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Anyone have opinions on using a second filter for their aquarium? I have live plants, keep the water at 78 degrees and have a Penguin 350 HOB for a 55 gallon tank. I was wondering if there would be an issue with adding another HOB to help with filtration, minimize any dead spots and, by...

I'm pretty new to all of this but I found that I like: Six or so Black Phantom Tetras look great together and aren't at all aggressive. Two or more Julii Cories are fun to watch and have great markings. Mine follow each other up and down the glass and through the air bubbles. Zebra Danios...

Easy question first. I did treat the tap water in the bucket with Prime and added StressZyme BEFORE adding the filters. And I do have a small 5 gallon "hospital' tank, which is where I immediately moved the sick Danio. Sadly, he died shortly after. Here's what happened: I always test my...

Thanks for the help! i will put the old ones back in.

I had one (it was supposed to be Julii, but not sure how to tell if it really is) and he/she did this for a month. I added another and they are inseperable, but they both do this for half of the day. Pretty much any time they are not feeding on the bottom, but it seems playful so I wouldn't...

Hi all. Since I'm new to all of this, I wanted to ask the experts. I searched for an answer but couldn't find one, so here goes... I treated my 55 gallon tank with melafix due to a new addition who had some problems that I didn't notice until adding him. I removed him as soon as I noticed...

Than you. Yeah went with led for the live plants.

Forgot to mention, this is a planted tank with Whisper 40 airpump and a stone kept at 76 degrees.

1~One of my 5 female Black Phantom Tetras die every night. When I wake up another is dead. They look fine all day. No discoloration, no bumps, not acting strange. 2~Ammonia: 0-.125 (my wife says 0, I think it's just barely above that), pH: 7.6, Nitrite 0-.125 (same deal, we see colors...

The wife and I have been reading this site for a couple months, when we started our first 10 gallon tank. So, thanks to everyone who unknowingly helped us in the past. We were shocked to see how much there is to learn about keeping a freshwater aquarium (I think the people working at the pet...