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Just removed my sand from my 125 african tank and changed to crushed coral mixed with white gravel. Also, re-aquascaped it while I was in there. Took several hours and still waiting on the water to clear up (gravel dust still there no matter how much I rinsed!). But, anyway, thought I...

Severum is in my 75, not the 125!

I've been helping a friend set up his new 90 gallon tank. Once cycled, he decided on a large blood parrot and smaller Oscar as the tanks main two inhabitants. The Oscar has been growing like crazy and held his own for the first several weeks. In recent days, the parrot has become very...

I've lost a blue cobalt zebra, johanni and OB Peacock in the last 24 hours. Now have one Frontosa acting spastic then hiding and a couple other Mbunas showing different than normal behavior. Did a water change last night after finding the Peacock, and another one tonight after finding the...

Am considering adding another 75 gallon grow-out tank to my bonus room over my garage. Would likely have only about an inch of substrate and plastic decor/driftwood/stumps, etc. Does anyone else have this setup in a bonus room and do you think weight-wise it would be ok? Thanks!

Hello All: Wanted to share some pics I took today from my three tanks. The link is here: http://www.nashvilleaquarist.net/Forum/tabid/77/ptid/412/threadid/122/forumtype/posts/Default.aspx Have a great weekend.

Ok, so every time I do a water change and clean the top of the sand for debris, I've been churning the sand with my hand. I've been told several places that this is good to do to release the pent up gases that form below the surface of the sand. However, the next morning, the tank is milky and...

Yesterday, I took apart both my Filstar XP3 filters from my 125 G African tank and cleaned them. This morning, I woke to a cloudy/bacterial blooming tank. Had anyone had this happen to them? Did I clean it too thoroughly?

Now that my 125 Malawi tank is up and running, finished cycling, and about 70% stocked, I have a question....haha. I of course have rocks and caves built everywhere on the sand foundation in the tank. When cleaning/water changing, it is impossible to get the Python tube completely down in all...

I have a large green severum in one of my tanks (75g). He's 6" or so. Also have a slightly smaller gold severum in the same tank that the green one harasses continually lately. What's the smallest size tank you think I could get to put the green one in by himself and still make him...

I currently have 2 Emperor 400s on my 75gallon community tank. I use two of the brand name filter insert cartridges in each (the blue ones that have carbon inside). I also use one of the plastic "snap together" cartridges in one side of each filter. I just use generic white filter...

Am getting ready to set up and stock my new 125g... Wanting some opinions on the number (how many) of species to get. Is there a general rule of thumb (i.e. one of each, two of each, etc.)? I know there should be more females than males of a certain species...is this for breeding purposes only...

Hello: Was able to be "out in the country" this weekend near a creek and found a few rocks that I thought would be nice in my new 125g malawi tank. Can these be cleaned enough to be safe in the tank or should I just stick to the store bought rocks? I have been washing them off this afternoon...

I have two small Blue Jack Dempseys. Went out of town for two days this weekend, came back this morning to find one unable to swim well. It is lying on the bottom of the tank for the most part and sometimes moves up to the middle of a large plant and rests on the leaves (uses leaves to...

Wanted to get some feedback from you guys: I have the opportunity to purchase a 125g Perfecto tank with pine stand, glass tops, light strip and 20-30 lbs of rock for $400. Haven't seen it in person yet, but this is a brand new tank (cardboard still around tank, etc.) that was purchased about...

Hello: Have had my new 29g up for about a month now. pH around 7.5 (same as my 75g), ammonia has leveled out at 0, but NO2 is testing at around 1.6. I've done 2-3 partial water changes in the past couple weeks, yet the number is still high. What do you guys suggest? Do I still have some...

Hello all: I'm considering the addition of a 180 g freshwater/cichlid tank to my living room in the coming months. Am curious as to what you large tank folks could offer in terms of floor support suggestions. I plan on using floor jacks under the crawl space of my house to help insure the...