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Ok heres the thing , I just bought some brackish fish for a tank i was going to convert to a stabilized brackish. I have aquarium salt and I bought a hydrometer. Its a instant ocean hydrometer from marine labs I got at feeders supply. Anyway I was aiming for a consistant 1.010 lvl. But...

I regularly buy stuff from Fosters and Smith so i get catalogs all the time and for a while now i've been eyeing their uv sterilizers, i can get one for my size tank for about $100 so price isn't a issue, but would i see any improvement in my tank? I notice i have alot of algae growth on my...

I'm looking into putting some moonlights on my 65 gal, 36x18x24 and would like to here of the setups/ brands/ numbers of how many lights you guys use on your tanks. I want to be able to see the fish at night as much as possible but i don't want to bother them either. I've seen strips on ebay...

I just put in some driftwood into my 65 gal the other day. It's looks kind of like antlers in that its 2 foot long sticks about a inch in diameter, one going almost straight up and the other almost going straight across and its has a seprate little trunk attacked to the slate as well in the...

Hey guy's, first off i read the stickies and got alot out of em but I still would like some specific information before i spend 100 bucks or so. I just setup up a 65 gal (36x18x24) about a 2 weeks ago and when I bought it i just grabed a black 36" single strip light strip with a 24" bulb. Was...

Will differnt species of Rainbows school/hang out? I am moving 2 aussie rainbows ( the cheaper $2-$4 dollar types) to a 65 gallon soon and since i have spent the cash for this larger tank, spending 10-20 dollars on a fish doesn't seem as absurd anymore so i was planning on getting some of the...

Ok i got the media baskets setup now i'm playing erector set with the intake and outake pieces. Do i need the spray bar in my 36" 65 gall or can I just use the spray nozzle, which is better? Would i have bettter even flow in my tank with the spray bar? And do i suction cup the parts to the...

Ok i bought the Xp3 and I didn't realize i had so many open spots for media, which rena media should i add to my open left over bays?. I already bought a big bag of Aqua Pure filter fiber to cut and fit into one of the slots, do I need to put this into one of those filter media tie pouches or...

Ok here's my list of what i bought: 65 gallon tank 36'x18x24 Oak cabinet stand Visitherm stealth 250 watt heater Glass tops 36' light strip 3x 25lbs of mixed natural rocks therometer Aquasafe bottle The tank is going to be lightly planted w/ stuff like java fern and is going to be a community...

Looking to get a 36 gal bow front or 37 gal Cube to fit on certain chest in my room. Been hearing about the superiority of canister filters and this will be my first tank big enough to make use of one. I've been hearing alot about the Xp3 on differnt forums but have also read several...

I let my girlfriend setup a 26 gallon tank in my room thats "hers" and she chose blue and white decor. Anyway she decided she only wants blue and white fish in it as well. We got the white down by getting some white balloon belly mollies which she has always loved. But the only blue fish I...

Hey, I'm always on the lookout for active top strata swimming fish and recently at my best lfs they had a fish that wasn't even labeled because there was only one left but he was cool so i grabbed him,(lfs told me what he was after i pointed him out) and mentioned i should come back in 2 weeks...

Hey Guys, one of my tanks is a 29 gal community and i recently added two little albino cories to my tank and they are a really fun fish to watch and the hang out near eachother most of the time... I'm wanting to beef up the school to 4 or so but was wondering if it would be ok to get another...

I'm looking at the larger digital power outlet type ones with several outlets built into them for timing on multiple devices. Do you have to set them daily or weekly or what? I figured you would just type in plug A on from 9 am till 10 pm and plug B from 10:05 pm till 8:55 am or soemthing like...

Hi guys its been a long time and i've learned alot since you last saw me show my face around here. Seems like the more I learn to improve the more difficult and complicated this hobby becomes...but anyway. I have acquired a 29 gallon from a store and will promoting and swapping alot of my...

I've heard of people putting "sponges" on/over there filter intakes so baby fish/small fish and sand doesn't go in there intake etc. I been looking around for them and haven't seen anything commercial, i would prefer to buy "pre-made ones". But are these all do it yourself deals? and if so...

I am adding a new light to my twelve gallon eclipse as my plants seem to be struggling. Anyway its a 11" long and 4 inche wide, "narrower the better" for my fitting needs(aka filter taking up hood space). It comes with a 50/50 bulb which im going to discard but the only replacemnet bulb on...

What's the stronest lighting fixture i can buy that's 12 inch's or less long and no more then 5 and a half inches wide?, i've found several 18 watt setups but was hoping theres was one i missed, thanks and can u point me where to order one? This is goin to be modded onto a 6 gallon eclipse by...

hey i have kept small freshwater tanks for a few years now and recently upgraded to a 12 gallon from a 6 on one of my tanks, but anyway the point is i have a empty 6 gallon eclipse system 6 in my closet. Since i had the tank i was hoping to turn it into a small nano saltwater reef. I would...

hey guys, quick noob question, i'm a returning member from about a year ago that plans on becoming active again but my profile is very out of date and i've been sitting here trying to figure out how to change for a few minutes, can u help me out. I know its prolly a really obvious button some...

Ok background info : i just had a ich attack in my 6 gallon planted community tank. It wiped ot all the living fish in two days, excpet the suspected carriers that were 2 balloon belly mollies that lasted a week. Anyway all the dead fish are out as of today and i have been treating the tank...

went to one of my local lfs and they had a really cool fish they called a china butterfly fish. they had in a tank with large goldfish oddly enough, but it didnt feel like a coldwater tank, but anyway. They wanted 10 bucks for it so i decided i'd come home and do some research before i spent...

Hey! This is my first post! Seem to have a good thriving community here. Anyway i recently did a small upgrade from a 3 gallon tank to a better designed/equiped 5 gallon tank that i have now and am itching to get some new fish. The fish i have now are great but most of the time all of them...