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My 55 gallon freshwater tank is in a mostly unheated basement that can get down to around 50° F in the winter. I previously had a 300 watt Marineland Stealth Pro heater that Marineland recalled last year and replaced with a 300 watt Visi-Therm heater. The Visi-Therm heater just died (the...

I have a 20 gallon long tank with a sand bottom. It's mostly open with one decent sized Anubias plant in the back and a couple of aquarium ornaments. The tank has six neon tetras, five Cory cats, and three red velvet platys. Is this too big a load for this tank? The platys are a recent...

I have an Eheim 2028 filter in a 55 gallon tank. I also am running an AquaClear 110 filter on this tank. It had previously housed 3 gold fish, it currently has 7 platys in it. What is the recommended maintenance schedule for replacing the media in this filter? The Maintenance section of the...

I have been fishless cycling a 55 gallon tank for the past 6 weeks. As of early in week six, my tank showed the following: Ammonia: processing 4 ppm of ammonia down to zero in 12 hours Nitrite: holding at very high levels, not measurable by the API test kit (The author of the cycling...

I purchased a used 55 gallon tank and a used Eheim 2028 filter. The tank is filled with water and gravel, no fish or plants. I am considering adding bleach in a ration of 20:1 (water/bleach) and let the filter run for a couple of days in order to disinfect the system. My question is: would doing...

How much media does an Eheim 2028 filter hold? I downloaded a manual from the web, but it doesn't list this information. Will a 1 liter box of media fill one of the trays?

I'm checking options of where to place a 55 gallon tank and solid oak stand and was looking for some advice. I've read that a tank should be placed so that it is against a weight bearing wall, with the floor joists running perpendicular to the tank. Is that correct? In my home, all the...

I'm considering purchasing a new Aqueon 55 gallon aquarium kit for $165, which includes the items listed below. I already have a net, water conditioner, and food for my current tank, so those items don't offer much value to me. But what about the kit as a whole? Does this seem like a good deal...