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I have a $20 gift card to Sea Schor in Buffalo Grove, IL. I need to get rid of it and would sell it for $15. If you buy it you can either pick it up from my home in Oswego or I will ship it for free. I will only accept cash or paypal as forms of payment. The store is really great, they offer...

The standard lighting will be fine

I use the one listed as "$15.00 - PVC Mini Adjustable Float Valve With 1/4" OD Tubing Inlet" which can be purchased here They are completely mechanical, just push the end of the tube into the end of the float. When the water level gets high enough, the float covers the end of the tube and...

I think it is a bit more complicated than that to have your washing machine run off your waste water line. With the rate of flow alone, it may take your washing machine around a hour just to fill up with water, and that doesn't include the rinse cycle etc. You also would have to stand there...

Bacterial infections can cause swollen stomachs, which in turn could make them feel ill, and cause them to hide more, in places like caves... Due to the lack of success with breeding puffers in captivity, even by professionals, unfortunately my money is on a health problem rather than an...

Not to nerf your thread, but here is a fuzzy pic of mine: He eats a homemade mix of mysis, brine, cyclopeeze, marine quisine, plankton, chopped squid, chopped clam, and various vitamins. So hopefully you will have luck with some of those. He was a little reluctant to eat the first week or...

Very neat fish. I love puffers, and am sure that would be a very interesting species to keep.

I have been very happy with my many Maxi-Jet brand powerheads, cheap, quiet, reliable. With a tank that size, I would keep to powerheads under 200 gph. Try to angle them to reduce dead areas, to ensure that all the water is moving evenly. But be careful not to turn your tank into a whirlpool...

My point was how mellow he was during the whole situation - he really had no reaction at all. I understand the purpose of the puffing and don't even see how it could be used offensively, hehe. While there was food present and I agree that is probably a large factor - yet he reacts the exact same...

I've been a firm believer that most puffers get a pretty bad wrap. Every species has it's bad apples but most puffers I've experienced are actually quite passive, and today I witnessed some proof! I have a 6" Spiny Box Puffer and 6" Dogface Puffer. I have a 24" Snowflake Eel. Typically when I...

That is because not all wrasses do this. You may from time to time see the cocoon floating around in the water some early mornings before it gets picked up by your filtration. Looks kinda like someone dumped raw egg whites in the water.