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    Wanted: Dwarf baby tears

    Looking for a nice chunk of Dwarf Baby Tears! Paypal ready to go!
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    Angelfish rapid breathing, HELP!

    Hey guys. I'm having issues here with my newer angelfish. We recently purchased four new angels to add in our community tank, and recently, two have died. No diseases are obvious, and the two older angels in the tank are perfectly fine. Theres also a pictus cat in the tank who is fine, and the 4...
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    Need plant recommendations 10g

    Hey guys, I'm looking for some recommendations for some nice mid ground and background plants for my 10g RCS tank. For foreground I havent decided if I was going to go with some fissidens splachnobryoides, or pellia trichomanes. I would like to add some color diversity as well. I'm aiming for...
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    Joey's 10 plant/RCS build log

    Hey guys, I wound up getting everything I needed figured out and whatnot, so I started with the 10g! My plans are to do a low tech build for now, and work my way up the ranks to a high tech build. So today I set the tank up. I put together my modded stock light hood for now with a 14watt CF...
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    looking to start a 10g planted tank, few ?s

    Hey guys. I just picked up a 10g and a 20g long tank the other day. I'm looking to put the 10g setup on my desk, and do a planted shrimp tank. Currently, I have the stock hood/lighting on the 10g, and I'm looking to get a bit more light out of it without dropping tons of money at this point...
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    Weird Algae in tank, HELP!

    Not sure what's going on in my tank, but this algae sprouted up a little while ago, and it's been getting worse very rapidly. What does this appear to be and what should I be doing to remedy the situation?
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    30g additional tank mate questions

    Hey guys, I have a 30 gallon, and I currently have a pearl gourami and an angelfish in there (not sure what type of angel). The gourami is about 3 or 4 years old, and the angel about 3. I also have a few amazon swords in there that keep multiplying.:D But I'm looking for a few new tankmates to...
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    Need plant help with splitting

    Heya guys, I picked up an amazon sword and another plant a couple weeks ago, and they absolutely blew up. I have a 100w reptile heater light shifted over so only roughly half of it actually hits the tank, a foot away. Anyways, I'm looking into splitting these plants to I can plant them...
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    Snacks for angels, gorami, and pictus

    Are there any types of food that angelfish like alot? And how about Pictus cats and gouramis?? Ive been feeding my neon tetras freeze dried bloodworms and they have been going absolutely crazy over them, but the angels, gorami, and cats dont seem to care too much.
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    Aquaclear 300 HOB just died, what next?

    Heya guys, I noticed that my filter stopped running today, and I tried plugging and unplugging the power with no avail. What new filter should I be looking at thats really good? And possibly the cheapest place to pick one up whether on the internet or locally. What should I do in the meantime...
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    pH is way too low!

    Hey guys, I'm having a problem with my pH hitting 6.0 in both of my tanks. When I test the tap immediately, its around 6.8, but as the water sits and the gasses dissipate into the atmosphere, it also drops to 6.0. What options do I have to bump the pH up to reasonable levels without constantly...
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    Picked up a 10g....

    Hey guys, Just picked up a 10g for free, and it came with a filter and such, but Im dumping all of that for new, because its not very clean at all. But with that out of the way, Id like to turn this into a planted shrimp tank. I really like Red Cherry Shrimp, so I figure the tank could be setup...
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    Cleaning Python (Mildew)

    How do you guys prevent mildew from forming inside your python hosing when not in use? I cant for the life of me ever seem to get the 50ft dry before storing it.
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    HOB vs Canister vs W/D with Refuge

    Hiya guys, I have a couple questions. What is the best type of filtration? And what are the pros and cons of each? I know its a pretty general question, but I'm trying to figure out the best ways to filter and add versatility to different sized tanks.
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    Pictus Cats and Goldies together?

    Hello, Ive got a 72g bow with 3 golds in there, id like to take the two pictus form my 30 and put them in the 72. Will they get along right and is that a safe thing to do? Assuming the temperature and pH are right.
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    Sand type for planted shrimp (and other related questions)

    What kind of sand should I use for my freshwater 5.5g, which will be planted with shrimp. I was told to use sand because the shrimp like to filter through the sand and whatnot. How many pounds would I need for a 5.5g?
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    72 Gallon Bow Tank Planning

    Hello, right now we've got a 72g Bow with two larger goldfish. One 3inch w/o tail Blue Oranda, and one 5inch w/o tail Comet. Right now we're using a Fluval 403 cannister filter, with a dual output air pump w/ two bubble wands. Here is the question.... Where do we go with this tank, we want to...
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    Angel mating dances

    What do the Angelfish mating dances look like, theres some funny activity going on in the tank that I havent seen until recently.
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    Want to start a 5g planted, need advice

    Well I was digging through my basement today, and I found a 5g that I used to have an Anole(lizard) in back in the day. If I cleaned this out, would it be okay to use as an aquarium? And assuming it will, Id like to do a shrimp/mass planted aquarium. How is this maintainence-wise on a 5g, and...
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    Need help upgrading light fixture

    Id like to start getting into plants for my 30gallon aquarium with glass canopy. Right now I have a 20watt fixture for my 30gal, and thats comes out to like .66wpg. Not good. Can someone help me setup a fixture so I have a good base for planting? Id like to get some plants that will grow without...
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    Remote wired thermometer....where to place?

    Heres a picture of my tank, courtesy of paint. Ive got one of those corallife digital thermometers with a 40" wired probe, where should I place it in the tank? Picture below.
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    Want to buy cleaner shrimp, have a few questions

    Hiya, Id like to get some cleaner shrimp for my tank, and I have a few questions. First, how many should I get for my tank, second, will they live peacefully with whats in my tank already, and do I need to feed then anything other then what they can scavenge? Size of tank: 30 Gallons Tank...
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    Many problems with tank, please read

    Hello, after awhile of thinking my tank was running well, some problems decide to arise. I have two afflicted neon tetras. One has, and this was just noticed, a slight curvature of the spine, floating/swimming kinda around the other neons, but higher in the tank, with his body twitching a...
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    Angel not eating

    Heya guys, awhile ago, like 2 weeks, I got a new angel, as soon as it was put in the tank, I was in the middle of feeding them fish tubafex worms, so the angel was eating out of the worm feeder, but since I havent been feeding them worms anymore, at feeding times when I feed them flakes, he/she...
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    Neon with mouth open

    heys guys, I noticed that one of my new neons has his mouth open all the time and stays in the same spot, paddling to keep his position. What could cause this?
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