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Thought I'd make a thread on the epic adventure I'm about to take today. I think I've attached the photo of what the tank currently looks like. My plan for this tank/today: -move the tank into my classroom so I can maintain it -change out the substrate. It's currently crushed shell? But the...

I have been asked to redo a cichlid tank at the school I work at. I'll start a different thread on that this weekend but my concern/question is about stocking. It's a 55 gallon tank and currently houses: 2 Yellow Labs 1 blue zebra 2 red zebra 1 Acei? (it looks like an Acei but is black...

So after the pH hot mess gets figured out, I will need to restock my tank. I was discussing some options with the girl at the lfs and she gave me some recommendations for fish I have no experience with and wanted your thoughts. I'm looking for active and hardy. Here's what I'm thinking...

I've had my 65 gallon up and running for about 2 months now. Everything cycled great and the fish were doing well until about 2 weeks ago when my fish started dying. Everything is normal except for my pH. It is super super high. Like 8.8. I took a sample into the lfs and they came back with the...

Today I got my Christmas present! My husband surprised me with a 65 gallon aquarium. I cried when I found out. It's HUGE compared to everything I've ever owned. I'm pumped. Planning on doing a freshwater community type tank. Few questions about the setup since he only bought the tank and stand...

We are getting ready to get a 55 (or 75 if I can convince hubs to go really big) gallon tank so I can take down the various small tanks taking over the house. For now I'm just planning for a 55. I'd really like a tank with a few 2-5? larger schools that will occupy different levels in the tank...

My zoa keep dying. :( My trumpet, toadstool, duncan, and mushrooms are doing great but for whatever reason I can't keep zoa alive. I've tried them in different areas of the tank and with different water flows etc. Ideas? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

So we have bought a new house and in doing so I have gotten rid of my 30 gallon fresh and turned it into a 30 gallon reef. I've moved everything from my 10 gallon into the 30, and am ready to add some new critters. Here's what I've got: 1 clown 2 snails 2 emerald crabs Looking for...

Could you use this bulb to grow corals in a 10 gallon? Philips, 120W Equivalent Daylight (5000K) PAR38 Dimmable LED Flood Light Bulb, 425280 at The Home Depot - Mobile Sent from my SCH-I545 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I noticed there is something stuck on the shell of my new snail. It moved independently of the snail. It seems suck to the shell but when the snail goes by something whatever it is will suck down to the shell. Thoughts? Is the whitish circle at the bottom midis of the shell. Sent from my...

How do they determine how much space a fish needs? I know with freshwater you can do the 1 inch of adult size per 1 gallon as a general guideline but you can't do that with saltwater. I'm asking because my lfs has several beautiful types of fairy wrasse in but they all seem to need 50 gallon...

Still have a few weeks until the tank will be cycled, but I wanted to do some research so once it's cycled I can just get fish. What are your favorite fish combos for a 10 gallon? I want really colorful, active, and unique. Also, must have inverts. I'd love a flame Angel but not this tank...

So the clown fish in the big dirty tank (I was told it would be cleaned last weekend, and it wasn't. I guess it's going to be this weekend. Fingers crossed) has spent the entire day swimming into the current created by the power head. I've never seen him do this before. Should I be worried? I...

Found these coming out of my live rock. It's the second day of having the tank set up. What are they? Good or bad? Do I need to/how do I get rid of them? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

After 3 years, my betta Hades had passed away. :( I now have an empty 5 gallon tank and was wondering about turning it into a salt tank. I'm in the process of redoing a 29 gallon up at work as my first salt tank and am excited about saltwater. I would really like to just do corals, a bristle...

Last one! What needs to happen to make this tank into something workable? I guess it was originally a saltwater invertebrate tank. There are currently some anemone looking things and some snails in it. I'd like to get fish for it when it's all said and done. Tank is 29 gallons. Thanks for the...

For those of you who have followed/helped me with the other tanks I've been trying to fix up I'm down to my last 2 tanks. I've decided to do them as separate posts because I'm guessing they will have different needs. Please keep in mind I've inherited both of these tanks in their current...

Saw him at the lfs. I know is risky going somewhere where it's marked assorted cichlids but as I'm looking for electric yellows and red zebras they're pretty easy to id. Anyway I saw this awesome black one in there. Didn't get him but if we can ID him and he'll work in my tank I'll probably pick...

One of my students thought it would be funny to throw a penny into the 55 gallon in the classroom. As a consequence he had to help me clean the aquariums. Anyway, I moved the fish that were in a 10 gallon into a 30. Once he cleans the 10 out this week, I want to restock it and make it "his...

I've asked the ID of this fish a few times mixed in with other more important tank things and have never really gotten an answer. Before I get new fish I'd like to know what it is. The first pic is it in the old tank the next 2 are it in the new tank. I have no idea why the huge color shift...

Hi all, Thanks for all the great advice about fixing the tank I had! I've done some serious work on it today. What do you think? Before and after. I would really like to add a few more fish but don't know how many or exactly what type. Tank is 55 gallons. I have a female kenyi, 2 red...

Please don't freak out about the condition of the following tanks. I have just taken a new teaching position and these are 2 of the tanks that were in the room. I really need help and guidance on what to do/where to start in this process. I do have some fish knowledge and have had community...

I have a 25g tank that has a school of tiger and albino tiger barbs. There are 8 total. I would really like a cool centerpiece fish. Any ideas?