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I've had my 46 running and solid for a couple of years now - learned every trick in the book and overcame a lot of disease. I got the itch and purchased a couple Bala sharks to go with my 3 angels, 2 clown loach, serpae tetras, and neons. I perfomed the normal acclimation but then it hit a...

What would you do if the center brace broke on your 55 gallon? Can I replace whole plastic trim? How about a hood that wraps tight around the top to support it? Any ideas please, I want to get this tank going!!

A couple of weeks ago I introduced a couple of new baby angels - one died right away and then a gourami and one of my huge angels died. I medicated the tank with some clout tablets per gallon recommendation - all seemed ok - my big angel had the flicks and whatnot - did not do much but just...

Im starting up a new 55 gallon tank and I am in the process of trying to control the clowdy/sandy water. I had the sand in(after i rinsed it outside) then all the water, then let the tank sit for a couple of days hoping it would settle a bit. Welp, it didnt really clear up. I just dumped out...

ok, I have a 55 gallon tank that was given to me, just cleaned it out(old cichlid tank-dank nasty...) and all looks fine. I was gonna start salt but I just have to give my auratus a new home from his 20 gallon. I need some suggestions. The twenty has flourite mix gravel with a live plant -...

Ok, another slew of questions about salt. I was just given a 55 gallon tank all set up for cichlids - been keeping freshwater for a number of years... I want to set up a 55 gallon saltwater tank. Is that size easy to work with? I dont really know what I'm gonna do with it - I want to do...

Not the greatest pic but..when I got home from work today I noticed my biggest of the two angels guarding the intake tube/from a distance it looked like there was something stuck behind it. I've got eggs. Ok so, none of my fish ever did this - what are some pointers? Should I hold off on water...

One of my cichlids(melanochromis auratus) got beaten up a bit on the tail so I took her out and put her into a 10 gallon(no filter, air stone basic decor and gravel) The tail was red and fins nipped pretty badly-now she sits on the bottom of the tank and doesn't move much. A white kinda cloud...

I'm getting a sort of blackish color buildup on my plants in the 20 gallon. Should I be cleaning this stuff off from time to time or am I doing something wrong to cause it to grow. Also, how often and how much should I be using the Flourish nutrients? I use a capfull every week after water...

I tore down my 46 gallon on Tuesday night, probably took out about 10 gallons or so, scrubbed some rocks and cleaned the gravel. I don't use a Python but just bucket it into the bathroom. I think I might have sucked up a clown loach. Has this ever happened to anybody? I was thinking that I...

I have had two melanochromis auratus cichlids in a planted 20 gallon for a couple of months I do believe - anyways, today when changing some water I noticed that the female(smaller and stayed yellow with black stripes) is kinda beat up. Her fins are nipped and a couple of places look sore. The...

Well, I got some plants and some flourite for my 20 gallon. Pretty excited on how everything looks. I really like the natural look for the fish. By the way, any positive id on the fish in my tank? The multiple tank bug has bitten.... Don

I'm looking to start a small planted tank-5 gallon area. Any suggestions on small complete setups? Marineland has some pretty nice looking stuff as far as I can tell. Anything I will need special for plants(equipment that is) Special lighting in such a small tank? Biowheel/no biowheel? I...

When I got my 46 gallon used, the owners were using two biowheel setups, a penguin 130 and a bio wheel pro 30 attached to a hot magnum canister filter. So, I have both running at the same time like they did. They did have some huge goldfish and cold water type fish in their tank-more waste than...

My new angels checking themselves out the the mirror background... Thought is was kinda cool looking....

I just got done cleaning the gravel for the first time since the tank has been up and running smoothly. The python gravel sucker deal works pretty well. Dumb question but any suggestions when sucking up the debris from the bottom? I basically moved the gravel around a bit while catching as...

just added two gold gourami, just thought I would share...

I just lost a neon and a molly. They were slowing down the last day or so, the tail on the molly did not fan out as much. I have platys, mollys neons and serpae tetra. I know some of the neons were getting niped a little bit and some like to hide in the plants. I did some basic tests at home and...

After searching for a bigger setup-found the 46 gallon bow front. I got bio pro 30 and 125, pro 30 canister filter, gravel, plants, some rocks, pump, stand, all chemicals, and another complete 20 gallon setup ready to go. With all this new stuff I just might start another tank! I feel I got a...

I dont know much about the different types of fish. Any references to books sites ect would be great. Who is this guy-he is nasty to the other fish.(sorry about the bad pic. Any suggestions with using sony mvc-fd87?) Darts and chases all the other fish. If I get a couple more of that kind, will...

Here is a picture of the tank I went to look at today. The setup is a couple of years old, taken care of very well(the couple is retired)-not a scratch-tank very clean with fish-they are giving to a friend. All filters, chemicals, an extra 20gal. tank, extra gravel-basically all the stuff they...

I have a 10 gallon tank running smooth with tetra and platy for months now with minimal problems. What kind of fish would be cool to have next? Something a little more interesting/colorful... Thanks..