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I don't think my canister filter is powerful enough to pull in the waste in my tank. I have a Marine land Canister filter in my 47 gallon bow front fish tank. Probably a 220, I use a polishing pad, o rings, bio balls, as well as filter foam and filter fiber in the canister. Am I overloading the...

I had a Whisper air pump in my 47 gallon tank, ran 2 lines for bubble stones. However my valves keep breaking, took apart the Whisper air pump and there is no way to reach the valves. Is there something better out there or something that can be repaired instead of tossing the whole thing and...

I was reading where someone put water conditioner in their tank everyday because they said water conditioner only works for a few minutes. I've never heard if that, my tank water is sparkling clear and I only use water conditioner when I clean out my tanks. Is that a waste of product, or...

I am using a Marineland Canister Filter C220 in my 47 gallon bow front tank which is great, however as I'm cleaning my tank stirring up the excess food it isn't being sucked into the filter. I was wondering if maybe I have too much media in my 4 baskets. I just cleaned the filter I'd say about a...

Why can't I delete this? Oh boy!

I need to blow off some steam about my heaters, a few months ago the heater in my 47 gallon bow front tank over heated killing quite a few of my fish, so I purchased a controller for my heater, which is working out perfectly. Sunday when I fed the fish in my 19 gallon none of them came up...

Darn it, my heater malfunctioned and I now have 6 dead fish. I'm forever sticking my fingers in the water to make sure it isn't too warm, missed yesterday and as a result my tank was at 100 degrees. :banghead:

From time to time my silver dollars knock off the strainer on my filter. Once the strainer is gone as my smaller fish swim past the filter it sucks them into the canister. Rather than gluing the strainer on to the intake tube I was thinking of drilling a small hole into the strainer and intake...

I have a Whisper filter (HOB) that uses 2 large Bio-Bag carbon cartridges along with a sponge in each slot. I was wondering rather than buying cartridges for this filter (which are getting really expensive) if I could make my own filters, they sell carbon pads 1/2 inch to 1 inch at Drs. Foster &...

I bought some filter wool for my canister filter, how many layers of the wool do I put in a basket? Do I fill it full, my other baskets are filled with balls, ceramic rings, polishing pads and filter pads. I have 4 baskets in my canister filter. gail

If I get a skimmer for my community tank (I posted in general previously), because I would like to keep my tank cleaner, do I need a sump, or can I just put the skimmer inside my tank (or hang outside, which ever model I should decide on). I guess I'm not understanding how/what I need to do if...

Does anyone use a surface skimmer in their tank? Looking for something more then a filter for my 47 bow front tank, to pick up after silver dollars. I clean my tank weekly and boy is that tank dirty after 1 week. If the surface skimmer wouldn't help, any other suggestions?

Any comments on Mr. Sticky's underwater glue?

The center brace on my 47 gallon bow front broke. My tank has been without this brace for about a year, is this something I should fix. I guess I'm kinda tardy asking, but it's been on my mind lately and is this something I need to be worried about in the near future? Don't want to come home...

I would like to remove the gravel substrate in my 19 gallon tank and put in glass colored marbles. Will removing the gravel cause any problems, should I do it a little at a time or can I remove all the gravel? gail

The last 3 weeks I've cleaned my tank there are what I suspect platty babies in the bucket of water I pulled out of the tank. These babies are as big as an eyelash and I have to look in the bucket very close to see them. I have been taking a small glass and scooping them out, and putting them...

I thought it would be fun to get my 5 year old gs a small tank with a betta. I have 2 tanks, and I'd take care of the small (5 gallon) tank with the betta. He would feed the betta on the weekends (supervised of course). SO off we went to the fish store and picked out a beautiful blue, very...

Just wondering if the 2 tetras in my tank are harassing my little silver dollar; He's probably 1/2 grown now. The phantom and albino tetras are chasing back and forth with him, rubbing on him, not nipping him. They look like they might be having fun, but this is new behavior. When he was just a...

I've been fishkeeping for quite sometime, just have community tanks. I've been hearing really good things about Prime (Seachems) water conditioner. I currently use Tetra Aqua Safe Plus. Any comments? gail

Is it okay to put a betta in a 2.5 gallon tank all by itself, with 2 fake plants. The tank has a filter, but no heater. Does the tank need to be cycled? I would be buying the fish for my gs, but the tank would remain at my house to be cared for by me (and by my gs only on the weekends). He's...

Rest in peace my beautiful silver dollar fish. I had all three of them probably 10 years, so they are close to the end of their lives. Last night I could tell something was wrong with my baby, this morning she had passed. I'm so sad. :(

Question - I live in Milwaukee, so the temp is anywhere from 30-60 degrees this time of year. I have a snail issue, which I'm working on. Unfortunately the issue is now in both my tanks. My question is: I throw my fish tank water out in my garden (fish poop makes everything so beautiful). SO...

My poor silver dollar got caught in the castle in my fish tank, he must have thought there was something good to eat at the bottom of the castle. He was okay this morning because all three of them were eagerly feeding this morning. When I went to clean the tank a few minutes ago the silver...

How long does a fish tank normally last? I've had my 47 gallon bow front up and running probably 7 or 8 years and the seals on the tank are starting to look a little worn. Just concerned. :wave:

Earlier today I went into PetSmart to pick up a few fish and some ghost shrimp. First I waited forever for Kelsey to get done talking about dogs with someone, then she interrogated me on how big my tank was and how many fish I had in my tank. I understand her concern, but I've had fish tanks...