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Congrats!! We are selling our house now (well hopefully soon) so we can move. We are trying to get closer to North Phoenix and out of the east valley area, drive to work is just toooooooo long.

I have Asian Ambula in my 20 and 75 gallon tanks. The 20 has 1.5 watts per gallon and the 75 has 1.7 watts per gallon. Substrate on the 20 is gravel just larger than sand, 75 gall sub is mix of a few things. I dose Flourish, Flourish Trace, and Flourish Excel weekly. The Ambula grows great...

I did water tests after using the B-S. There was a measerable amount of amonia, almost nothing, for a day or two I think, it has been almost 2 years since I used it. Then it went down, without any ill effect on the fish. You should be able to measure Nitrates within a couple of days, which...

catfishface wish I had your luck with carbon. I like how it clarified the water, even more than the 30-50% weekly water changes. But, it was just too expensive to use with the extra trace dosing I had to do and the cost of the carbon. I like my plants more than the extra clear water the...

catfishface are you dosing trace elements. One of the things carbon removes is the trace elements. So if you use carbon, you can either dose extra tace elements and use up your carbons ability faster, or not use carbon and reduce the trace elements you have to dose. I tested this in my own...

I did not see much of a problem when I started dosing Excel. But, I did not start with the mega dose they said to use. I started dosing at the regular level for my size tank (75 gallons). I only dose 2x a week, right after my water change and mid week. I have vals and crypts and no problems...

Voodoo is right. You want to add your full load of fish when you add your B-S. If you wait the bacteria die off and you will have to cycle the tank. I used B-S on my 75 gallon tank and it worked great. I added the fish, waited an hour and added the B-S. No spikes, no problems. If you have...

Here in AZ it is not uncommon to have your tank stay between 80-82 for 6 months of the year (how long our summer lasts). I have guppies, swordtails, angels, red eye tetras, plecos, and rainbowfish. All of the fish do fine with the temp between 80 to 82. And when I do water changes the temp...

Carbon is BAD for plants. It removes trace elements your plants need. Other than that, it is not detrimental to your fish. But, if you are keeping up with your water changes, you will not need carbon. As long as you only have fish and fake plants in your tank, you can use the carbon.

The 10 gallon tank is gone. Just the 70 available now.

It's Gone! Thanks.

Hi all, I am also giving away my 10 gallon tank and guppies. The tank was initially a QT tank but got filled with guppies after so many fry stayed around. Free for the taking if you pick it up. I am in Chandler AZ email to: eltingjunkmail@yahoo.com

Hi all, We are going to move and I have to part with 2 of my tanks. I am selling the 70 gallon tall tank, with lights, stand, canopy, filter, heater as a package. The stand is hardwood and has a medium finish, the canopy matches the stand. Both are finished with water resistant finishes...

Hi all, We are going to be moving and I have to part with some fish and equipment. I have 4 angels and a bunch of orange swordtails that need a good home. I live in Chandler AZ and all you have to do is pick them up. I am not willing to ship. I also have some live plants in the tank that...