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I was going to try and get it for 350, although, I'm not sure he'll budge. The tank will be cleared out, so I won't be getting any of it's contents. What about the overflow? What good is that? I almost thinks it's a waste of space in the tank, but what do I know. Thanks, -casey

Hello, I'm trying to buy a new aquarium and wanted some advice. I know someone that is selling a 72 gal bow front tank+stand+canopy+lights PC(260w) for about $400. I'd like to know two things... It's fairly new, only 4 months old, 1) is that a good price for the whole setup? 2) it has a...

I have Rams, Angelfish, Tetras, Gouramis, otos and corys... fills the tank well with top, middle and bottom dwellers. Looks awesome!

Anyone have any suggestions? I've run out've ideas. Thanks,

Hello, Thanks for everyone's comments. Just wanted to let you know that the nitrites have yet to go down. I'm wondering if I need to clean my gravel, I took the advice to not clean it until it has been completely cycles. Problem is, the nitrates are there in abundance, but they aren't bringing...

sounds good. I'll give that a shot. Thanks everyone. I'll give you guys an update later.

Hello, I feed the fish in the morning and at night. I've over fed a few times on accident though. Should I just feed them a little bit, twice a day? or just once a day?

Hello, My tank has been cycling for nearly 6 weeks or so and the nitrites will not go down. The amonia went to 0 about 1.5 - 2 weeks ago, but the nitrites have been sitting at 5 or above ever since. The nitrates are between 80 and 160 at the moment. How long should it take for the nitrite spike...

regarding the NO2 spike... is it necessary for me to do a PWC or should I just let it be while it's working?

Alright... Checked levels last night and NH3 is just about undetectable. Nitrites are still high (max on the test kit), but the nitrates are up. I'm thinking this tank will be cycled soon. :)

Thanks for everyone's input. I'm using Aqua Safe, which is supposed to take care of the Chloramines. I'll keep an eye on the water the next few days. I'm ready for the cycle to complete so I can add some new fish. :)

Here's a link to the newest report my water department has; http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/water/pdf/2004_Drinking_Water_Quality_Report_revised.pdf Also, I took some water up to the lfs and they are almost identical to my tests. they use the same test kit as well. I'm going to test in tomorrow...

Can't find a test kit expiration date. I try to do the tests as accurate as possible, so in case it's defective, then those tests are accurate. I'll take some samples up to the LFS tomorrow of both the tank water and the tap water. Since there's amonia in my tap water, how can I get rid of it...

Yes, I'm using that kit. The amonia is high. I currently have fish in there. 2 sharks, 3 tetras and some platies. Also have some plants in there. The fish actually seem very happy though. I just tested my tap water and there actually is amonia... and there's actually a reading b/w 1 and 2...

well, I don't know the "exact" levels, as the colors are kind of in between the two on all of them. amonia b/w 2 and 4 (will do a pwc soon) nitrites b/w 1 and 2 nitrates b/w 5 and 10 haven't done ph

hey everyone, all of you have helped out a great deal and I thank all of you. I have another question; my nitrates are somewhere in between 5 and 10 now. I was wondering when it would start to eat up the nitrites/amonia. Those are still pretty strong. I'm about to do another PWC to help that...

Alright, nitrites have started to kick in, but amonia is still there. about how long does it take after the nitrites start kicking in for the nitrates to start working. also, about how long should it take for the nitrites to kill off the amonia. Or am I missing something. regards, -casey

Hrmmm, well, I've been using the python and only adding enough for about 10 even though it's a 29 gal on 20% water changes. Fish don't seem to mind, but if I'm going wrong, please let me know.

regarding this topic, do all of you put in the full amount of dechlor for the size tank or just the amount that you change. I've just been doing 20%/5 gallons and adding enough dechlor for 10 gallons, but not the full 29 gallons. Is that okay?

thanks. Also, when you say a pair, you mean one male and one female?

are the keyholes okay with other fish, tetras and sharks? or are they picky? how many other fish, with a pair of keyholes could I have in a 29 gal? Thanks in advance.

wow, I just noticed the second page, overlooked before my last reply. I'll keep all of this in mind. lyquidphyre, I'll check out the pet-o-rama, that's not far from me. I was previously just going to petsmart and petland. mattrox, the more I read about them, the more great things are said...

Blue rams looks great and from what I've read, although not as pretty, keyhole cichlids are a nice option. The panda dwarf is cool too. To many options. :) I'll keep reading as much as I can and frequent fish stores for the time being while my tank is going through the cycling process. Blue...

I'll have to do some research. Could I add any other fish with the cichlids? TIA

I think it'd be alright to have a couple of medium sized fish and have some small ones. But I wouldn't mind going a lot of small fish as well. What I've noticed from my tetras is, they are okay, but I'm already kinda board with them. That just goes for the blood hearted tetras. They are active...