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I just received my new coralife lunar aqualight for my 29 gallon tank. I ordered a 24" setup b/c I had used 24" lights for my previous light system. My 29 gallon tank is 30" long. :roll: I have the legs coming in the mail, but have no idea how they're supposed to fit. (they look like they...

Is there any good way to repair the superficial scratches on the glass of my tank?

I'm having very bad luck with fish lately. I've completely cycled my tank and my initial inhabitants are all doing very well. 3 tiger barbs, 4 angelfish and 2 upside down catfish. After the cycle I added 4 glass catfish of whom 3 died during treatment for the ich they introduced. I continued...

I recently purchased a Snowball Pleco with the hopes that he would clean all the algae from my glass. The lfs owner was ranting and raving about how the plecs are voracious when it comes to algae. (Reminded me of the commercial with the group of scrub brushes that run all over the bathroom...

I'm coming near the end of my Red Sea Freshwater test kit and before I head out and by a new one, I was hoping to hear people opine about other kits. They can be complete kits or solo tests. Please tell me what you do or don't like about them. Thanks.

Just yesterday I bought 3 green tiger barbs. Overnight I had one die and this morning noticed one a bit sluggish. Just now I found him lying on the bottom of the tank getting picked at by some of the smaller barbs. I just scooped him with my net and am keeping him in the net submerged in the...

Is carbon in a filter cartridge necessary? I read in a post that someone goes without using it and it works fine. What does the carbon adsorb? Is it mainly for ammonia and nitrites that exceed what the bacteria can convert?

Does anyone know of any good online sites from which to order fish?

After reading the planting basics article on this site I'm wondering if I have enought light. It recommends 2 watts/gallon and I'm currently using only 1 20 watt bulb in a 29 gallon. However, it also says to use from 5000-10000K, but my bulb (Power-Glo) is 18000K. What does this K mean...

I just bought 4 glass catfish 15 hrs ago and they had no signs of disease. This morning however, I noticed small white spots on a couple of them and a couple of my tiger barbs. They're not acting strange, but I want to take care of this quick before it gets out of control. What's my best...

I have 4 tiger barbs and 1 of them chases the other 3 around and has shredded all of their fins to smithereens. Is this normal? His fins are the only ones with sheen and I would like for the others to follow suit. Any suggestions?

Ok, so now that I have this "white cloud" issue under control, my next question is about getting my water to a desired hardness. I've got a bag of about 3/4 cup of crushed coral in my filter and although I had an initial rise in my GH and KH from 1 to 2 and 3 respectively over about 5 days, it...

I've recently started up a new tank and in attempting to get my GH and KH up, I've added a filter bag with Calcium Carbonate to my filter. Unfortunately, even though I thoroughly rinsed the CaCarbonate of all loose debris, I fear it is what is causing an increasing cloudiness to my tank. My GH...