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I ordered my light this afternoon but am shipping it to a friend in Ohio. Won't get it for another month or so.......that sucks. SO MUCH CHEAPER than buying it in Canada.

I am going to be purchasing some purigen to place into my aquarium but am a little unsure about how or where to put it. I have an eheim 2215 + 2217 + a penguin 350 filter running on my 90 gallon. Where and how would you place the purigen into the system in order to be able to access it easiest...

Any thoughts or opinions on this light? I am thinking about purchasing this light on amazon shortly in the 48"-60" size. It would be for a standard size 90 Gallon tank. Currently I am using a double tube 36" fixture. The Bulbs that are in the double are stamped All Glass Aquarium but I have no...

I am transitioning my 65 gallon and will be taking everything out of it and moving it to a new 90 gallon. I was at my local dollar store and saw a child's beach shovel that will work excellent for moving the substrate from one tank to the next, so I bought for a $1. My question is, is there any...

Hello, I am setting up a 90 gallon very shortly. I currently have a eheim 2215 and 2217 that will be running in this tank as well as a marineland penguin 350. I am thinking of adding a second marineland penguin 350. Is this too much filtration?

This grease really is the Cats A%! in my opinion. It is non toxic, certified by the NSF for incidental food contact and is completely non water soluble so it doesn't leach (sp?) into your aquarium water at all. It just stays put and keeps things lubricated and sealed. Completely safe for...

Just an update, Three days later after placing the plants back into the tank, there have been no issues.

I think I will try that. You are the second person in two days that has said they do that. One of the staff at the LFS said he does the same. Sounds like it is worth a try.

Hello, I am currently running a eheim 2215 and will also be running a 2217 in a short while once I upgrade to my 90 gallon from my existing 65 gallon. I am wondering what others do regarding the o-rings that are part of the canister system. Mainly the top large o-ring and the double tap...

Delapool, I wouldn't say that there is a lot more water circulation but I would say the is a lot more surface agitation. I was running a eheim canister only at the time and the spray bar is located about an inch under the water and angled down somewhat so without the air pump running there was...

Hi BBradbury, I am using air pumps for two reasons. A little while ago I actually removed the air pump. Not long after that I had fish gasping etc. and checked my water parameters. I was expecting a high ammonia spike since I had just disassembled my eheim canister for cleaning. It turned...

Hey I like that idea!!

I have a few air pumps and while not loud per Se, they can be somewhat annoying. I tried folding a towel up and gently laying it over the top in order to somewhat insulate and dampen the sound. It is still able to breathe but the sound has reduced quite a bit. Is if bad to do this for any reason?

Hello, I have obtained a used aquarium setup that came with a 2217(600) eheim classic canister. It did come with all the parts except I may need just the rigid little 90 degree elbow to assist in attaching the small piece of hose between it and the spray bar. When at Big Als, the...

Hello everyone, This is a follow up to my recent thread about bleaching artificial plants. After wanting to clean algae that had developed over three years on my artificial plants I started to research the best way to do it. There are all kinds of "do's and don'ts" online as you can imagine...

Thanks to everyone who chimed in. Based on the advice I got here, I decided to soak them again in 5 gallons of fresh hot water and two capfuls of prime. When I woke up this morning, I took plants out f bucket and completely dried them again using the hairdryer, and after they were completely dry...

Ok, so I have removed the plants from the fresh water with the heavy dose of prime in it to neutralize the bleach and then completely dried the the plants using a hairdryer. I am ready to put them back into the aquarium but one of the plants still has a very mild odor of bleach while the other...

JessiNoel21, It sounds like from your response that you also use bleach to clean your plants. Is your procedure basically the same as mine? Do you find that the plants have a whitish tinge on the leaves when dry but look fine when they are wet? Have you ever had any troubles cleaning this...

Ok, but is there generally a timeframe that the plants should soak in the fresh hot water with prime mixed in? Thanks a bunch KevinKY.

Hello, I have soaked two of my artificial plant in a bleach mixture about 1 part bleach to 10 parts hot water. They have never been cleaned in three years And have come up really really good. I never have really had an algae problem but the plants were getting to the point that they were...

I will do that. Again, I am not even starting up the tank for a few more weeks so I have lots of time to rinse out with vinegar and water. I will do what you have said plus more rinsing but is there a way to be sure that the tank is residue free?

Help!!!!! I have a 90 gallon that I got used and am just setting it up. In trying to get glass really clean before startup, I used windex and now realize that I should not have. I am going top re rinse with vinegar and rinse the hell out of it with fresh water for like 30 mins or so outside...

I should add that I am going to transfer EVERYTHING from my old tank into the 90 gallon. The tank should be cycled from the get go and will be adding the fish immediately after I get all the aqua scaping done. I will be removing the gravel, then the decorations. Then I will add half of the water...

Hello, I was able to score a very good deal on a stand, canopy, 2 year old 90 gallon tank and also an eheim 2217 canister filter and a couple of rena air pumps, model 400. I am wondering what should be done to the 2217 before setting up in the new tank. I am planning to temporarily setup the...

Yes Homedog98, Whhat else is available for the biological part of the filter. I know there are other brands of canister filters and am wondering if there is one that is consistenly reasonable when it comes to the price of ththe replacement bio media. I guess it really doesn't matter what...