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Has anybody tried these? Looks interesting in that the pump is separate from the canister. And the canister has a gasket and not a (leaky) o-ring. Fincasters Episode 25 Cobalt Aquatics Re-invents the Canister Filter - YouTube F&S has them on sale right now so I'm just wondering if anyone has...

My first attempt at African Cichlids went so-so. Stocked with Black and White Auratus from Pet Smart. I think I started with 6 in a 95 gal tank. I put in plenty of places to define territory with one large cave and a big piece of driftwood. All was well for a couple of years with a few...

I purchased 3 C series Marineland canisters several years ago (2008 I think). They worked great for awhile but on down the road I would take them apart to clean them then they leaked like crazy. Tried a few things but moved on to other filters I had at the time. My last one in my living room...

I'm completely redoing all the tanks in my fish room and looking for a new look. Has anyone ever done a tank with gravel at one end and sand at the other? My plan is an under gravel filter/power head at one end that goes to river rock in the middle and sand at the other end. This is a 75 gal...

I've been looking for a thread that talked about a sealant that works for large tanks. I've resealed my 225 gal tank 2 times, only to have it leak again within 6 months (different areas). I've been using the GE 100% silicone which works great on other tanks. I read here some time back about a...

I’ve had tropical fish for awhile but have a puzzle others may have an opinion on. I mostly have angels as I have been breeding them for about a year. I have a fish room and normally I leave a night light on but sometimes the room is totally dark overnight. When I leave it dark, in the morning...

I’m in the process of starting to build a dedicated fish room. It’s in my garage and size wise will be about 17’ by 14’. I’ve been picking up tanks from craigslist.com and have planned my layout of the tanks. Have water supply figured out and it will be heated by a new furnace I installed last...

I have what I call my "failed plant tank". It has a good substrate, compact florescent lighting, lot's of plants, all coated with algae. I use a DIY CO2 system that did seem to give the plants a little boost in growth. I just ordered my first batch of 25 RCS on aquabid and was going to make...

I'm starting to try and breed cory cats. I've started with peppered since most of what I read says they are pretty easy. I setup a dedicated conditioning 20 gal tank and put 6 in there (I think the proper ratio of 4 males 2 females). Feed them good and use cold water during water changes to...

I was wondering if anyone had insight on dealing with selling to a LFS. I've been testing the waters (pun intended) on raising fish to sell to local chains. So far I've been getting the hang of breeding and raising Angelfish fry. One local chain has been willing to buy from me in small...

OK. I had a pair breed in my community tank when I wasn't paying attention. (been trying for awhile). Tonight I'm feeding them and notice what I thought was a mean Angel protecting the end of my 95 Gal tank. Looking a little closer I see a piece of driftwood covered with 50-60 wigglers. When...

In my wife's tank, she has a fancytailed (sig photo) and a orlando goldfish that she got around 5 years ago. Lately (past month or so) the orlando pretty much sits on the bottom most the time. Along with a few snails these 2 fish share a 35 gal corner tank. Water parameters are good: Am: 0...

After a few disasters, I've finally setup a quarantine tank. I?ve got a 20 gal tank that I cycled with a molly and now have had some seemingly healthy corys and ottos in for 2 days. The QT tank is pretty clean so they really would like to get to the tanks with "stuff" to eat. My question...

Now that I?m paying attention to KH and GH, (just a few months ago I didn't know what they stood for) I'm trying to figure out what is a good KH level? :confused: As is often pointed out, using just RO water for FW tanks (like have been doing for years) is not a good thing. I've started mixing...