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Im looking for a 48" led for my african cichlid tank. I want a light that has blues in it. I was looking at the finnex ray 2 day/actinic LED. Would this be okay? It says its stromg enough to grow corals and i dont want a light thats overkill and have algae issues.

I bought a 55 gallin acrylic tank a while back, i buffed out the scratches and bought a stand. I stained the stand an now im stuck on lighting and what fish to add. As of right now i have 6 electric yellows, and a synodontis euruptus ( dont remember how to spell it). I was thinking on adding a...

Just bought a used seaclear 55g acrylic tank for $50. I need to cleqn it up still and buff out some scratches and stuff. Does anyone have any experience removig scratches from acrylic?

This is the 10g tank i set up for my gma. The tanins are really bad from the dw, so i added purigen to the tank last night. I have diy c02 running, with a chop stick diffuser. Plants are crypts, java ferns, and i forgot what the rest were called.

These photos were taken from my iphone 4s in Florida. The first pic is before, and last is after.

Well i currently have a 40 gallon breeder, and i have a mismatched stock, that prob wont work long term. I have a emporer 400 filter, and an aqueon 10. A total of 500gph. Tank sits at 78-79 degrees. I want some fish that will live in a 40 gallon comfortably. I was thinking a total of 8 africans...

Heres a pic of the show tank at my lfs. Not sure on the dimensions, but it prob 10' long , 4 ft wide, and 3ft tall. Not sure exactly on the stock, but i know there is a california horn shark, and a bunch of tangs.

I got some new rock, and i want to get rid pf my old fake rocks. My questions are... Would a 5g wc after i remove the old rocks, and a 5g wc after these rocks are put into place be good enough? I have a 40g tank, and heres a pic of my tank as of now, and the rocks i want to add.

I typed this up once, and there was an error, so this is going to be a bit shorter. Please point out anything that is questionable, and may not work. Tank 2.5 gallon standard Lowes organic potting soil Sand on top of soil Assorted rocks for decor Plants: amazon sword, xmas moss, crypts, dhg...

I found an empty mason jar laying around, so u decides to put some dhg, and some xmas moss in it. It has 3 tiny snails in it atm. I just threw it together 10 mins ago. Tell me what you think.

I bought 3 new fish and i was told what they were, and i think i know what they are, but can i get a definite id on these guys? Heres fish 1

Does anyone have this filter? I just ordered one. My canister broke, so im planning on putting some of the sponges for it in the emporer, and not using the media that comes with it. I will have it running along side a aqueon 10, so i will have 500 gph of filtration on my 40 gallon tank. My...

Ill try to make this short. Lol My fluval 305 canister broke, and i have the media in a bucket of tank water. The bucket is heated, and is sitting at 80 degrees. Will the filter media be okay in the bucket for a 3-5 days? I add a cup of tank water to it in the mornings, and evenings. Also, the...

I saw one of these fish at my lfs, and it really caught my eye. On live aquaria, it sayed that these fish need a minimum of a 50 gallom aquarium. I have a 40 gallon aquarium that has 4 mbunas, and 460gph of filtration. So i have very little bio load, and good filtration, i have perfect...

I just bought a timer for my lights, and i was wondering what would be a good timespan to keep my lights on? I have african cichlids, and i just got a new bulb for my light last week.

Ive been reading a bunch of peoples opinions of how to trim this plant, and im a bjt confused. If someone could clarify how i should trim it, and were at on the plant, were i should re plant it, or float the top, it would be greatly appreciated. I just bough the plant about 4 days ago, and its...

MY ac50 broke, and i need a new filter for my 40g african cichlid tank. I have an aqueon 10 filter on it, and my back up whisper 20 with my ac50 filter media in it. I was thinking of getting this canister filter. Its cheap, but ive heard good reviews on it. If u have any input on the canister...

I have a 40 gallon tank with an aquaclear 50, and an aqueon 10. I have 300 gph of filtration, and a 500 gph powerhead. I have 8 african cichlids. Im thinkin of getting an aquaclear70 and take out the aqueon filter. If you have any expieriance with this filter can u tell me what u think about...

my old tank layout was really plain and boring. it had flower pots, and all kinds of other stuff that didnt look too realistic. i bought 2 fake rocks which took up the majority of the tank. i bought fake rocks for one major reason. they weigh alot less than real ones, which means less worrying...

the first time i wrote this it didnt work so im going to make this short bcuz typing on an ipod isnt fun lol. my old tank design didnt look very realistic, and there was not enough hiding spots. the rocks are fake, but they look pretty real, and provide alot of hiding spots. heres he before and...

have a 40g breeder with stacked rock, and terra cotta pots. i have sand as a substrate. i have an aquaclear 50, and an aqueon 10 filter. thats 300gph of filtration which is not perfect, but i do 25 percent weekly wc's to keep my parameters in line. atm i have an all male tank, and my fish get...

Ive had an extra 1 gallon bowl laying around, and i finally decided to use it. the substrate is sand, and i have a pretty cool looking rock in the back of the bowl. for plants i have a sword, and 2 crpyts. im thinking of putting a couple of ghost shrimp in the bowl. i want to use a desk lamp as...

i am looking for a powerhead for my african cichlid tank. the tank is a 40 gallon breeder. i am wanting to get some more water flow, but not too much. i am going to buy the powerhead at petco so some of the options would be koralia, oceanic, and aqeuon. its only a 3ft tank so i was wanting to...

believe my yellow lab is pregnant. i bought it thinking it was a male, but i guess i was wrong. her cheeks are pushed out, and she didnt eat when i put food into the tank. also the area around her anal fins looks different. here r the pics.

just bought the 1mm sinking pellet cichlid formula, and i was wanting to know what you guys think of it. also do the fish color up when they are on this food?