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Without launching into what my wife calls "painful detail", I'll say this: The pumps I'm asking after aren't being used on my tank, but I couldn't think of a better place to ask this. My setup is 2xdistribution pump mounted in a parallel delivery manifold. I had to restart these pumps today...

Nice looking internal filter I noticed today. It seems like a decent QT filter that satisfy's my tank tech lust at the same time.

While I've been half-aware of this filtration type, I didn't look at it in detail until today. I understand that this approach is big in Europe. It can be very cheap and very affective in maximizing the nitrogen cycle if constructed properly. Does anyone here have direct experience with this...

It took me a while to fiqure out what this smell was like. I'll describe it as similar to the smell that comes off of a fresh cut steak. There was nothing different about the cleaning. Black, carbon impregnated foam rings, smashed in my fist repeatedly in a bucket of tank water. The product was...

Reading this forum has changed the way I look at the hobby. Your individual experiences and actions have inspired me. I'm now motivated to look up from where I was and find ways to improve the well-being of my wet family members. Again, thank you all.

I've learned quite a bit about tank maintenance since I joined this site. I read today that adding adding salt to a freshwater tank is a good idea. Two questions: 1. The idea for adding salt is to increase electrolyte's, in the form of sea salt, is good for my fish. I can understand the...

Greetings all; Based on some of the examples I've seen here and online, I've decided to hardscape my tank to a degree. To me (and my wife) this means the appropriate natural stone, driftwood and plants. I'd be grateful for opinions: 1. Should I shoot for any particular rock? Are there types I...

I'm replacing my 6-year old FX6 with an OASE Biomaster 600 on Monday. The FX6 is going to replace my secondary filter (old and weird fluval 406), once I get a chance to refit it. My question is this what do you guys think of this media: 1. BrightWater Bio Media Ceramic Sphere 2. BrightWater Bio...