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thanx purrbox, i was leaning towards that one also, i have it setup on a 20g tank and like the look.

as far as the main tank light, what would bring out the neon's colors the most, an actinic or a 50/50 or an 18,000k?

that sounds cool bob! i was wondering what kind of bulb i should get. it will be a NO 15w and i was thinking either 18,000k or even maybe an actinic bulb, what do you all think will bring out the blue in them the most?

ok cool thanx again for the info. i got a 50w heater on the way so i am set!

i just want to clarify, i was reading in the article section about neon tetras and looking at liveaquariu and it says they should be kept between 68-74... so if my room is between 70-78 is a heater needed, i know for a community tank it should be about 80 but what should it be since this is a...

you have/had 4 discus, 4 angel fish and killies and gourami's in a 30 gallon aquarium?!?! or did i read something wrong? i cant imagine how you have such low nitrites considering how many fish you have in a 30 gal tank??? discus alone need a min of around 50gal one angel should be in a min...

thanx for the info! and i happen to be a bit of a comp geek! lol

i am deff going with a black background! sorry for my ignorance but what do you mean by a moonlight? as i set this tank up i will be posting pics, thanx all for the help!

Ill deff be adding the sand before hand lol I know what kind of mess that makes! I just bought a small 50w heater online so I am set there. Thanx all for the help!

Ok thanx that's what I needed to know, can I use black sand as a substrate with them? Thank you again!

hi all, i'm not new too keeping fish, i have a few fw aquariums running, a 46 gal bow front with two xp3's a 25w uv bla bla the works but i want to set up a small neon tetra tank but i dont really know much about neons and i have never had such a small aquarium. my Q's; 1) is it ok to keep...

filtering gph...

bumb... i'd like to also that i am not trying to bash the companies who make these fine filters, and a lot of them in small print actually state the real gph right on the box, rena lists the xp3 at 185gph i believe which is pretty dead on with mine, i do have mine packed with a lot of bio media...

i use a the python and match my tap temp with my tank temp using an infrared thermometer, and i use prime just before i add the new water but i treat for the total volume of the tank even if i am adding only 30-50% of the water...