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It is easy to hang them from the ceiling with light chain from the hardware store Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

... time is expensive and time-consuming. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Tap water here is about 8.0. My grocery store's "RO" water is 7.8. A lot of threads here say that most fish will adjust to the local pH. Maybe consider keeping species that aren't real sensitive to it. Buying distillers water all the tom Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have a grounding wire in my big tank. It won't pop if there is no connection to ground Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Are you sure the outlets were installed correctly. (In other words verify it with an outlet tester you can get at any hardware store) if hot and neutral are switched that could cause it Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

A shop fixture has 4 foot bulbs. Definitely too big for a 20 gallon tank. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

yeah hhV Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have a 100 gallon tank with assorted cichlids (Maingano, Auratus, aceii, labs, demasonii) I was told that they would eat any plants or would dig them up but is there something I could plant? How about Anubias since they don't need to be rooted in the substrate. Sent from my iPhone using...

Any idea whether this guy is a Maingano or an Auratus? He/she is about 1/2" long Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Or poop. It could have been stirred up from digging. It looks like poop to me. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I guess swim bladder problem. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I wonder if you even need to wait until they hatch. Maybe just pick up the pipe and put it in an otherwise empty tank. I think the mother just provides protection not any other "supportive care" Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

What is your water change schedule? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I think the CFL would be better. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Milfoil was an aquarium plant but rapidly infested lakes. It is now banned from selling. It looks similar to wisteria. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice