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Long time no post. I've been playing musical aquariums and just traded my 30gal hex for a 46gal bowfront. :wave: BTW, am I the only one that keeps trading tanks, trying new things? How do you just slap yourself & be satisfied w/ what you have?? :silly: I would LOVE to do discus in the 46gal...

OK, the 75gal is gone. I do miss it, but I also like not having to come up with 4' of wall for the thing. I picked up a cheap 29gal set up, upgraded to a 2 bulb fixture and decided to try the low tech plant technique (ie, no CO2, no fertilizer). The first pic is from about week 2.5, the second...

OK, I feel like a flake since last you knew, I was going to keep my 75gal tank. :oops: So, the day after I bought a 35gal tank (36"x12"x18??), I had an offer to trade that finally came through. It's a gorgeous tank, but almost useless for what I would like: a nice planted gourami/killi/tetra...

I am looking to downsize to a 40-60 gallon set up. I like hex/octagon tanks, but basically just want a tank that takes up less room. My tank is 48"l x 30"h x 12"d. Comes with stand, filters, light, etc. I haven't completely given up on the idea that I might enjoy this tank again, but I'd also...

It looks like a lot of fun! Any ideas? http://cgi.ebay.com/Killifish-Killi-No-Rachovii50eggs-HatchPack-FairyShrimp_W0QQitemZ200125536128QQihZ010QQcategoryZ66795QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

OK, in follow up to whether to keep the 75gal, here are the current occupants (most of my original fish died shortly after the move & a vicious case of ich): 2 angels (1 of which has never grown) 2 gourami 2 corys 2 common pleco 1 female betta 1 clown pleco 1 panchax/killifish (never 100% ID'd...

This is becoming a very hard decision. I moved almost a year ago, and for the last several months, I have barely been paying attention to my 75 gallon. Part of it is the location, I think. It's not the most convenient location for water changes, etc. I've been toying with the idea of going with...

My mother and her boyfriend are buying a condo, so I get dibs on her house. :D I will be moving from a city with liquid rock water to one with soft water. Any pointers on helping the fish make the transition? Will it help to know the exact water parameters of the new house? I have to go over...

For economical reasons, when I first fit out my 75 gallon, I bought 2 24" standard hood/light combos. I bought a double bulb 48" light strip to improve the lighting in my tank, but I didn't realize how much wider the 2 bulb strip was. It just won't fit without removing both existing hoods, but...

I have a 75 gal tank that I have dreams of becoming a lush green tank, but no go so far. I know I have a less than ideal setup, but on my budget, I don't see many upgrades in the immediate future. The tank is 48" x 12" x 30". I have 2 standard 24" fluorescent hoods, single bulb, with...

Getting ready to move everyone back into the 75 gallon after resealing the cross-brace. Current occupants will be: 2 juvenile discus (3.5-4") 1 angel fish 2 clown loaches (4.5") 1 clown pleco 1 sailfin pleco? (inherited from co-worker, only 5" long) 2 balloon mollys 2 platys 1 black neon tetra...

My 75 gallon tank is 48" long x 30" deep x 13" wide. There is a piece of glass acting as a cross-brace on the top, and when I did my water change today, I realized it is not attached to the front end. To repair it, do I only need aquarium silicon sealant? Do I have to completely empty the tank...

One of my fantail goldfish looks to be carrying eggs. I checked my goldfish book, but it's very basic and says goldfish usually spawn after the water warms up, which doesn't apply here. I have no idea what gender the other two goldfish are, but I don't see the tubercles males are supposed to...

I just got back from being on vacation, and finally paid attention to the tanks today, and one of the balloon mollys is lumpy!! The only thing close to it in any of my fish books looks like nodular disease, but it doesn't seem quite right. I'm sorry for the quality of these pics, but maybe...

I found a stand for sale that is advertised as the size for a 40 gallon, at 48" x 19" or so, but I have a 75 gallon tank with a 48"x12" footprint. If a tank will fit on a stand, is it safe to assume that the stand will support it, even if the tank is substantially bigger? The top of the new...

The discus are actually doing well in the community tank. Only real issue is feeding them without overfeeding everyone else. BrianNY, want to take a look at the pics and tell me if they look like they're doing all right? The 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th are of the older juvenile, about 4" now. The 3rd...

My discus tank is acrylic and even though I scrub it down once a week with an acrylic tank sponge, the tank is getting a nice buildup of discus slime and I'm getting sick of it. How likely are the discus to be happy in the 75 gallon community tank? It's moderately planted, and now that I have...

Someone in Davis is actually breeding discus!! So I have 2 new babies that I would like to add to my discus tank, mainly just as a convenience to only have to do daily changes on 1 tank instead of 2. They are currently only about 1.5" long. The tank dividers I've found I don't think would work...

In my 75 gallon tank I have a blue male gourami, a female pearl gourami and a male dwarf gourami. The dwarf has adopted the hornwort clump as his "corner" and one day last week when I turned on the lights, I saw him and the pearl nipping at each other's mouths. She was the instigator and I...

Is it a parasite or a wound? I can't tell. Of course none of the pictures came out as clearly as I'd like. When he turns to the side it has a greenish/yellow color. It's embedded in the skin and the scales around it are puffed out. He's eating okay, but I've been fasting him a lot to get rid of...

I almost gave up on water testing for the mystery death tank, but on a whim I did a test this weekend and had nitrites of 10.0 and nitrates of 80!!!! I do a 30-40% water change weekly so I have no idea what caused the spike. Ammonia was 0. After the 2nd water change nitrite was down to 5 and...

1) Where is a good place to find a big piece of sponge filter that can be cut to fit various filters? I have only found the pre-fitted versions that are sold by brand. 2) (back story) I got one of those All Glass 2.5 gal divided tanks for my bettas at work and the filter on that thing is HUGE...

Couldn't resist a cute feeder goldfish when I went to the store this weekend. It's white with a red cap and a red spot on either side of its tail. It's in a 4 gal filtered tank right now, and I know it will outgrow the tank quickly, but I'm hoping to wait to set it up in my 20+ gal later on. I...

My male betta that lives in the discus tank is starting to resemble a golfball. I had him in there as a "dither" fish, but the discus seem at home now. My choices for new residence for this guy are (a) in the community tank (which may or may not have some sort of disease thing going on but I'm...

I don't know if my computer screen resolution isn't very good, or what, but I bought one of these tanks on impulse on ebay (I am never allowed on there anymore!!!): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20755&item=4348616306&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW And I though it had a hood like...