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Hi guys. It's been a long time since I've posted, mainly because I've been frustrated with the 20 long. Never figured out what was wrong. First, I had a hard time getting the tank to fishless cycle. Put in 3 different brands of bacteria-Topfin, Dr Tim's, and Marineland. Then I tried filter media...

It's been a month since I started the fishless cycle. I started with some filter media from the 10 gallon. Didn't seem to jump start anything. I ended up buying 3 brands of bacteria in a bottle, including Dr Tim's directly from his site. Didn't speed things up. But last week while doing a WC on...

I always felt that the hinge on the versa tops were in the way. It limited where I could place the light. And it blocked the light from the flash mounted above the tank when doing photography. The hinge was easier to remove than I thought it would be. I thought the hinge was glued to the glass...

I've been leaving the white LEDs on the 10 gallon on for about 12-14 hours a day. Recently I've been seeing brown algae spots on the glass. The nitrates are low and I do 35-50% WC's every week. I'm thinking about leaving the blue "moonlight" LEDs on when I'm at work so the fish have some kind of...

In the 20 long I plan on doing live plants, which is something new to me. But I like to rearrange the plants and decorations often. With Java Fern I understand it's good to attach the roots to a rock so this won't be a problem. But with the Jungle Val will I be able to uproot it from the sand...

Last night I filled it up with water! My custom plumbing for the AC50 intake was good. It took a little longer than normal to prime, but no problems. You can see the floating junk go from the right side to left, so sideways flow is good. I rinsed the sand, but the water was still extremely...

My order from Ken's Fish came in today. It included a Aquaclear 20 impeller. So I did a test to see if it would reduce flow on the Aquaclear 50. It does, but it's hard to get it to prime. I may get a AC30 impeller to put in it so I can use it on my 10 gallon. I'll enjoy the benefits of a huge...

I'm about to set up my 20 long. But maybe next year I plan to move up to a 30 breeder. So I was curious about prices and called 2 LFS. They said they can't order one. Has this size been discontinued?.......For those who are going to tell me to get a 40 breeder, keep these in mind. 1. The...

I've noticed when using a heater without a thermostat controller, the temp fluctuates more. In my 10G, with the Aqueon 50 watt, the temp would go up and down about 3-3.5 deg every couple of hours. Other heaters I've used were like that maybe not quite as bad, though. I got a Finnex analog...

I got a few good ones tonight. They look young and skinny. Hopefully they'll grow and look better in the coming months.

Still haven't decided what I'm going to put in the 20 long I'm about to set up. Thought about Amano Shrimp instead of Cories for bottom feeders/dwellers because they have a much lower bioload. Then I could have more mid level dwellers. I'll probably have Lemon Tetras or possibly Dwarf Neon...

After 2 weeks of QT, last night I put the Glolites in the 10G. Out of 6, one of them died last week but the other 5 look good. This is the first time I quarantined new fish, and it was the right thing to do. The Corys occupy the bottom, White Clouds stay at the top, and the Glolites fill in the...

I was thinking about replacing the AC20 on my 10G with an AC50 because the media compartment of the 20 is so small. But I'm afraid even at flow set at minimum the 50 will still have too high a flow rate. Can I reduce it by putting a 20 impeller on the 50?

When t he tank was WC's only I didn't have this problem. I fed them their flakes or Hikari Micro Pellets and they were done eating. Now that I have Corys I have to put in a sinking wafer. After the clouds eat the floating food, they steal the Corys food. One WC in particular eats so much it...

If I had the space and $$ for a big tank, I'd have many small fish. For example, If I had a 75, maybe 15 Cories, 20 White Clouds, and about 30 small tetras the same species. Most folks with large tanks stock them with larger fish. Post pics of your big tank small fish setup. I like to see those.

I have a 20 long that I'm about to set up. The tank is so long I wanted to get some flow from side to side. I used 2 AC ext tubes, 5/8 ID clear flex tubing, suction cup heater holders, 5/8 elbows, and 5/8 blue rigid pipe from Home Depot. Not sure what kind of pipe the blue stuff is but it's a...

I got 6 young small(about 3/4 inch 2cm)Glolite Tetras to finish stocking the 10 gallon. I decided to put them in a QT. I did not feed them the first day. The last 2 days I put grinded up flakes in the tank. They will not come to the top to get floating flakes. I see 3 or 4 of them go after bits...

I never used to quarantine new fish. But last month when I got Cardinals they had ich and died during treatment. Fortunately I only lost one of the existing fish other than the Cardinals. So yesterday at Petco I got this plastic pet container. Looks like it's about 3.5-4 gallons. I keep very...

I've never done live plants before. I'm looking to do a 20 long. I want plants that are hardy and do not require much light(so I don't have to invest in special lighting). I also want plants that will grow tall near the back of the tank to hide heaters and filter intake tubes. What abut Jungle...

Soon I plan on starting up the 20 long again. On my 10 I'm running 2 AC20's. I plan on taking one of the AC20's off the 10 and put it on the 20 so I instantly have BB. The question is, how many fish can I start with right away with that? I plan on stocking the tank with about 10 Penguin Tetras...

On my 10 gallon I run 2 AC20's. Yesterday I bought the Purigen 100ml pouch. Had a hard time fitting it in the AC20. Had to fold it tightly. And there's been a few reviews of the Purigen mesh pouch bursting when handled rough. So I want a filter that will allow it to fit while the pouch is flat...

I've got a 20 long in storage that will soon be set up. I've never had Penguins and would like to try them out. But from what I've read they can be a little on the aggressive side and fin nip. Will they bother bottom dwelling species such as Corys? The plan is to have about 8 Penguins and 4...

I have a 20 long that being stored at my grandmother's place. When my wife and I get our tax refund, I want to bring it to the apartment and get it going again. I was thinking about 7 Penguin Tetras and 5 Neon Dwarf Rainbows(Praecox). What do you think? I've never had either species. The...

Is there a such thing? I tried the suction cups that hold airline tubing but they don't work well with heater cord since the cord is flat and not round.

The Cardinal Tetras I got last Saturday have ick. I first noticed it tonight. Everything I've read about curing it involves raising the temp to 86 or higher. But I have White Clouds in that tank. Will the Clouds survive such a high temp? I thought about putting the Cardinals in a 5.5 I have, but...