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    broken support

    I have a 90 gal acrylic wave tank, and while i was cleaning it last night, i broke the plastic support connecting the the front and back walls of the aquarium. I tried to put water in it but the walls seemed to be expanding leaving seperation between the broken part. i took all of the water out...
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    question

    i had just lost all of my lake malawi cichlidsi (6)in my45 gal tall tank. i had tretaed with a common medication but to no avail. I had just completed a 50 - 65 percent water change, andi had replaced the cartrages in my cascade 300 (for 100 gal tanks). i would like to go to the store today and...
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    battle with ich

    i had just lost all of my lake malawi cichlidsin my45 gal tall tank. i had tretaed with a common medication but to no avail. I had just completed a 50 - 65 percent water change, andi had replaced the cartrages in my cascade 300 (for 100 gal tanks). i would like to go to the store today and...
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    freshwater question

    i have a question and i was thinking about maybe trying it is possible has anyone ever heard of putting different kinds of trout in a aquarium? i am an avid freshwater fisherman and i love to fish for trout, but i never heard of anyone having tout in their aquarium. i have malawi cichlids now...
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    nimbochromis venustus

    i had just brought a nimbochromis venustus yesterday and i checked him when i woke up this morning and he was fine. i got home fromwork andhe seems to be having some ttrouble. he is laying onhis side, swmming irratically, and sometimelaying lifeless then he would start swimming like normal...
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    java moss

    i had tried java moss in my cichild tank but it seemed to just die off and turn brown. it seemed to cause a mess in my tank!! I thought that moss did not need bery much light. am i wrong. any suggestions also i have some annubias and they are turning brown and yellow at the ends. i trimmed...
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    question

    i recently had purchaced some plants for my tank and some are now turning yellow at the base of the leaf and brown toward the top. most of the plants i have are anubias. and one west african fern (i think its a fern).i have had problems with my nitrates before but i don not know if this is the...
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    malawi plants

    i wanted to put some plants in my malawi cichlid tank. i was wondering what kind would be best. any suggestions?
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    rocks from a stream

    i havd trouble with my nitrates. i had placed rocks as ornaments in my 45 gallon tank that i had found near a local stream. i took the nesessary precautions to clean them. i soaked them for 2 ays, powerwashed them and did a vinegar test. could these raise my nitrates to extremely dnagerous...
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    i dont know what is going on

    i have a lake malawi tank (45 gal.) and i have had it for 1 .5 years. i had 2 fish die in 2 days an eyebiter and a fucostomus. i also have a zebra tiliapia which is a pretty decent size. he seems to be very dull in color lately. i have noticed that he would have normal color then 1 minute...
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    stressed?

    i have a lake malawi tank (45 gal.) and i had 2 fish die in 2 days an eyebiter and a fucostomus. i also have a zebra tiliapia which is a pretty decent size. he seems to be very dull in color lately. i have noticed that he would have normal color then 1 minute later he was extremely dull. i have...
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    question

    i have a lake malawi tank (45 gal.) and i had 2 fish die in 2 days an eyebiter and a fucostomus. i also have a zebra tiliapia which is a pretty decent size. he seems to be very dull in color lately. i have noticed that he would have normal color then 1 minute later he was extremely dull. i...
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    help with rocks

    i went to the local stream and found some bigger rocks to build caves with. i scrubed them and soaked them for 2 days. now i am ready to put them in and i scrubbed them again and tried to wipe them with a towel. when i did this they are leaving brown stuff on the towel what is this and what...
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    rocks

    i wanted to find out if it is possible to put normal stream rocks into my tank. i have just found som ethat would go great with my cichlid tank and i wanted to know what to do. i wanted to build caves for my fish with these but i dont know what i should do. i had scrubbed them well and placed...
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    plants?

    i was thinking about putting real plants in my established aquarium and i was wandering about the maintenance and the effect that they would have on my tank. i have a 45 gallon so. american and african cicled tank and thing seem to be going fine with it but i want to change it up alittle!! my...
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    filter question

    how often should i change my carbon cartridge in my cascade 300 filter!!! ihave a 45 gallon mixed cichild tank!!!! also my water seems to be a little cloudy and i placed this stuff called cycle in it but it didnt seem to work. i didt a water change last week and cleaned the waste. thanks
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    sick oscars

    a friend of mine has 2 oversized (3-4lbs) oscars. they have deveolped what looks like some kind of parasite or fungus on them. It is mostly white with some reddish spots mixed in. they also seem to be losing there skin around there mouth, gills and other parts of their body. they also seem...
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    feeding

    JUST ASKING.....in general how aften should fish be fed??? is it every other day or is that a myth????
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    water change

    is it nesessary to sit water out for a period of time before doing a water change!!! its kinda hard to do if i want to do a 50% water change with a 45 gal tank!!! can i just put tap water in straight from the tap!!! do i need to take the one fish out that i have? im doing this because i have...
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    temp and fish

    At what temp should my 45 gal tank be set at for!!!! also what is the high they could survive at!!!! i was tols to keep my tank at like 78-82!!!! thanks
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    emergency question

    hey i have a 45 gallon freswater tank and i have lost 6 out of nine fish in the past 3 days!!!! i had my water tested by petco and they said that my ph is off the scale!!!! i had tested it with 2 different testers ( strips and drops) but they seemed ok!!!! cant figure it out!!! any...
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