster Reef themed tank to house a single Green Spotted Puffer. GSPs start off in mid-ranged brackish water and then migrate out into full marine as they reach maturity at about 4" in...

I was given a 6G Eclipse setup for free but the catch was I had to take it with 2" CAE. I am by no means a CAE fan but I don't want to give him away. Right now the tank has a bunch of silk plants and a black sand substrate. I'm interested in stocking it with maybe a couple more fish but what...

I'm starting up a new tank, 37G/29x12.5x25 for a single Green Spotted Puffer. The last time I cycled a tank I seeded it with a little bio-media from one of my other tanks. In this case I want to do the same again, but I wanted to know if I could go above and beyond that to jump start it. My...

I have this Chinese Algae Eater that I want to move into a bigger tank that has a Sand Substrate. I wasn't sure if this would be acceptable for him or not. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks in Advance, David

My wife and I just lost our figure-eight puffer because toxic gases built up under the sand. I want to stir up the sand in my archer tank right away but I wasn't sure if it was safe to do it without doing a water change at the same time. Can anyone answer this question for me so I can do this...

Hey Everybody, I was wondering if it would be ok to feed my archers fruit flies that I have been finding in my yard. I'm not sure if there would be anything to worry about like parasites or maybe something in thier diet that wouldn't settle well with my archers. I know that insects aren't a...

I'm pretty interested in obtaining a Salt-pan Sole for my brackish tank but haven't seen them in any of my local fishstores... has anyone seen these around? Seems like it might work out pretty well with my archers since it sounds like they like a mid-range salinity. Anyone have poor...