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Hi, I traded some fry for a 30 gallon breeder tank and I cannot get the glass clear. It has a "film" on each side of the glass an no matter how hard I scrub or use a razor it won't come off. Is there any special "Cure All" to get glass clear? Help would be appreciated, because without it, I will...

I have a 5.5g for my betta and it is just filling up with green algae. I have 2 10 watt CF 65k bulbs over it and am wondering if that is just too much. The tank has been running for 9 months or so, AC200 for filtration.

Hi, I was at one of my LFS today and saw some interesting things. First off was a 29 gallon tank that was 12x24x24 that was drilled and had a slate bottom. Does anyone know what these would be used for? I was thinking that it could make a cool shell dweller tank since mine use 1/2 of my 20 tall...

I had recently upgraded the lighting in my 5.5g from 1-10watt 6500k CF to 2 lights. This rid me off the brown algae and everything was going great until I introduced ICH either with a plant that I bought or some live brine shrimp I fed (Really have no idea). Right now I am about done with my...

Hi, I have a 5.5g tank w/ 1 betta, 2 corries and 1 small pleco. The tank is filtered by a AC200 so the water is definitly NOT dirty but I just noticed that there are which spots on the betta. The spots are mostly on his fins but it seems like there are a couple on his body. I just introduced a...

I was walking back from parking my car and saw a big florescent light fixture in a dumpster. I grabed it thinking that I might be able to use the reflector or something out of it when I start setting up my 125g in the summer but to my suprise the thing lights up! The bulbs seem like they are on...

Hi, I read through some articles where airstones were added to a couple other filters to make them into a type of wet/dry filter and was wondering if doing it with an AC filter would also work. There is a gap between the bottom sponge and the bottom of the filter basket so I was able to put a...

Hi, I just switched from an UGF w/ gravel to sand and am looking for a community fish that likes to dig in the sand to keep it aerated and such and just because it looks cool :-) I know that there are some Tang. Cichlids that really like sand but that is my plan for my 125g when I get it set up...

A while back I got a 5 gallon kit aquarium that had the filter and hood and all that good stuff all together. The filter that is running right now is a "Whisper 2-5" and I really hate it. I don't think it does a good job at all for filtering so I think its about time to upgrade for the little...

Ok, so I had this great plan to get a 55g and I was all happy with that and all, been reading too many hours a day about what all I am going to use equipment wise and all that good stuff when all of a sudden a chance at a 125 falls in my lap for what seems to be a very good price (125g tank...

Hi, I plan on putting together a shell-dwelling cichlid tank in the near future (Granted I can find them) and was wondering what the best sand would be to use as I don't want to get something that becomes cement like in the bottom. I have found a couple that interest me but one says cichlid...

Hi, I was at one of my LFS and saw a pretty cool aquarium. It was a 30 gallon (Looking for at least a 40 but maybe they have bigger) acrylic with an integrated wet/dry filter in the hood. I have seen the eclipse systems but never looked at them all that much because of their price and smaller...

Hi, I am going to be setting up a new talk (Most likely 55g) and had a few questions. I plan on running a canister filter and I also like the idea of having a skimmer box(?) (not really sure what they are called but the glass or plexi that fits in the corner of a tank to make an area with lower...

Hi, I just added a piece of driftwood to my 5 gallon and the water has become somewhat tinted. When I put it in I did a water change and was just wondering if I should go through and do some more changes to get the color out or let it be for a while. Thanks.

I have a 5.5 gallon tank in my dorm room and just bought a plant. It was a bunch plant, cant really remember the name (Stupid Me). I got a 10 watt "Mini Fluorescent Aquarium Bulb" 6500k and was just wondering if this would suffice with the tank. I dont know if anything bigger would fit in the...

Ok, so I make a little 5 gallon 1/2 land 1/2 water tank for some fiddler crabs. I couldn't get the crabs for a week or so after getting the tank ready so I threw a beta into the water side (crazy thing about that is that he kept jumping out into the sand everyonce and a while and then jumping...

Hi, I am looking to set up a tank around 10 gallons for fiddler crabs. I want to do something that is half water, half land (maybe more like 75/25) and would just like some advise on the best way to go about doing thins. A big question I have is how to filter the water. What type of filter...