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Well, I'm back in the saltwater game. I cycled my tank properly and bought two fish (blue green chromis). Then I purchased a firefish that died the next day. After scooping him up, I saw that my two remaining fish were acting weird. One had stringy poop and I later saw a small white worm...

I'm foreseeing some danger with the weather tomorrow. Central Iowa is supposed to get almost a half inch of ice along with some wind. There is a strong possibility of a power outage, according to the news. If the power does in fact go out, is there anything I can do to maintain the temperature...

I have two thermometers in my tank and they both have very different readings. My digital one says that the temperature is 75.1 while the floating thermometer says it's almost 84 degrees. Which one is right? What should I do?

I have very limited information on this one. A friend e-mailed me to ask about her male betta. I know that the betta lives in a 2 gallon unheated container. More than likely, the room temp averages in the mid to lower 70's though. She bought it about eight months ago, but I'm not sure how old it...

I was almost too embarrassed to write that title, but I figured I might get a few more responses. I purchased two clowns about a month ago. They weren't considered a mated pair, but they seemed to get a long fine at the pet store. When I brought them home to my 90 gallon, they were inseparable...

I have a 90 gallon DT along with a sump. What I would really like to do is add a 20 gallon to the system along next to the DT. This tank is just collecting dust and I thought that it would look great next to my DT. I could add some LR and some macro algae. I was also thinking about getting an...

I was just wondering if anyone had cyano on thier LR and it stained them red. I had a bad outbreak until I switched to RO/DI and it covered a few of my rocks. Now that the cyano has gone away, the rocks have a lot of red still on them. I have corelline algea covering the red spots now, so it's...

I recently purchased a coco worm and it's not doing to well. Before I introduced it to the tank, I did a 2 hour drip acclimation. Even then it wasn't looking too well. When I went to put it in the water, it didn't even retract back into it's tube. After a few days, it starting acting really...

Since I've recently purchased a scooter blenny, I decided that I needed to also purchase some live pods. During the day, I can't see them; but at night they are all over the place. If I shine a flashlight into the tank, I can literally see thousands swimming around. This is the interesting part...

For the first time being in this hobby, I didn't research a species before purchasing it. I've always thoroughly researched anything that goes into my tank, even danios for my freshwater tanks. My 90 gallon is fully cycled, so I thought that I would go purchase some fish. I purchased a yellow...

On a previous post, I said that I was considering purchasing a 90 gallon saltwater tank for $500. I'll give you the specifics of the tank as well as the condition it was originally in. Then I have a few questions about upgrading. The tank came with about 200 lbs of Fiji Live Rock. The lighting...

I've been offered a 90 gallon fish tank for the price of $500. I need to know if this is a good deal. Unfortunately, I don't know all of the details about this tank yet. My friend's friend claims that he spent about $2,000 on it, but don't know if that's the truth. Let's just go off...

Currently, I have about thirty Anubias nana 'petite' plants. I started out with just two plants and just divided the rhizomes over the years. As with other species from the anubias genus, growth is rather slow. I would like to speed up their growth rate. I'm thinking about putting my plants...

I've had planted aquariums for a couple years, but I want to add a terrarium to my list of tanks. I plan on using mainly marginal plants such as anubias, java fern, java moss, hygro, etc. I have 110 watts over a 46 gallon tank, I think that should be enough lighting for a terrarium. I use Greg...

I have a quick question that all of you have heard many, many times before. It's about lighting. Right now, I have a 55watt pc light from AH Supplies over my 20 gallon long. I'm experiencing some algae problems because I don't have Co2, so I'm thinking about downing the wattage. I could get...

I'll keep this short. Would it be alright if I put my 150 gallon aquarium in my shed for the winter? I'm not so much worried about the glass, but the caulk is my concern. Its about 8 years old and Iowa winters can get pretty cold. This is very important to me, so any input would be greatly valued.

I'm making an observation of the fish at many of my local pet stores in my area. I've been stocking my 20 gallon with only cardinal tetras and having difficulty finding a healthy stock. The first batch died within a week...the same with the second batch. At the pet store, the fish looked almost...

I don't understand what I am doing wrong. My cardinal tetras are dieing. Initially, I purchased eight last week and now I have only one. The first died on the trip home. Another died because it got caught in the filter. The third died within 24 hours. The forth jumped out of the tank. The...

I'm just wondering what everyone thinks about the number of fish I'll be able to put into my tank. I am only going to have cardinal tetras. My tank is a 20 gallon long and is heavily planted. I have a Fluval 304 cannister filter ( a bit overkill) that suits a tank up to a 70 gallon tank. I plan...

I'm moving so I have to get rid of my 90 gallon surf-line tank. Hopefully I'll be able to sell it. Anyways, I'm thinking of getting a smaller tank so I can still get my aquarium 'fix.' I'll probably get a 20 gallon but I need to know if I'm going way overboard with my lighting. I have two 55...

I had to go out of town last weekend on business. I left Friday and came back Sunday evening. Unfortunately, my light timer broke just prior to my departure so the lighting was my wife's responsibility. I told my wife to turn on my lights at 9 a.m. and turn them off at 7 p.m. giving my plants 10...

I need serious help! I cleaned my 90 gallon fish tank last night and everything seemed fine before I went to sleep. I changed 50%, then added my ferts for my plants. I did the usual things....I turned off the heater, and shut off the water flow to the cannister filter. The water was clear, that...

I have hygro and it is growing fast (surprise...lol). My problem comes from trimming of this plant. After a good trimming, all of the lower leaves get holes in them, yellow, and then die. I see healthy new growth at the upper nodes just below where I trimmed. Is that typical after trimming...

I just purchased some cheap pc lights from ebay. For about a month, I had great plant growth with intense colors. Now, my plants aren't hardly growing at all. I've maintained the same amount of fert IE dosing and everything. Adding, now algae is also growing out of control. Could it be that my...

I was feeding my 1 1/2 year old discus around 10 this morning. If I get too close to the tank while they feed, they usually make a splash and dart downward. This time, my pigeon blood actually jumped. I didn't think anything of it, so I began to get ready for work. At 10:25, I went to watch my...