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That's what I thought. When dormant though they retract completely into the pad. Is that normal? The pic is from about 20 minutes after the lights turned on. Some are already extended. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

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I think the blue is...but not sure. Should be labeled.

Pool filter sand is great and very cheap. I purchase mine at walmart, 3-5 dollars for a bag. 2 1/2 bags did a 50 and 49 (hex) of mine, 1 bag for my 29 gal. Just be sure to rinse it! Put 1/4 in a 5 gal bucket and stick a garden hose in it. Push the hose to the bottom and stir around. Fill...

I'm not a saltwater keeper...but I did have a goldfish when I was younger that constantly jumped from my tank during the night. I'd find him/her in the morning, dried to the point that it was sticky or completely dry, and place it back in the tank. This went on for years with no damage to the...

Seems that using the small gravel with sand would eventually have the "garden effect"...how rocks always seem to end up on the top. I have some larger stones and glass coins in mine that always seem to get burried and then resurface.

I switched to sand when I started my most recent tank. The fish love it and there has been no problems with the plants...actually seem to be rooting faster! The fish love the sand, the've dug caves under some of the rocks. Great for cleaning too, not a whole lot of waste gets caught up on the...

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I've recently changed to sand. I prefer it 100 to 1, much cleaner than the gravel. Food particles and waste don't get stuck, the movement of the fish around the bottom keep it stirred enough to allow the filter to do it's work.

My molies do the same thing, they love to interact with whatever I'm doing.

I have a 29gal JAD (simular to the BioCube, less expensive) and have had a simular problem. I've had two guppies go through the pump and come out as chum on the other side. Recently I pulled one of my shrimp from the spounge side. I'm gona try the filter floss!

Good morning I currently have 3 tanks. A 29 gal JAD I converted to a planted fresh water (mollies, guppies, red eyes, a snail, and a dozen or so ghost shrimp). My other two tanks are 10 gl breeding and quarinteen. I've had fish since I was little...so I have some experiance. I'm in the...

Good morning I have a 39 gal JAD tank I converted from salt to fresh. It still has the origional white/blue reef bulb it came with.

Thanks for the greating! Like I said, I'm looking for a variety of plants...bottom rooted or rock/wood attatching. Fresh Water.