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I do see the slimy floating stuff and I was using a Penguin 160 (older) HOB power filter. I would only see it when I stirred up the substrate and it never seemed to hurt anything....

8O That sounds interesting... I suppose shrimp ARE fish food after all.

Hey first off, thx to each of you for all the advice. Second, what would your opinion be on going with two Emperor 280's instead of a single 400? It doesnt look like it's very efficient in this LONG tank to have just one filter on one side of the tank... 8O Lastly, before I even put fish in...

Allivymar I completely forgot about shrimp! I definately liked the idea of shrimp, I didnt realize there were so many species for FW. Thanks for the link! Are the any fish that you know off the top of your head that will eat the shrimp? What kind of sand am I looking for? I know it has to...

I have a long 40 gallon tank (48x16x13) that I got with a custom stand. I'm going to get an Emperor 400 and I already have a powerhead, which I'm not sure will do me much good in a FW tank. I want to create a FW tank very different from most that I see. BTW I fully understand "the cycle" and...

The tank I just got from a friend... he had well water. I had to use a razor blade to get the scale off the water line.

I always see the same thing, I assume it's fish slime.