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How about thump it on the back of the head like one would do to a fish if they caught it in a lake? Never done it to a pet fish....might be hard do to it being a pet and the size of these fish. Sorry to hear about your loss.

When I got home last night my tank looked better than it ever has. The water was crystal clear, fish looked happy and I am happy. The timer is now set at 12 pm to 10 pm..so I can enjoy the tank when I am home in the evening. The lights truly do make a difference. Now I just need a few more...

Wow you guys are right on with the algae bloom. I turned off the lights for about 1 1/2 days now and it's cleared up A lot!!. I am totally impressed. I am now going to do a good water change and vacuum the gravel good. I am also going to cut back the amount of light. I will change the auto...

There is one plant in there. I might take out the driftwood and see what happens. The pleco will hate me because that's his home.

The algae boom makes sense. The driftwood was cleaned and boiled before I put it into the tank. It has never released tannins. The driftwood does have some algae on it, and I have a 7 inch pleco in there along with many snails. I have the lights off on the tank right now. They are on a set...

I had a gourami die a week ago and after he died I washed out my aqua clear 50 media and the carbon insert with tap water. Probably a mistake. Ever since my tank has been very cloudy. I cannot even see through the other side of the tank. I have drift wood in there that has been in the for 3 to 4...

Set up aquarium: AquaClear 200/50 biowheel 25 #s gravel Jager 150 watt heater All glass fluorescent hood Aquarium pharmaceuticals master test kit Tap water 7.6 PH I put in 5 gallons of cycled water from my 10 gallon tank. I then added tap water to fill it up the rest of the way. Set it the temp...

Thanks for all of your advice. Looks like my wife and I will have to make a date to go walking along the beach in the next few days. I think this way I can take my time and find the piece I want to use. Also, it's not costing me anything which we all know these tanks add up in money. Again...

I have a question about driftwood. I am coming to an end on my fishless cycled tank and I have been looking for ornaments and such for this 29 gallon tank. I seem to never find what I want and if I do, it's way to expensive. My question is, can I go walk along the shore and find a piece of...

Done deal...I stopped over feeding my fish a while ago. I just like fat fish I guess, but it was destroying my 10 gallon tank. They are much happier now and once I get my test kit I can monitor them. Thanks for the kudos...guess I will have to read up on what they are. I still don't have a clue...

Thank you for your help. I will go with the aquaclear filter. How about a hood? What should I get for an aquarium that has a few live plants in it? I want to be able to see my fish clearly yet keep my plants alive. Thanks again!! Jake

Hello all, This is my first post to this site. I have a 29 gallon tank that was given to me and for a while now I have been wanting to put it together. I have been researching as much as I could with the time that I have. I have noticed that the under gravel filter idea isn't very popular so I...