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For what it's worth, I recently had an ich outbreak in my tank. 12 rummies, 5 cories, 12 neons and a pair of German Blue Rams. 56 gallon tall tank. After reading the advice on this forum, I used the "heat and salt" method of treatment. After a few days, I saw improvement. By one week, it...

Hey Everyone, I posted a few weeks back about stocking ideas for a nearly cycled tank. And thanks for all the great responses. Apologies if I'm supposed to add to that thread, I just have some different questions now, so thought I'd start a new thread. So my 56 gallon column tank finally...

Tank is 30 inches wide, 18 inches deep, 24 inches tall. As mentioned above, I'm running a Fluval 306 canister filter, which is supposed to be rated for 70 gallons. Hoping that's enough filtration. Can I keep a single Angel? I generally prefer to keep fish in more than 1. I know you CAN...

Fluval 306 Canister Filter is what I'm running for filtration Hmmm...maybe I'll just have to avoid the Dwarf's. Sounds like my previous experience was prob. the exception vs. the rule.

Thanks Thanks for the replies. I had three Dwarf Gourami's in a previous tank and they all did very well, no issues. Only reason I don't still have them is I had to re-home due to a move. But they were fine for ~1 yr. in the tank. Maybe I just got lucky? Like Tam said, hit or miss...

First post to these forums, so thanks in advance for any info. So I'm almost done cycling a 56 gallon, freshwater column tank (I don't generally prefer a column tank, but I live in a place where floor space is at a premium, so I had no real choice). I've got a decent outline of how I want to...