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I just got back into hobby, have a 10g for a betta, purchsed an aquaeon quiet flow 30 as suggested by PetSmart fish person. it realy pushed my betta around if he swims in front of it. is this too much flow for a 10g? how could I reduce the flow rate and would it be harmful for filter?

my water quality is: 8.6 - 8.8 pH soft water 20 mg/l calcium carbonate sodium is about 220 mg/l I am going with a 10g for a betta only until I get back in the swing of things. If I remember, it is better to leave the pH as is instead of trying to fiddle with it, it will also be planted tank...

I have sand as substrate and want to remove plants to give tank good cleaning and to rescape it. What suggestions do you have? I'm going to put tank water in 5 gallon bucket move plants to it, clean then reinstall. Does this harm the root system?

Recently my Fluval 306 has started making an occasional slight popping sound, it makes the sound every couple of minutes, so ten's of minutes. I took it apart, cleaned it and it is still making the noise. Changing the flow rate doesn't appear to have any effect. it has been in operation about...

There is a black substance on my leaves, rocks and decoration in my 40B. The water parameters are all ok. What is this stuff and how do I get rid of it.

I found some kind of funk in the tank with my betta, the only fish in the tank. has blasting sand as substrate and is planted.

I have or had 4 Dwarf gourami, I've lost two over the last 24 hours. They start floating to the top at an angle, swim sideways, they will hangout at the bottom of the tank not moving, one had a red spot by his gills. They are housed in a planted 40b community tank with 4 cory cats, 13 neon...

I have a betta crowntail, 4 dwarf gourami, 4 guppy and 13 neon tetra's and 4 cory cats in a 40 breeder. so far the betta has been cool with the gourami and vise versa, but will it keep? I got my 10g back up and running. I would like to keep the betta in the 40 (he seems really happy with the...

I had a pump which stopped working on my 10g, so I grabbed my Fluke circuit tester and ran it along the power line. It glowed indicating I had power but then I noticed the top frame also caused the circuit tester to glow. I went to my 40b and it did the same thing. this would indicate it is...

36g bowfront, stand and fluval 206 $45.00 SOLD !! I sold my 36g bowfront, thanks for looking

I was "trying" to move my neon tetra's from the 36 bowfront to the 40B. out of 13 I managed to net 2 after about 5 minutes. what is the best method to net fish? I don't want to spend 20 minutes chasing them around tiring and stressing them and the other fish or is that a problem? I have a...

My 40B is about ready to move fish into. I will be moving my betta from his 10G to the 40 and 6 of the neon tetras from their 36 to the 40. which should I move first, the betta or the neons tetras or does it matter? if I add the betta first, should I wait a few hours or the next day before...

I purchased a piece of driftwood from PetCo 8 months ago. At first it put off a lot of tannins, then over time it reduced the output to almost nothing. This past week the tannins have returned with a vengeance. The tap water parameters have not changed nor has the tank parameters. is this...

say you were walking down a creek and found a piece of "driftwood". how could you tell if it is hard or soft or correct stuff for your aquarium? I did a search and there were some explanations but nothing definitive. I can't tell oak from cedar from pine just by looking. are there hard a fast...

I went by Tractor Supply and they have two levels of grain of the blasting sand, fine and course. A bag of the fine grain had a slight tear in it, I felt the sand and it is very fine, I would think it could be sucked up in the intake of my Fluval 206. Would the course be to rough for cory cats?

I got my 40B up and running. I added Tetra Safe Start the day I put water in the tank, two days later the water parameters are good. is it cycled? using the API Master Test Kit my parameters are: nitrites is zero nitrAtes <10 ammonia is zero temp is 79 I do two 6400K CFL and have a...

I have a fluval 206 in my 36g, where can I steal BB from it to seed the 306 for my 40g? Can I take one of the foam filters out of the 206 (without a disturbance in the force :nono: ), replace it with a new one and set the foam in the 40g by the inlet? on a side question, when I set up my 36g...

Where is the BB in a Fluval 206? is it in the sponge media or one of the little bins? Also, does it really need the charcoal filter bin?

I have been going back and forth on keeping the 36, and moving my betta into the 40g breeder (from a 10g) along with a couple of cory cats maybe some neon tetra's. It would seem odd to have that much room for a single fish. I know this has been beat to death and depends on the betta but I...

something of a side question about the Tetra Safe Start thread. I thought of this: I could break down the 36G; put fish and plants in buckets, drain the water, remove gravel move the tank then set up without the gravel and plants until I'm sure the 40 breeder is safe for the fish. will the...

I have my 40g stand built and will have the tank set up tomorrow. PetSmart said I could add Tetra SafeStart and I can add my fish immediately. I'm skeptical about this, but I want to break down my 36 bowfront and set the 40 breeder in its place, so timing is kinda critical. Has anyone tried...

I went a different direction than planned. I currently have a 36 gallon bowfront, I got a really good deal on a 40 breeder at PetCo (they are having a 50% off sale). I want to get the 40 basically set up then move the Fluval 206 from the 36 to the 40. can I just up and move it to the 40g, then...

I have a couple of questions about Eco Complete: - will it help with non rooted plants? (java fern, anubias etc) - do you need to rinse it before placing in tank? wouldn't this remove any nutrients in the substrate? thanks

ok, I know betta's build bubble nest, I haven't seen this before in his tank and I've had him for 14 months. Is this a bubble nest or is it soap bubbles? (I always rinse my hands well before putting them into the tank)

I have a 36g bowfront and will be converting gravel to sand. My fluval 206 intake is about 3 inches from the gravel surface. I have some questions about what to do with the filter during the conversion. Should I put the fuval in a bucket with the fish and turn the flow low or leave it in the...