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Hey all. I have a 55 gal that houses Orange N. Leleupi, what I think are Cyprichromis Leptosoma Utinta, and some African Dwarf Frogs. The tank is very harmonious and I would like to add one peaceful, free swimming tang. Any ideas? Thanks

My ballast went out for my t5ho fixture and im currently waiting for the replacement in the mail. Will running a few small "moonlights" for 12 hours cause any weird algae bloom?

I have to replace a ballast for t5 2X54w. I have a cheap dual lamp from Odyssea and Im unsure of how to replace. My existing ballast is external. It would be easy if I could find a ballast that fit inside my existing casing. Any suggestions on a cheap and practical way to deal with this...

I hastily drilled for two (half inch) bulkheads on my tank and fixed a fairly permanent box around them which is posing a few major problems. Will it be possible to drain my tank fast enough with 2 half inch drains?

DIY "ROCK" UPDATE - YouTube DIY ROCK FORMATIONS FOR MY FRESHWATER AQUARIUM - YouTube I made these quite a while ago and just recently soaked them and put them into my tank. I'm really digging the look and the fish are doing fine so far. So here is the "how to" vid and the "in my tank" vid.

I have a freshwater tank with plant friendly fish. My fish are sand diggers so I would have to use potted. My light fixture is a t5ho dual with a full spectrum lamp and an actinic....any suggestions on plants that I can add to my tank without special needs?

=500 gph pump with 6' max head

Hey all! This is my first reef build and I have been having trouble getting answers for a couple of things. lighting- What lighting would be sufficient for my 20 long? I would want the lighting to sustain pretty much any coral I wish to put in the tank. I have also built a canopy and really...

What size return pump will I need, with a 1/2" drain, at approximately 3'? I drilled the back of my tank (so easy I didn't even feel the overwhelming sense of accomplishment that I expected). I diy'd the box with "black glass" and silicone, with dimensions that I generated fairly...

Hey all! I decided to do a small sw build and I'm pretty excited about it. I would go bigger with my first reef if it was appropriate, either financially or space wise, but it isn't atm. So yeah... I'll probably break my, beautifully painted, 20 long today as I attempt to drill it:eek: Where...

I have a great bunch of juvenile N. Leleupi (orange). They colored-up at around 1/4 inch and just keep looking better. They are about an inch right now. I also have a lot of Cyprichromis Leptosoma (I'm not sure but the closest I've been able to identify them with is UTINTA). My largest are 2...

This is my step by step. It was before I knew there was a dedicated "DIY" section http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f100/diy-rock-project-191067.html Here are my pieces, to date. The problem- I started this project using sanded grout and I love the look, BUT, after building-up...

Well, now I know I need to have a backup filter. The silicone seal, holding my pump to the cylinder, failed while I was cleaning. I cleaned the cylinder and re-sealed the pump the the screw cap. I have a blow dryer (on a cool setting) blowing on the newly sealed filter top. What else can I do...

Every time I clean my filter, tons of flesh colored debris comes shooting from the exhaust, when I start it back up. Is this stuff building up in the hose? Is it worth cleaning or should I just buy new hose? How do you deal with it (assuming I'm not the only person dealing with this)

One of my male cyps has been beat very bad by another aggressive male cyp. He's in very bad shape but still moving a bit and breathing....any chance he might recover from this state? I just really hope this isn't a sign of what lies ahead. I hope he was just unable to handle normal stressful...

What is a good frequency of feedings for fry?

Do any of you feed your fry with Artemia nauplii? I just made one of those DIY brine shrimp hatcheries and hatched my first batch. This was my first so I WAY over estimated the amount to feed.My fry ( cyp leptosoma and n. leleupi) ate unlike they have eaten before. Anyway, I just powered my...

I've seen heaters in sumps but I'm still not clear in it... Do people do this as their only tank heating source? Do you need to use a more powerful heater if you do it this way? Thanks.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7712/1330056807416.jpg I had to add these 3 screws, to my DIY hood, because the acrylic bowed. The screws are not in the water but the bubbles from my pump splash and cause water to build up on them, eventually (I'm sure), the water will go back into the tank...

I set-up a 10 gallon, using sand, rock, water, and filter media from my established 55 gal. How long should I wait before adding fish? How soon can I get reliable test results from the water?

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I just made a filter (for a new tank) and I don't know how long I have to run it, in my established tank, before sufficient bb has grown on my media. Any help?

I saw one of these on youtube and figured it would be perfect and cheap for my 10 gal, which I'm setting up for my fry. I'm running it in my main tank now. The pump cost me $23 (I could have gone cheaper), bottle 1.00, I had the media and silicone. Any thoughts on it? If this works out...

I understand it may be unnecessary, but is it ok.... maybe even beneficial? Seems like smaller wc, more often, would be less stressful on the fish and a way to keep water quality optimum, constantly, instead of allowing the water to muck up for a week.

I just got these from a fs. All that was known of them was that they were cyp leptosoma. http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/307/13292886118991.jpg