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Hi All, So I got a call from my mom commissioning me to build her a freshwater showpiece tank.....this is quite an honour for me b/c she was the person who got me interested in aquariums in the first place (about 16 years ago or so!). I want to make sure I do it well. So...i’ve got most...

I have a 45 gal. Palaudarium (see picture below).....the dimensions are 36Lx24Hx12W.....i'll be upgrading to a 65gal after the boxing week sales :D It's a heavily planted tank that has been running for about 2 years....I strictly use RO/DI water, my substrate is flourite enriched, and i've...

I might have an opportunity in the near future to build/set-up a Discus tank for my friend. She's very keen on having only discus and maybe a few other fish. But since i've never actually kept these fish myself, I figured I could ask you lot for some basic info. I need to know what would be...

Currently, I have a significant amount of snails in my tank....larges ones and baby ones (ramshorn snails). I need someone to recommend a nice fish that will take care of my snail problem. I'm just looking to keep it under contol, NOT to eradicate them.... I'm looking for a loach or botia...

I have a tank that is currently running with a sand/arogonite mix (about 3 parts sand to 1 part aragonite sand). The sand is basic play sand from Home Depot, and the aragonite sand is just leftovers from my saltwater setup (it's the expensive stuff from Big Al's). The tank is 65 gal, and the...

Hey, I bought a 200w EBO Jager heater for my 65 gal tank recently... Is it safe for this heater to be placed under the water line?? i bought it with the belief that it coudl be placed under the water line because my LFS (Big Al's) had their same EBO heaters under the water in some of their...

Hey, I am just looking for ideas for my empty 65 gal tank. It has a soft sand substrate....I currently have 1 powerhead maxi-jet 1200 and a 200w heater installed and running...i'm trying to acquire a eheim 2215 sooner or later. Any ideas of what I can put in that tank?? I was thinking of the...

Hey all, Just need some quick 'different' ideas for a 65 gallon tank... I was going to do a saltwater setup, but i don't think that's possible right now, mainly because I don't have enough room in my tank stand to place a sump (if you know of a way for me to do a saltwater without the need for...

Hey can some of you offer me up some freshwater tank scenarios where I can make use of a powerhead(s) to increase turbulence?? or to create a prevailing current?? so far I can think of a pleco tank ....any more? maybe a motaro stingray tank? i've never really read about any freshwater...

Hey All, Basically i'm contrasting the Common Pleco with higher-end plecos (the L numbered ones such as the Gold Nugget, Zebra, Vampire, Purple, Bulldog Blue, etc..) soo....what makes keeping these higher-end plecos so much harder than keeping the common pleco?? I've had a common pleco for a...

Hey, this is my first time in this forum (i'm a freshwater nut at the moment)... anyways my lfs has a pretty sweet sale for Boxing Day...and I think it might be the perfect opportunity for me to buy a nice big tank for a saltwater setup....i've always wanted a saltwater tank, but never really...

ok ..well...I didn't see this coming....prolly due to the fact I put too much faith in stuff I read, rather that listening to personal opinions.....oh well I bought a few shrimp the other day..all algae eating shrimp....3 juveniles (0.5"), and 1 large (2") big boy .....i was hoping they would...

Hey I need some quick advice on an algae eater i've got lots of small green hair-like stuff on most of my grass on my gravel bed....i'd assume it's hair-algae...hehehe...the little 'hairs' are about 5mm in length.. and i've also got some darker coloured hair like ones that grow sort of like...

Hey, I just have a quick quetion for any of y'all that know a bit about this fish. well I just bought a nice 7" from my LFS...and he's doing great....just as I expected....except for this morning, when i woke up, I found he had dug a pretty large hole underneath one of the big rocks. I say...

OK some of you may know I had a pretty bad bacterial infection recently (not me, but my tank!)...anyways..I lost 4 fish in total....one of the losses was a beautiful 2.5" male Paradise gourami. I had originally bought him as part of a pair (the female paradise is still alive and kicking). my...

I was watching a science show recently and I saw a snippet about a scientist who successfully created the first genetically modified aquarium fish - called the Night Pearl. The fish actually GLOWS int he dark....(albeit with the aid of a black light...) Seems this scientist sliced a gene from a...

Hey, I've got a serious situation on my hands....well first of all I figured I may have bacterial infection in my tank....all the signs point to it: fish suddenly becoming lathargic, not swimming, floating, breathing heavy, and white/grayish stuff building up around their heads...

yesterday i came home from work to find 1 of my 2 Royal PLecos in the bottom back corner of one of my tanks...he was just propped up against a plant...he wasn't dead cuz i saw his gills moving....but he was just staring out....his eyes, even though naturally dark (both royals are dull eyed Royal...

Need some serious advice on a Golden Algae Eater (ie. aggression) here's the deal....i've got a pretty nice planted aquarium i've modeled after a river bank.....i've got a waterfall that flows over some rocks and into the tank....the water that flows is from my Rena Filstar's return ....it's...

Since that 'welcome wagon' forum' is dead as anything, I thought i'd say wassup in here. My name is Zach. I'm a 25 year old aquarium hobbyist and i'm not afraid to say that...hahaha Anyways, i've had an aquarium since I was a little kid back in Guyana (South America). My favourite is probably...