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I was thinking of getting something bigger, but I saw this deal while out shopping for a bedframe yesterday and it just seemed like the right tank, so I went for it. It's 4' x 20" x 20" so total volume is about 85 gallons, but one whole end of the tank is built into a sort of strange filter...

Hey folks. It has been a good long while since I have posted here, I have been out of the aquarium thing for a few years after a move where I had to cut lose my several tanks and then a move across the Pacific to beautiful Thailand with only 2 suitcases and a backpack. I'm settled here now into...

Yep found a deal on a used tank I could not pass up. ~50 gallon 4'. Almost exactly the same size as my first 50. Glass top ~Light that needs a new ballast probably, new tubes at least. I think I am going to rebuild it. ~2 HOB power filters of currently unknown make and model but said to be...

The biggest ocellatus has been dubbed Ozzy, I think he is a male. This isn't the best pic but it is a great pose :D Here is one of the loaches I got for the ocellatus tank, a Schistura mahnerti 'Burmese sand loach'

Or at least, the closest one I can find, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Portland I think has one too, just about the same drive time as to Bay Area. :( I think I am the only one on this board that is up here in the REAL northern California anyhow, so I guess my question is, are any of the...

Here is the new ocellatus tank, a 30 gallon (Can't wait to upgrade lights): One of the residents getting comfy: Neil Ngara posing for the camera:

I have been thinking about a small reef tank as my next project. I have never done SW but have lots of past experience with FW and some recent experience since I have been back into fish keeping. I had been thinking about another FW tank to do crustaceans in, but the selection is limited. Then...

I have had my filstar xp1 for less than a week, and already I can say I will probably never buy another HOB filter again! It is super quiet, it has great water flow and the input/output is SO much easier to customize. As soon as I can justify spending some more $$ on tank stuff I am going to...

I got my new shell dwellers today! Lamprologus ocellatus 'gold'. I stopped by the LFS on my lunch today, just to see what's new in the tanks mostly. I was checking out the little ocellatus group and feeling bad for them. The tank they were in had quite a few fish, all small, but lots of them...

My friend called me up today and offered me his 30 gallon tank, glass hood and light for $20. I told him I would be right over, I know this is a good tank, it was up and running not too long ago, before my friend moved. He was going to do cichlids again when he set it up, but now has decided he...

I am ordering a fluval 404 and I am wondering if it comes with any sort of venturi valve. If so, where is it placed? Down by the canister? If there is no venturi valve, has anyone had success using an in-line threaded valve?

Hey everybody, I have an idea for a simple overflow tank mod, and I am hoping for some feedback. I am no expert handyman :D. I like to keep it relatively simple, but why should the saltys have ALL the fun with PVC? The tank I am designing for is a 40 gallon 'breeder' FW tank (36" x 18" x...

Hey everybody. As you may have seen previously, I am in the planning stages for a new tank set up. I learned a lot from the 50 that is up and running now, through fresh experience and great advice here. I have a little 'closet' space in the computer/fish room that is not being used well at...

My friend is moving and has decided she doesn't want her tank, no fun for her anymore, and she is going to have her hands full with regular human babies soon, less time for fish. She has offered it to me and I am picking it up tomorrow. It is a regular 10 gallon glass, currently stocked with 1...

I'm a born again newbie, learning all kinds of lessons, again. :oops: I KNOW I should have a QT, but I succumbed to temptation. Danios a couple weeks ago, and Yo-Yo Loaches just this weekend. I noticed a little flashing before the yoyos came, but in the last two days the flashing has...

Hey folks. First off I want to say thanks to everyone for all the advice while I have been setting up my tank, first one in decades. Everything is going great so far. You can see my gallery for pix. As many predicted, I have been infected with MTS. Not long after I got started, two of my...

As I was doing my weekly water change today, decided I really need some scavengers. Did some research and thought I might try loaches. I figured I would get clown loaches, which are cool fish, but they get bigger than I really want to deal with. I was hoping for some Yo-yos but was worried about...

My friend has the same tank as me, AllGlass 4' 50 gallon. He has a UGF system with an uplift tube at each back corner. Each uplift tube has a Powerhead 301 at the top, each opened up to at about 1/2~3/4 of max flow. Here is the stock list: 4 danios 3 misc tetras 2 head & tail lights tetras 4...

Hey everybody! I have a new set of pix up and I thought I would share! The biggest Ngara is named Neil, the rest are still The Gang. The two Yellow Labs are named Yellow and Gold, not very original but descriptive. I have only had these fish since 12/17/03, my first tank since the 80's Thanks...

I have noticed bowfronts have really become the thing to have, everybody is getting them and everybody is selling them. Why do people love the bowfronts so much? Is there some advantage to the bowfront that I am missing? Why are they so popular?

I have a 50 Gallon 4" tank, my first tank in a long time and my first with Malawi cichlids. I want to establish a breeding colony of Ngara Flametails, but I was hoping to have a little color and variety in the beginning as well, so after much research I ordered 10 Ngara Flametails and 4 Yellow...

I asked about getting some apple snails at my LFS and they said they could not get them. The LFS guy said that he did not think they were illegal in California, but that they just could not get them due to import hassles. He said most of the most popular snails they used to have, they can't get...

He was laid out on his back right in front this morning when I got up. No visible damage. Ammonia and nitrites still rock solid at 0ppm, and nitrates is still way under 20 ppm. I think he just couldn't adjust to the higher Ph and hardness. I feel bad for the little guy :( So it's the algae...

Now that I have finally figured out how to use the img tags :) The whole spread Yellow Lab and Ngaras Showing a little blue Thanks everybody for the great help getting started!

So fish day finally arrived, I got the call at about 9pm Tuesday to come charge down to the LFS and get my fish. The LFS guys had just rolled in from picking up packages at SF Airport. My fish were waiting for me in a box that came from Indonesia of all paces. I get my box of fish home and to...