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Hi guys, My BF's mother has a 40 gallons tank. She keep a Koi in there, go figure... Anyway, she just moved, and she asked me to help her to set it up correctly. She just bought a Fluval 404 filter. I never use carbon in my own filter for my tank. I have no experience with coldwater fishes...

Hi guys ! I just bought a 105 gallon tank. I just wanted to find out ideas on how to filter my new tank. I currently have a 304 Fluval filter (suppose to be efficient up to 70 gallon)... and I am wondering if I should add another filter or just get a stronger new one. If so, wich brand are you...

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What would be the purpose of using this substrate ? Is it inert ? Or does it contain some kind of nutrient ? I think that I've just wasted my money... I just started a new 28 gallons heavily planted tank. 3.5 watts/gallons, some carpet plant (gloss), riccia on rocks, couple of red plants and a...

I just wanted to know if any of you ever experienced this problem ... I have some gray type of molds on my bogwood. I had these bogwood for about 6 months now. What do I do with this... ?

Hi guys, I just started a treatment in my 40 gallons tank yesterday night of Quick Cure (half dose). I want to remove this medication from my water in order to switch to something else (Fluke Tabs). I have a carbon insert available. How long (in term of hours) should I leave it in my filter in...

After the tragic death of my 3 discus fish sunday, I am looking for suggestions of species to put in my already set up tank. You can take a look at my signature to know what kind of fish I already have. I already had couple of tank set up and looking for something new and interesting... I am...

Hi guys, Before I start with my long story, I just want to thank everybody from the chat that tried to give me advices online yesterday. Thank you Greenmagi, menagerie and everybody that I forgot the name of.... : ) So here is my sad story.... I just lost yesterday night my 3 discus. I lost...

A question for the discus pros out there... I currently have 2 discus in a 40 gallons tank. One I got about a week ago (a 3 inch blood pigeon) and a snake skin (about 3-4 inch) that I got yesterday. The blood piegon is picking on the newbie. I am planning on getting 2 or 3 more discus...

Is Clout good for this problem ? (Gills Flukes on dicus) Is it bad for plants ? and other fishes (like cories, pleco and Rams) ? It's very hard to get some of the recomanded med here in Canada because of laws and stuff.... Do you think this medication could help me ? Otherwise and other...

Could there be any other reason beside ick that a discus would rub on decoration (in this case, my anubias leaves) ? Could he be doing so to mark his new territory ?

I ve just set up my new 40 gallons long tank. Everything is already in the tank ; water, fish, plants an decoration. I just fond out that the tank is not perfectly leveled. From front to back it is but from side to side I measured a difference of about 1/16 of an inch or 3 mm. Should I be...

Hi guys, I really need your help and suggestion. A brainstorming session I would say. I have a 20 gallons high tank that I need to re stock. This tank is going to be planted. I already have 3 Ottos, 2 panda cories and 1 bulldog pleco. I want to set up a peaceful community tank. I was...

I would like to know witch magazine about aquarium keeping would be the best in your opinion. I would really like to subscribe to a magazine to learn as much as possible about fish keeping. :)

Would 32 watts be enough for a 5.5 G nano reef with soft corals ??

Hi guys. Just wanted to know if it could be harmful to my Lamprologus Multifaciatus (shell dwellers cichlids) to live in a tank with such a high hardness. I ve used aragonite sand in my tank to increase PH and Gh. Now I found out yesterday that my PH is at about 7.9 (that's pretty good) and my...

I am looking for suggestion for a light fixture on a 7 gallons nano reef tank. I don't want to have to build it myself. I would like something that you just put on top of the tank. The spec of the tank are 18L X 11W X 3.5 H I was thinking about getting 2 aqualight mini 9 "on mounting legs and...

I ve just set up a new 10 g cichlid tank. I have one Lamprologus multifaciatus... Planning on getting 2 more ! Aquaclear mini filter/tronic 50 W heater/crushed coral "sand"/couple of sagittaria plants/empty snail shell/and rocks My parameters are; 26 celsius 0 ammonia 0 Nitrite 5 ppm...

I have problems with staghorn algae in my 2 months old freshwater 20 g high planted tank. It grows mainly in the upper part of the tank on baby java fern leaves... I know that it could be due to excess phosphates in my water but how could I tell ? If I get the test kit, what kind of results...

Thank you all for your help. This is my first tank ever !! This is what I was able to achieve with all your precious advices. Still have a lot of works to do but it's a good start ( I think !! ) I have 3 dwarf puffers and 2 Ottos. I also have about 6 shrimps in there. :D And all real plants...

I currently have two tanks. I have a 20 G high heavily planted with 3 dwarf puffers and 2 ottos. And I have a brand new 10 G with nothing in it yet ... I ve fishless cycled my 20g high without carbon insert but with the sponge and bioballs. My tank is fully cycle and is now happily habited...

How do you guys feed you otocinclus pellets ?? Do you put it directly on the gravel or do you try to put it close to where they usually hang out (on a bogwood, on plants) ??

What about this fixture for a 20 g tank planted at 60 % with co2 injection. http://www.store.yahoo.com/seacoral/cuusaorproqu.html The first one. They told me that they would change both bulb for Current USA Dual 6,700/10k daylight bulbs instead of thoses 50/50 and actinic bulb (change both...

How would that be for a planted tank ?? Is it too much... I have a 20 g high tank planted at about 45 %. http://www.bigalsonline.ca/catalog/product.xml?product_id=29617;category_id=1869;pcid1=1843;pcid2=

I don't know if I did a boo boo with my new co2 diffuser... I used tap water in the container. Im wondering if I should have used dechlorinated water instead. :?: :?: