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Just wondering: Is it dangerous that I have the 150 Watt heater basically primarily heating my whole 55 gallon tank. It says its for up to 40 gallons, but the store didn't have any higher watt heaters of the same brand. I ask because the heater is CONSTANTlY on to keep the temperature of 88-89...

Thanks so much for all the help! I went to the fish store that was completely out of most heaters because of a sale, and there was only one brand availible that allowed me to go over 86 degrees (hydor theo) , and it was only 150 watts which supposedly only works up to 40 gallons. However I...

So if I go to a fish store I should see a heater that has a setting higher than 86? What brands have this? I don't remember but the maximum is 86 that it goes. What watt setting should I look at getting? I have a 55 gallon. I really want to do this ASAP because I noticed a lot more spots popping...

thanks rich311k! Right now it's at 86, but my heater doesn't go any higher than this, is 86 fine or should I somehow find another way to heat it. How can I heat it? If I buy another heater, it won't do any extra heating because it will sense that the water is already hot and just not turn on...

Hey all! I really need help. I started a 55 gallon tank last June and everything has been going perfect since then, until now. I recently got a a GBR and being stupid, I didn't quarantine the fish, and I didn't notice it had what I think is ich. It had around 10 small white spots on its body...

Hey Guys, Please bare with me, I did read the ick article that's a sticky but I still have questions. First off here is what is in my 55 gallon tank: 2 fercata rainbows 5 dwarf rainbows 3 boesmani rainbows 4 dojo loaches One of my dwarf rainbows today, I noticed, has a white spot on its back...

thanks for the replies! Like eveyone suggested, I added 11 fish in my 55 along with the bio-spira all at the same time. It's only day two and I'm not seeing anything, but the real test will be later this week, am I right? It's normal to not see anything the first few days right because in a...

Good luck buffalo bill! Let me know how it works out, thanks for your advice so far.

I just started a tank and cycled it with bio-spira, it is in it's second day right now. I currently have an AquaClear 70 filter on it with only the film insert, and some old gravel from my old tank in it. I took out the carbon because I read that it wasn't good for some reason, can someone...

I actualy think the fans are broken, is there anyway to get them fixed? I coulnd't figure out how to get them open (the grates over them). However, now i don't think its the light because after I turned off all the lights, and only kept the LED moonlights on which have no heat, the water temp...

Thanks so much for the tips guys! Yeah I was really hard at work all yesterday to get everything up. The light is very nice, especially with the actnics making the color nice as well. The test kits I have are 5 in 1 test strips with nitrite and nitrate as well as ph, hardness, and I can't...

I will eventually have plants, I have eco complete substrate (120 pounds of it) so plants are definately in the future. catfishface- I read numerous times that for bio-spira to work, you need to add fish along with the bio-spira. otherwise the bacteria from it won't work well. I have two...

Hey Guys, Just wondering if 82 degrees is too hot for a fish tank. I have a 55 gallon, with 4x65 Watt coralife. Two are 10,000 K and Two are blue actinics. I don't have any heater on it, and my apartment is very Air conditioned (constantly at 74-77). I think it has to do with the lights. The...

Two of the 65 w are actnics which don't count I heard Thanks for your help!

Eek, so even 1/4 inch is a lot? How do you m easure if the trim is off? Whats the best way to level? II don't have one of those bubble level things. So this will really make a difference that small 1/4 of an inch? I will eventually switch out the actniics. Although I really like the look...