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My m & f apistos have ich. Also in the 20g planted tank are 3 silver tip tetras, a striped raphael cat and a black knife. I intend to treat the tank with Coppersafe, but am concerned about the knife, in particular, but also the tetras. Should the Coppersafe be added in half doses similar to what...

Good thought, Tankgirl. I am using Big Al's Multi-purpose Aquarium Water Conditioner... and it contains aloe vera. I trust that over time this will disappear? Maybe I should investigate the skimmer. Over the years I have not used any conditioner when doing 25% water changes. I haven't lost...

Thanks. Good thought, so I checked my CO2 line and it appears very free of any yeast residue. I have been running DIY CO2 for over a year now and have never seen this before. (I had seen that website before and thought that separator was a bubble counter! :) ) Would running a new filter do...

Regarding the clown loaches, I have had two of them at different times in a 21 gal tank. Neither of them ever got large enough to necessitate the need to move them to a larger tank. Each was over two years old and they were about 2" long. And yes... they did take care of the snails.

Thanks for the help. I now have the spraybar horizontal across the the top rear of the tank, directed at the back glass, but pointed slightly downward. The current that is there seems to flow down the back of the tank to the bottom and appears fairly gentle. The surface is quite still. (Maybe...

The tank is 21 US gal. With 2 20 watt tubes, that brings it close to the 2 watt per gallon level.

I think this is the right place for this question. I have a standard 24" 2-tube shoplight style of fluorescent fixture in my homemade aquarium canopy. The tank will be moderately/heavily planted and contain fish. Can anyone suggest what combination of T12 tubes would best promote plant growth...

I have just received an Eheim Classic 2213 cannister and have installed it on a 23 gal tank. This is my first cannister filter. I would like to reduce the flow through the spray bar which I have installed vertically. Can I close the valve on one of the quick-disconnects to a point where the flow...