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Ya I know both are a bit over kill but I got both of the filters for $50 brand new in the box. Gotta love yard sales ;o) So I might as well use them. Thanks for the advise on the Purigen. I look into that. Any advise on a good sponge/foam to use? I'll have all 4 bio-wheels going so I'm not too...

I have 2 Emporer 400's going into my 80G bowfront and I was curious on what I should use for filters. Obviously the bio-wheels will stay, but after too much reading I'm getting the impression that the blue carbon filters are pretty much useless. I've been told I should replace those with a...

I been looking at some these DIY backgrounds, caves,... but I hear they cause Ph and such to shoot through the roof and really can mess with your tanks numbers. I really dont want to spens so much on rocks to make my new tank look nice. Some of these projects look great. So my questions are...

Being very new to this I've been doing some reading on what can hurt my new friends. Seems to be quite a bit and has me a bit nervous... So what I'm wondering is, on top of keep up with the tank (cleaning and water changes and such...) is there something I should regularly add to my tank to help...

I think I'm going to go with the Emperor. It just seems like a more solid filter. Thanks for the input all!

Hi all I was curious what you all thought of these filters? The two local shops I have have suggested both of these. One shop carries the Emperor and the other the Aquaclear and of course they both say theirs is the best. I'm very new to this and I want to get the best filter I can for my new 80...

Thanks again joy! I definately want a floating plant so I'll check those out.

What if I replaced the Barbs with a few Kribs and didn't do the DG's? I'll probably get rid of either the swords or the guppies too. Do you think that would work better? I already plan on a couple Bristlenose. Any suggestions on another member for the cleanup crew?

I definately want to start small and work my up. Just add new friends here and there until I'm sure what I have I can take care of correctly. The last thing I really want is a baby factory fish tank... lol so I'll reconsider the guppies and swords. Thanks for the advise! Any other thoughts or...

Thanks for the advise! I'll definately check out the fish you mentioned.

Hi all. I have my first tank coming to me soon and I'm trying to figure out who to put in it. After a lot of reading I think I've narrowed my list (from everything to something more realistic... lol) but I still need some fine tuning for my final list. So if you all wouldnt mind, I'd like to run...

Thanks for the reply. Yep I do know about cycling. Understanding it all.. well that a different story. lol. Been doing a lot of reading on that so I'm sure I'll get there. I think actually getting able to do it will me understand it better. Planning on doing the fishless cycle when the time...

Hello all. Let me introduce myself... My name is Rich and I'm you guy's newest newb just bursting with questions. I've been wanting to do this for a long time and I finally have a good opertunity to get myself started. I'm getting my hands on a 80gallon bowfront. :cool: Now I am very new to...