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4 year old 150G tank & stand, plus ALL of my aquarium hobby accessories. 2 Eheim Canister filters 2 heaters tons of other food, accessories, heaters, filters, etc, etc, etc. There are chemistry testers, chemicals, food, protein skimmers, hob filters, electronic monitors, hatcheries, diatom...

I have a question about electrical protection after outages. My local power company has been doing some work in my area over the last few weeks. As a result, I've had a bunch of short (less than 5 second) outages, which have played havoc with my filtration system. I have a 150G FW tank, and...

I'm setting up a new 150G. It's currently cycling with about 150lbs of Fiji live rock. My ammonia levels are off the chart right now---but, I appear to have some sort of critter thriving in this environment. It's about 1.5 inches long, gray, with some black stripes. Has a sucker-like mouth...

I've got a 2-year old 150G FW SA cichlid tank that has what looks like white powder specs floating on the water surface. These just appeared a day or two ago, and are very dense. If you put your finger in the water, they'll adhere to your hand. Any ideas on what this is? Should I be...

My 150G Cichlid Tank (see specs in sig) is continuously cloudy. It's a mature tank, water chemistry checks out a-ok, and all the fish are doing well (and my convicts breed like rabbits, unfortunately!!!), but the water is a bit cloudy. I know that Cichlids require a lot of filtration (see my...

Ok, this probably seems like a really basic question, but, how do I use my Instant Ocean hydrometer? I'm brand new to keeping a SW aquarium, and I'm measuring the salinity for the first time. I'm finding the usage instructions that came with the device not very clear, so I'm unsure if I'm...

Anyone have any suggestions on an SA cichlid (or two) that I could add to my tank to add some color? See my tank profile below.... My main problem is that with the exception of the Red Jewel, all of the fish blend in relatively with the background. I love the cichlids, and really didn't get...

So, I just installed a new 2028 for my FW cichlid tank, along with the prefilter on the intake. I had 2 AC500s on this tank, and they weren't doing an adequate job, so I bit the bullet and went with the Eheim. My question, since this is my first canister filter. I'm currently running 1...

I've got a 150G FW cichlid tank with two AC110 (500) HOB filters. My problem is that the foam insert, and it's mounting mechanism (the grayish plastic, u-shaped apparatus) keeps rising to the top and out of place. Anyone have any ideas how to stop this, or is this just normal behavior. I've...

I have a 29G tall FW tank. About 10 months old. Just this morning, I noticed that it was starting to slightly bow outwards at the top in the front. Appears to be about 1/4-3/8" of a bow in the center of the tank. Should I be concerned that this tank is going to dump its water soon? It's on...

Ok, I'm gonna post a question that's probably been answered tons of times here, but I've been searching the forums and can't really find an answer. I've got a 55G FW Cichlid tank with 6 small-medium SA Cichlids, a small pleco, and a small catfish. Current filtration is 2x Emperor 400 HOB (with...

I'm in the process of some home modifications centered around the installation of a tank as a room divider. Ideally, I'd like to be able to put the filtration system in my basement--since the tank is being installed on the first floor, I have easy enough access to my basement. I'm wondering...

Before I take the time on this project, I'm wondering what the general consensus is on floor capacity as it relates to a new tank I'm planning. I'm going to go 100G-150G FW, with Oak stand. So, with this setup, I'm probably looking at total weights of 1300-1700lbs, with tank, stand, water...

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I have a cichlid tank with 2 Jack Dempseys, 2 Convicts, 1 Green Terror, 1 Green Severum, and 1 Pleco. Up until about 1 week ago, the water has been crystal clear since initial tank cycling. What's happened is that the water has taken on a very, VERY faint blue-cloudy tint. Not really...

I've got a cichlid tank with a 1 Red Terror, 1 Green Severum, 1 Green Terror, 2 Convicts, and 2 Jack Dempseys. About 1 week ago I noticed what looks like a small white buildup on the base of the side fins on the Red Terror. It's gotten a bit bigger, and the Red Terror is now mostly inactive...

I accidentally broke one of the gray circular plastic clips that somewhat holds the spray bar in place on my Emperor 400. :( Even without it, the spray bar stays in place quite firmly, and everything works just fine. Should I worry about replacing it, or will everything stay together without...

Recently I added two crayfish to my aquarium. When I added them, they were each about 2 inches long. Well, 4 weeks later, one of them has molted twice (!!) and is about 7 inches long, while the other hasn't grown at all. Is this normal? Shouldn't I expect the other to be growing at the same...

So I've recently gotten bitten by the aquarium bug after about 10 years away, and just today upgraded from the 10G FW (that I promised my wife I'd **NEVER** need anything bigger than :D ) to a 30G FW that I keep at room temp. I'm only keeping goldfish now, and they seem to be thriving quite...