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I was doing a PWC awhile ago on my 55gal tank and the plastic "T" bar (not sure of the name) that is on the top of the tank in the middle is broke into. How dangerous is this? Do I need to go out and get another tank immediately? Thanks for your help!!

I've got a 55gallon fully stocked/ cycled that I'm going to have to replace soon. The new tank will have to go in the same spot as the current 55 gallon setup. What is the procedure for doing this move. I would like to keep my fish lost to almost none during this move. I will be doing this in...

Our local PetSmart has their brand glass aquarium 60 gallon on sell for 99.00. Does anyone know anything about these tanks as far a quality and who the manufacture is on these. Thanks

Ok I'm finally going to ditch the 5 gallon bucket routine after more than a year. I've heard everyone brag about how this has changed their life so much. I ordered the 50ft Python from BigAls this morning so it should be here for my next water change. I can't wait to give it a try. I'm a little...

Mods Please feel free to move this post if its not in the correct area.TY I just found a 200gallon plexiglass aquarium setup for sell. I have not seen the setup yet so I have no idea what condition this is in. What is the difference in plexiglass vs acrylic. I know nothing about plexiglass or...

How do you tell if your tank seals are weak or about to fail before you actually see water on the outside of the tank? Thanks

I have a bala shark hes about a year old about about 4-5 inches in length. My question is that when I do PWC he just goes crazy. He trys to jump out (i've got glass tops) and runs into everything in the tank. Once I have completed my PWC he settles downs but you can tell that he has been...

I've got an upside down catfish but he never comes out from under "his" plant is this normal. When I do a gravel vac he moves out but then right back to his spot? You never see him swimming around.

I'm moving up to a 75gal tank from my current 55gal. My wife says that the 55gal has to go and the 75gal has to go where the 55gal is. How is the best way to do a total tank transfer? I want to move everything from my 55gal to the 75gal. Thanks for your help. Just FYI: I will be moving the...

Last night I was looking in my tank and noticed this stuff growing on some of my fake plants, it sort looks like tiny spiders and its black. I'm guessing thats its some sort of hair algae. Its not bad but I dont want it to take over the tank. What should I do. Do you think that a SAE would...

Does anyone use automatic feeders either most of the time or when they go out of town on vacation. If so what brands do you recommend or not? Thanks for your help.

How do you clean sand? For gravel, you can use a gravel syphon to get out the muck, but wouldn't sand go up the syphon? Do you use the same method as for a gravel bottom?

I went today to purchase florescent bulbs for my tanks. Both my tanks have the bulbs that came with the strips and I wanted to go ahead and replace them with new ones. This is more confusion than I thought it would be! I've got a real dumb questions what does T8, T10, T12 mean? What should I...

What is the differnece between Aqua Pure Activated Carbon and Aqua Pure High Density Carbon? Thanks!

I'm getting ready to start my first FW planted tank. Does anyone have a list of FW fish that are plant eaters. I would hate to spend a lot of $$ on plants only to have them eaten to there roots. Thanks for the help.

I'm looking at starting a Nano Reef Tank. I've been looking at the JBJ 24gal tank but it appears to have breakage issues. If that is the case then I want to stay away from that. I just need pros and cons and what to look for. and what tank to get I've never done SW always FW but would like to...

I've got an issue with one of my tanks. I've got this brown algae stuff that is growing very fast. I can clean it off and within 6 days its taken over the tank again. Its in my Cichlid tank so I cant put any kind of algae eater in there. I did try a Pleco this past Sunday.... he survived about...

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Could someone please direct me to how to do a fishless cycle. Also I have an established tank and I'm going to transfer some of my "old" media to the new tank. When in the process do I need to do that. Also can this "old" bio media go directly into the tank or does it need to go into the sump...

I'm looking for any information that anyone may have on The Mini Thunder Wet/Dry Filter System by DLS Aquatics. I've searched the Inet and can not find anything out about this system or the vendor. If anyone has any informaiton on this please e-mail me at bhunsucker@gmail.com or post here...

How do I keep my fish of the intake overflow box inside my tank. When I woke up this morining I had a couple small fish in the back of my tank in the overflow. Thanks for the pre-filter!! Any ideas on how to prevent this. I'm just getting started. Thanks

I've got a new (used) acrylic tank that I'm looking at stocking options. Will the Plecostomus scratch my acrylic tank? I've read somewhere that they could but I can not verify it that is true or not. Thanks for your help.

I have baby zebra's in my tank :lol: :) :) :) :) :)

I would like to start a Cichlid aquarium but I'm not real sure if I can. My current PH in my FW tank and out of my tap are 6.6 can Cichlids survive in that? What are my options? Thanks

I posted this in freshwater also but I wanted to know what the saltwater people thought of this. I know nothing about saltwater at all. I've got a chance to buy this setup for 300.00. Please let me know what you think of this. Its a 45gal setup, was used for saltwater. Attached is a picture of...