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Hey everyone! I have two wild Peruvian altum angels that are about 6" (head to tip of caudal fin), which are in a 65g planted tank. :D I used to work at a pet store, and one day my manager and I noticed these guys on the wholesaler list. I got 8 of them originally (at $7 a pop wholesale!), and...

Hey all! I've finally been bitten by the saltwater bug, about a month ago I dismantled my planted 55 because I felt it wasnt worth it, and then replaced that with a 20H tank in my bedroom with 3 cichlids in it. I thought I'd be content with that, but it turns out I'm not! Keep in mind here, I...

Looking to get rid of the canister and CO2 setup because I just sold my tank. I've also got some halides from a DIY hood. Canister is a Cascade 1000, used for ~6 months. Everything still works fine, will include brand new filter media if you want. Asking $60+ shipping. CO2 is a milwaukee...

So I decided tonight I want to get rid of my 55. I love the thing, but I'm never around to enjoy it because I work so much. I maintain it and get no benefit from it. I also just bought a BMW 325is, and I think my money would be much better spent on it than my fish, although I'm very sorry to say...

Just got back from another trip to fishmart, and my tank is finally getting under control after lots of algae problems. Tonight I picked up - 1 bristlenose pleco, $1.75 6 otto cats, $1/ea (I've been looking for these ever since I set my tank up in april, and finally found them!!) 2 GBR - $6/ea...

So I got the AP GH/KH test kit, along with having the Freshwater Master test kit. I'm trying to work out what my current CO2 level is, because im running at ~3-4 bubbles per second and I'd love to know where that puts me. Keep in mind, I'm running a high light setup with 2x 175 metal halides...

I was looking at the 55 while on my way to park my ass on the couch for awhile, and noticed a nice sized string of eggs hanging off my large amazon sword! So I got out the breeder net, broke off the leaf and upon closer inspection the entire underside of the leaf was covered in them! 90% of...

I just bought a case of malasyian driftwood and added it to my tank, and that along with my fish selections, live plants and various rocks seem to make it complete looking. Can anyone suggest anything else my tank might be lacking? What's your opinion of my decorating? Thanks!

So tonight one of the guys i work with and my manager went to fish mart, which is a major fish/livestock provder for pet stores in the eastern US. We took so long there, its now 6:30am and i've been home for about 20 minutes. Thats how long. An entire warehouse full of fish. Some of it was hard...

So I've been having rather large problems with algae on my plants. Most of them look like they have rather black leaves, looks like its long and whispy. Plants are growing VERY well though, I'm having to do rather large trimmings every week. I just got back from being out of town for a week, so...

I've been trying to talk my dad into a small reef tank, he's worried about saltwater getting all over the house, wont even let me put it in the basement. So, I asked about putting a 125 in instead. He said thats absolutely fine with him because if it leaks like crazy the basement already floods...

So my dad wont let me put my reef tank in the house, so I decided I'm going to build myself a little tv/reef room in the basement for my own pleasure. The basement floods with 2-3" of water whenever we get a heavy rain or during the spring thaw, so everything down there is already a mess...

I'm planning on doing my first salt tank at the moment, already have the stand built, bought a 40 breeder tank and 20L sump, and bought a skimmer. I plan on doing a reef tank. Now I've got two questions- For lighting, I plan on retrofitting a 250 MH warehouse light into a DIY hood just as...

I'm going to be starting a reef tank soon, and I'm on pretty hard well water. I know there's no chlorine in it, and I was just wondering if RO is a requirement. I know its certainly preferred - if need be I can grab a cheap one off of ebay. TIA!

So I decided to move into a reef setup after having freshwater tanks for quite awhile. I'm getting bored of them and need a bigger challenge. Plus, reef tanks are completely gorgeous. The plan is to build myself a reef setup using a 40 breeder as the main tank and a 20L as the sump. I plan on...

First off, I work at my LFS and can get any tank under 75g for less than $100 new. I can get everything at list price, so after realizing this, I've decided its time for a reef tank. I'm looking for the best tank size to start off with under 50g, I'm also planning on getting it predrilled and...

Just got my ferts from gregwatson.com, and after hours of reading I think I have it right. The only thing I have no idea how to dose is the chelated iron. This is all for my 55g tank, I really hope I'm right on these. Here's my schedule, does it sound right? Monday,Wed,Fri,Sun(50%PWC)-...

I'm getting impatient :D How long do you think it would take it to get from there to CT if I ordered my goodies at 11AM Saturday morning? Thanks :)

Looking for some high light plant clippings. Most of the cooler ones seem to need it, so I'm running 2x175MH over my 55, final parts for co2 injection arriving late this week (I already went out and got a filled 5lb cylinder!), as well as ferts from gregwatson.com. Surprisingly enough, with...

Found her today in a new shipment. Pectoral fins are very short, but no pink belly (yet?). Is it a female? I really hope so. TIA!

Would anyone be able to help me out with some? I work at my LFS but all we ever get in is males, tonight I thought I spotted two pink bellies and bought the fish but when I got home and put the fish in the tank they turned out to be males with shadows on their bellies from the average lighting...

I figured since we got some puffers in (I work at my LFS) that it was time for a brackish puffer tank. We got figure 8's and spotted puffers, and I'm leaning towards maybe 2 figure eights (they're all in one tank now at the store with no noticible agression). I got an Aquaclear 30 to do the...

Metal halides have been up and running for about 5 days on my 55, and sofar (I have no co2 at the moment, just dosing excel everyday and keeping lights on when im in the room) we have pearling of the floating plants, and whatever plant it is (ID maybe?) I got from petco in the 2nd picture on the...

I figure since I have at least 3.5" of sand in my 55, I really should get at least one fish that will turn the sand over a bit and prevent anaerobic spots. I see MTS are reccommended quite often for this, but I have clown loaches already and don't really want to get rid of them. What else loves...

I bought a brown knife about 3 weeks ago for my 55, and today we got a 4" black knife in (I work at my LFS) and I couldnt resist. Right now the new BGK is in my 10g because I wasnt sure about putting them both in the same tank. I've heard that they dont like being in the same tank becuse they...