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Have a 48" (24"x2) T-12 light fixture. The left ballast is bad. Money is too tight for a new fixture. Does anyone have any ideas to get whole tank lit till I can replace the fixture?

Day 1 Ammo 4.0 All that is this tank is a bubble curtain, heater, filter, and gravel. I moved over some seeded filter material so let's see how long this takes. :)

So I was looking for a gravel solution that was gonna be the least expensive possible solution. I came up with the idea of going to my local landscaping company and checking out the decorative gravel. I found, to my delight, some medium sized river rock gravel. According to the guy there they...

Ok. This weekend I had to take my kids to Green Bay, WI For them to go back to their mom. While there, I decided to go to the bay and locate some driftwood. I grabbed a couple of nice well worn pieces and brought them home. My question is how long will it take them to get waterlogged and sink...

Ok. I am almost ready to start my 55 gal setup. I need an ammonia source. NO ONE in my area carries it, not even ACE. It may be because it is used in my area to cut meth. So I looked online and ACE had to order if I wanted 6 gallons!!! so that's a no go. I know I can use food to do it but I want...

Ok. So I went to my lfs to get some java moss today. They had a sale going on for ghost shrimp. So I got 10. She gave me more like 16. One of em is really big. I noticed this evening that it looked like she was laying eggs. I'm really hoping they will hatch and get in the java moss so they won't...

Will fish of the same breed but different type school? e.g. Albino, spotted, emerald cories.

Ok. Like the title says, I am a newb at this! I have never planted a tank and I have no idea what I am doing. I have an empty 55 gallon tank. That's where what I have done ends. Where do I begin? I do know that I want my tank to look neat, clean, and serene. I don't want it looking like a...

He last time my wife bought fish, (walmart), the attendant threw in a couple crabs. Lol the crabs were snails but I don't know what kind. I can only find one at a time so I either only have one or they are just never out at the same time. Either way all I can get is a pic from the bottom. I'm...

Can we get +1 buttons throughout the forum so we can publicly +1 everything we enjoy? :fish2:

I think I can see a bunch of little ball like dark spots in the belly.

It looks like the people that had it before me just let the water evaporate out of the aquarium. Now there is white stuff all over it. It's kinda caked on. What will be the best to clean this?

I have a barb which I have now isolated. It appears to be covered in bubbles but they are tiny so it could be ick. I'm just not sure. Plus s/he is not moving the right side fin at all. Just keeps it at the side. Water conditions: Ammo: 0 Nitrites: < .25 nitrates: 5 ppm Ph 8.0 I do daily water...

I have and use the API master kit but I only test for ammo NO2 and NO3. I have a test for high and low PH but i dont why I would use them. Please dont just reply with dont bother... i am not going to mess with my ph i am just curious and wish to understand. thanks in advance, :fish2:

Check it out and let me know what ya think. Don't mind my 3 year old in the background. :)

How do I keep my aquatic creatures from getting stuck to the intake tube strainer? I have lost at least 1 fish and 1 shrimp that way, maybe another shrimp. We'll have to see if the shrimp shows up unharmed. He would be my only one left.

Will a Molly find a place to hide and wait to die? I think my dalmatian molly has gotten ammo poisoning due to my lack of knowledge at first. I thought she was getting better as I realized what was happening and starting taking steps. But now all she does is find places to hide where other fish...

Unfortunately, I didn't think of doing till day 6. We'll start off with things I have learned so far as this is my first tank. #1. Do a fishless cycle. My fish are now suffering because I didn't find this forum 1st. I have lost one to getting too close to the filter intake and I think I'm gonna...

My wife bought some mollies without me being present and she got a male and a female to go with our female. It would appear that the male is, umm rather eager. So my questions are what is the time frame from insemination to birth and how big will the (litter?) be?

Ok I have a quick question. At least I hope it's quick. I'm on day 5 of a fish-in cycle, first tank. Wife went out and got test strips, I went out and got the API liquid kit. I'm doing daily water changes and sometimes back to back. After my last water change last night I'm getting somewhere...

Got my aquarium as a gift from my wife. She bought me and the kids fish already so after reading around here I learned about cycling and am going through it now. Thanks for having me!