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I watched a few youtube videos on this subject. Once the filter is submerged, should there be bubbles coming out of the opening? Originally I planned a large hole for an airstone, but then I rewatched a few videos and saw I don't need an airstone so I put the airline tubing directly into the...

I am very interested in getting other inhabitants besides fish for my tank. I have been advised to wait until my tank has been running for 6 mos (I'm going on 3 now) so it's more "established". The problem is I hear that snails can overrun a tank or get eaten by fish and it's hard to tell when...

I have been running a box filter in my main tank for 1 week so I can eventually use it in a 10gal QT. How much longer should I keep it in there before I have built up the biological filter enough to use it in the QT?

I just started giving my corys pellets - wanted to try them. Until now they seem to have been doing fine eating leftover food from the others. My concern is that they appear to be going uneaten - just fished out 2 last night with a gravel vac because my nitrates were too high for comfort...

I was interested in making a simple sponge filter to be run in my main tank and used for QT purposes. I assembled it last night and tried submerging it - I'm assuming I'm supposed to cover it with gravel in order to get it to stay on the bottom? Is there anything else I can do besides that? I...

I got a 10gal tank I'm planning to use for QT purposes from someone off of Craigslist - she upgraded her tank and gave it to me along with a few shells and some other decorations. Should I clean it out with a bleach solution and how strong of a solution should I use - also how should I clean...

I just finished medicating my 46g tank to treat ich. I'm now looking to cycle a new filter in this tank so I can use the filter for a QT tank. I was planning on waiting a day or two to add a bag of API bio-zorb (which I removed when I began meds) & a charcoal bag to my fluval 305 to get rid of...

Right now I only have the ceramic rings in there because I'm medicating the tank but I see people put in pillow stuffing, polishing pads or floss (I don't know what that is) - does that go where charcoal should be put? If i put that stuff in will it take out the meds like charcoal would? Do...

I am planning to make a sponge filter for a 10gal QT/hospital tank and wondered how large of a sponge is good to get - a standard household size or extra large or what?

As of tomorrow I should be done treating my tank for ich (with Ich Attack). The bottle said to use it for 3-4 days after seeing the last spots. When I began using it Friday afternoon I hadn't seen a spot since probably that morning and it was gone when I got home from work. I am looking to...

I'm looking to get a 10gal tank for quarantine/medicating, etc. I'm looking for recommendations for a filter/heater, etc. I'd like to keep it as inexpensive as possible - do I need to get decorations of any kind (plastic plants or other hiding areas). I've read that I don't need to keep it...

I recently lost 2 fish that had ich - white cloud and a platy (which had it first). One of my black skirt tetras also had it but the white spots are gone - I first noticed the ich this past Friday. I now have 6 neon tetras, 2 zebra danios, 1 white cloud, 3 black skirts & 2 spotted corys in a...

I recently increased the temp in my tank to treat ich in 2 of my fish (a platy & black skirt tetra) - this morning I see one of my danios swimming listlessly (tho not gulping for air) at the top of the tank with a red belly. My ammonia & nitrite levels are fine - nitrates seemed a little high...

While researching tank maintenance before I set up my new tank, I thought I understood that everytime you do a water change, you're supposed to vacuum some of the gravel as well. However, if there's a problem with the water, is it appropriate to just change a small amount of water daily or...

I have a 46 gallon tank running for about 6 weeks. I cycled it with goldfish (no longer in tank), added 8 fish after 4 weeks (6 neon tetras & 2 spotted corys), then another 6 fish 5 days later (2 zebra danios, 2 white clouds & 2 black skirt tetras) because the water conditions were good (I have...

I currently have 6 neon tetras, 2 cory catfish, 2 white clouds, 2 black skirt tetras & 2 zebra danios. I'm planning on getting 3 more of the black skirts & 3 more of the danios because I just found out they do better in larger #'s - would like to get 3-4 more fish after that and wondered if I...

My Fluval 305 filter (which has been running for 6wks) recommends changing the charcoal every month and the biological filter every 3 months but to not do it all at once. While I understand the need for this, how do I "stagger" the changes - I did a major water change 2 weeks ago & changed 2...

My 46 gal tank has been running for 6 weeks and the tubing attached to my airstone appears to be filled with a white substance - is this calcification? Indication that I have hard water? Should I replace it or can I rinse it out? Thanks!

I have a 46 gal tank that's been running for 6 weeks. I use a Fluval 305 filter, use mostly fake plants (1 live one), gravel and currently have 6 neon tetras, 2 cory catfish, 2 black skirt tetras, 2 white clouds & 2 zebra danios. I'm hoping to get advice from more experienced people regarding...