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I have a Marineland Eclipse 12 aquarium. I'm kind of interested in adding a second filter, in addition to the one built into the hood. One reason is that I don't think that the built in one is all that special, especially in terms of eliminating particles from the water. Another is that folks...

I'm having trouble maintaining a proper pH in my tank, as I discovered when I had water tested recently at my LFS. Last week when it was tested it was 6.0. I used a "Correct pH" tablet to bring it up to 7.0., and I verified that it did work. (I added it in sections, over a day or two, to...

I have a smallish tank, an Ecplise 12. Right now it is home to a m/f pair of dwarf power blue gourami and 5 neon tetras, so it isn't overstocked. The male gourami is clearly weakening; I suspect that he is on his last legs. I noticed something odd the other day, which was there was a bright...

I know tha several other people have Eclipse 12s. I'm not 100% sure how the carbon filter is supposed to be positioned. It seems just a little long, even with the tab at the end folded up, and I can't get it to lay quite flat. As I have it now, water covers the first half of the filter, but...

About 13 hours ago I stocked a 12 gal. aquarium (my first) with a couple of dwarf Gourami, a couple of Corys, and a handful of Neons. I added a packet of Bio-Spira just before the fish went in. At this point, my ammonia is at 0.25 ppm and my nitrites are 0 (which I take to mean that I am not...

Okay, so I am nearly ready to set up my new aquarium. I want to make sure that this "timeline" sounds right: I am thinking I will put together the tank tonight (decorations, water, heater, add dechlor.), add the BioSpira I have in my fridge tomorrow, and get my fish on Sunday. Does this sound...

I don't have my aquarium set up yet, but I am getting there. I picked up several plastic plants the other day, then cam back here and read about how they can cause scale damage. How much more desirable are the silk ones? Should I return the plastic while I can?

I hope that this kind of question is okay. I would have asked in a regional forum but my region isn't covered. I'm in Norfolk VA and just setting up my first tank. My equipment, most of which was a Xmas present, came from PetSmart. I was in the store today and didn't see the types of fish I...

We're getting closer to getting our Eclipse 12 set up. Bio-Spira will probably be shipped tomorrow. I do have two questions, though: 1. Any tips for getting fish home from the store? I know not to add bag wate to the tank. I'm thinking more about the shock to the fish of the temperature...

I got an Eclipse System Twelve for Xmas. It will be awhile before it is set up, and I realize that once I have it going then it will still be a number of weeks before I can add fish (unless I find some Bio-spira), but of course I can't help but think about what fish I want. I am thinking about...