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Sorry for the lack of pictures, but this weekend I put sand over the top of my gravel substrate. It looks really nice and has given me a nice medium for the plants (Wisteria, Hornwort, Javamoss) in the tank. Everyone seems to really like it and it really brightens up the tank. The Cichlids...

I have a new Synodontis Ocellifer catfish. The first few days it would come out and scrounge around for food, occasionally stopping its search, I suppose, when it found something interesting. Now it has found a nice dark place, the inside of my ornamental castle and hardly comes out. Since...

I apologize for the rather poor picture, it is hard holding the camera steady. Can I have some help identify this fish? The LFS said that it was a S. American Dwarf Cichlid of some time. Another guy said it was a juvenile African Cichlid. It'd be nice to know for sure so I can decide whether my...

I am getting a new HOB filter, an Aquaclear 50, delivered today. I plan on running it with the default setup for a while. Is there anything wrong with leaving the carbon bag in place as a quasi-bio layer? Granted it would be better to remove the carbon bag and replace it with true Bio-media or...

I have been using Prime for a few weeks to combat my town's chloramines. Due to my inability to measure or laziness, I have just been putting in 1 ml (one thread in the cap) with my 5 gallon water changes. Last night I splashed a little bit too much into my filter. Two questions: 1. Is it...

Hi Fishfreek, Is it possible to add the "Next Page" to before the quick reply box(es)? The reason I ask is from a usability standpoint. I know I am new here, but when reading a thread I need to scroll *past* the quick reply box to see if there are additional pages/replies. So in most cases...

When I was given my fish tank (free, by a neighbor who kept killing their fish) I inherited a few chemicals, two of which I find are regarded on AA as fairly useless... Cycle and Stress Coat. What is the best way to use/dispose of these chemicals? Can I put them down the drain? Or should I...

I have the following two chemicals: Doc Wells Aquarium Salt Stress Coat The Stress Coat claims to remove chlorine and chloramine, but I had heard/read at one site that anonymized product names that anything that claims to improve slime coating isn't going to work properly at converting...

Hi I am new here. My family is on a tight budget and was just given a 20 gallon tank. How much does it cost you to run your tanks in electricity each month? I am really jonesing after a big tank to setup after this one is established. I used to run a 55 gal cichlid tank years ago and I think...