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Hi everyone, I've been away from the forums for years! (kids will do that to you). I've continued to keep a CO2 injected, fertilized tank all this time, but have finally after many years run out of my iron dry suppliment (can't even remember what it was called but it had a fancy name like CSM+B...

Hi everyone, Been a long time since I've been on AA. Last week I couldn't resist an amazing deal on an Eheim canister filter (classic 600, 2217) and just got and installed it today. I've been in the hobby for a LONG time (see membership date on this forum) and always had trouble keeping my...

Hi everyone, There is an awesome sale right now on the 2217 Eheim classic filter (used) on amazon for <$60 that I just picked up. My concern is my main tank is only a 20 gallon high. I currently have 2 Aquaclear50 HOB filters providing filtration but my CO2 levels for the plants are always...

So my 10 gallon cherry shrimp tank has been doing ok since I made some drastic changes. Been going on 2 weeks now with no deaths and seemingly happy shrimp. I decided I wanted a centerpiece for the 10 gallon and found out our local Petco carries asian filter shrimp (bamboo). I went and...

Hi everyone, I was sitting and watching my 10-gallon shrimp tank at work and was wondering if there is a product on the market that would allow me to watch the tank without the shrimp seeing me? Basically a 1-way mirror or piece of glass similar to an interrogation room. The reason is the...

Hi everyone, Been a while since I've posted on here. I recently aquired some common pond snails from a coworker and wanted to attempt (AGAIN!) at breeding them for my dwarf puffer as food. I have had a horrible time at breeding snails over the past 2 years. I know, crazy, but true. Anyway...

Hi everyone, I've been battling a bout of BBA in my community 20 gallon for the last 2 months and am at my wits end trying to get rid of it. About 2 months ago I killed it off with some Excel double-dosing, but this latest bout is just not going away. I am terribly overstocked and so am...

So after trying countless times to rid my puffer tank of BGA I finally decided to go the antibiotic route. I had heard good things about Maracyn and so picked up the Aquarium Pharmaceuticals brand. I am now on day 4 and the BGA is not showing any visible signs of dying? Prior to dosing I...

Hi everyone, My puffer tank at work is a bare-bottom with anubias as the plants. If you have anubias you know they are the life-preservers of the plant world and unless anchored down WELL, will float to the surface. It wasn't much of a problem before because I could use the sand to help...

So after 2+ years of operation I finally decided my main tank substrate needed a good scrubbing (figuratively speaking of course). I've had a lot of house stuff that has taken my attention away from my main tank the last month or so. I've been religious on my 50% PWC per week, but my pruning...

Hello everyone, Today (or in the next week) I'll be getting some cherry red shrimp from a friend. I have the perfect tank for them, however currently occupying the tank is a dwarf puffer. Obviously these 2 species will not mix (rather they will mix in the puffer's belly). I cannot justify...

Hi everyone, I recently (2-3 weeks ago) acquired some platies from a friend at work. These were pond raised (he says he has hundreds if not thousands in his pond). I should have been more careful but my tank was pretty empty since the passing of my large gold barb (he jumped). So rather than...

Saw this on Fatwallet, thought it would help some of you looking to upgrade to a larger tank, need a spare/hospital/breeder, or know someone who does. The 29 for $30 is a fantastic deal. I heard they also have a 55gallon for $75 bucks but I think it depends on the idividual store. Hopefully...

Hey everyone, Just got back from a great trip to the Adirondacks (upstate NY) and brought back with me some lake plants that looked like interesting additions to my tank. One is a lily-like plant that grows huge lily pads and flowers (destined to go outside in a large metal timpani drum at my...

Hello everyone, I've been dealing with a problem with the oto for a while now but it's started to get much worse in the last week and I'm about ready to suck the bugger out. My beautiful gold barb has been getting sucked after lights out occasionally. I would attribute it to the oto not being...

Hey everyone, The dwarf puffer site I use specifically for my DP is down so I thought this might be a common thing with other fish as well. My DP seems perfectly healthy and I don't know if its just his natural adult look (since I got him as a juvy) but he has developed very tiny black dots...

So I need to be scolded. I've seen this "thing" for quite a while now and haven't done anything. At first I thought it was natural coloration (started off as just a reddish line), but recently I know it's not normal. I kept telling myself it would go away, or it was due to a nip, but I was...

Hey everyone, My tank at work (10gallon dwarf puffer) has a huge anubias plant I've broken into several smaller plants. The tank has been set up for a couple months and it gets weekly 50% water changes. Unfortunately the water here at work has something that kills snails (and so I don't want...

Hello everyone, I've recently had some heater issues with my dwarf puffer 10 gallon tank at work. The heater after being set and working seemingly fine for a month or so decided to start heating well above its set temperature (or so I thought). I had originally set it for 80, and got it...

Hey everyone. My tank psi has stayed pretty consistent for the last several months (can't even remember how long its been but probably close to 6 months on a 20 gallon with 5lb tank). Over the last 2 days its dropped from the ~800psi to ~550psi. I have a full setup from Rex Grigg (CO2...

So I have had for quite a while an MTS outbreak in my main tank. Originally started by a helpful member on here with 10 baby snails, my 20 gallon is now crawling with them. Mainly due to my homemade food (which I forgot to use gelatin) which when eaten clouds the tank a bit with little food...

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=18&threadid=760183 I tried my best but its a lost cause. Hundreds of parents are out buying their kids new fish tanks with 5 fish for $5 or even worse the 10 for $10. This is not a bad deal if you have plans to increase stock of a tank...

So I've been trying to breed snails so I can set up a dwarf puffer tank in my cube at work. Everything was going great at home. I had a small container (probably 2 cups worth), did 100% PWC's with tank water every other day or so, fed heavily, had some plants in the container, and the snails...

So I'm in a quandry right now. I would love to have the open top look, but have concerns about 3 main things: 1. temp issues straining the heater. My house in the winter stays at night around 55-65 and I have concerns that with an open top the greatly increased evaporation would cause the...

So I purchased my first plant from our local PetSmart and didn't want to bring any bad things into the tank (be it fish diseases or other forms of algae). So I did my typical 30 second peroxide dip (I drained the water in the bag, put about a cup of water in the bag with the plant and a shot of...