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...you know, the little stick on thingy for the inside of your tank? Any opinions on these? I saw it today along side a similiar product for monitoring pH and *almost* took the bait, so to speak.

Any opinions on this system?

quick question: while browsing Petco's selection of fish last night, I spotted an African Leaf fish. The placard claimed that aquarium salt was required for the care of the fish. I then noticed that the placard for the mollies and platies claimed thet they too required salt. I do have 6 platies...

thanks for looking, 46 gallon 96 watts of light, 12 hr rotation (I have 96 more but I'm trying to avoid adding a co2 unit) 60 lbs Eco-Complete Penn Plax 1200 Cascade filter 79 degrees via Ebo-Jager NO co2, although I have been dosing with Flourish Excel (SeaChem) 3 Yo-yo loaches (added after...

I'm putting together a new planted tank, a 46 gal bowfront. I've purchased this light: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=9871&error=NoQty The unit itself has a lexan cover over the light area. On the box it states that the unit should be used over a glass cover...

In the first week of July I purchased a male and two female flame swordtails. I noticed that one of the females was not as slim as the other but figured that fish vary in shape, right? Over the next few weeks I noticed that she was getting bigger and bigger and thought that maybe we were...

I have above water filter that uses ceramic media on top of a poly filter. How frequently should I change the poly filter? It's currently pretty dirty after two months but I guess it's supposed to be (it's a filter after all).

Do I need to worry about my water temp reaching 84 degrees?

a new tank! My first tank was a ViaAqua tall 10 gal kit. Overall, I'm pleased with it but probably would have bought something different if I had known anything about surface area vs. volume (10 gallons is 10 gallons, duhh right boss?). I'm not certain of what size the next tank will be, it will...

Now that my 10 gal is happy and stable, I'd like to convert from plastic to live plants. I'm currently using gravel. Would I need to get rid of this stuff? If not, can I slowly start replacing plastic with live? Sorry for the newbie question :oops:

Now that my 10 gal is happy and stable, I'd like to convert from plastic to live plants. I'm currently using gravel. Would I need to get rid of this stuff? If not, can I slowly start replacing plastic with live? Should this be in the "planted" forum(I really am just getting started).

Ya know, it seems as though the lfs in any given area can give out lots of bad info, based on what I've read in these forums and from personal experience. Why is that? Is it simply differing opinions, lack of knowledge or a desire to just move you out the door and collect the cash? Here's my...

My current pH is 7.6. It's my understanding that a community tank is happiest at 7.0. I bought something from Aquarium Pharmaceutcals called Proper pH 7.0 (a powder) and it made a lot of bubbles on my glass but that was about it. I then tried pH down from, oh no, it was the same danged company...

I'm looking to buy a 29 gallon system. Marineland offers an "Eclipse" all-inclusive system and from what I understand they're a good manufacturer of aquaria products. I currently own a 10 gallon kit from ViaAqua that seems to be good (any opinions on them?) but I simply bought it on looks alone...

ok, another newbie question: During my partial water changes I've been confused by the instructions on a bottle of AquaSafe from Tetra Aqua. The directions say: "Add 5ml of AquaSafe for every 10 gallons of water." I have a 10 gallon tank but my partials are 2.5 gallons. My thought is that since...

My lfs said that he'll be perfect in my 10 gal but after reading about how big a normal pleco can get...well, I'm kinda nervous!