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Ammonia Level ammonia levels -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- my tank has been cycled now for around 4 weeks yest...	arry	6	18-Mar-2007 04:55
Fish not active at all Alright. I have a 16 gallon Freshwater. I just bought a livebearer and 3 zebra's. They are all on the bottom, hanging out, breathing rapidly. I mistak...	jakemmy	12	14-Mar-2007 22:07
30 Gallon I just Bought an Aqua-Tech by Regent Tank with Aqua-Tech Power Filter, Tetra Heater, Aqua-tech Air Pump, 2 Tetra Air Stones...Tetra AquaSafe Water Con...	antman08015	11	11-Mar-2007 04:49
20 Gal Setup, Lots Of Questions Boy oh boy, where do I start. It's been a long time since I've had fish. I had fish as a kid, but it was usually one goldfish in a 2 1/2 gal tank. It'...	shannon20_01	5	07-Mar-2007 06:09
I'm a little rusty, need some help with a new tank. Okay I am an experienced fish hobyist who hasn't kept a fish tank in a few years. I have forgotten some stuff over time and plus I have not set up a...	Gomer	6	07-Mar-2007 03:04
Stocking a 55 gal. tank Hi, I've had this tank setup as a community tank for 16+ yrs. About 1 1/2 yrs ago I was getting board with it, and as fish died I didn't replace them...	Blazzaro	10	06-Mar-2007 08:46
Under Water Gravel Filters Hi everyone, I have just started up my aqauiruim again. I wanted to use an UWG filter but they are no where to be had around here. Apparently they ha...	Tina's Tank	2	05-Mar-2007 01:14
Getting Old Tanks,Up And Running hi guys, yesterday i got offered to buy a 44 gal,well the lady says as far as she knows its water tight,i can seal it up if it isnt,but,she used to ke...	HOKESE	18	04-Mar-2007 23:47
Stocking a 160l tank As a nooby to FW aquariums i'd first like to thank everybody involved with this website. All of your information regarding setting up and cycling has...	Ace	3	02-Mar-2007 11:19
setting up a 50gal, pH problems I'm setting up a 50gal freshwater aquarium. Just got it up and running Monday afternoon. The majority of the contents came from a previously setup/e...	RaeBuckner	6	01-Mar-2007 03:26
What to do? 20 gallon, one fish, feels kinda lonley to me. OK, this isnt realy setting up a new tank, but rather re-stocking an old one. I had two african cichlides (one P. socolofi and an unidentified, but si...	Nyteflame	4	01-Mar-2007 03:18
80 Gallon Stocking Q's Hello I am posting to ask a few questions about an 80 gallon planted tank I have. I would like to know if I can put some angelfish in my tank. I als...	Purpleosiris	9	12-Feb-2007 22:44
Cycling With Fish hi i bought my son a jewal 120 for christmas as usual with everything else he couldnt wait to get fish into the tank i started to notice that the ammo...	arry	18	12-Feb-2007 07:50
API Tap Water Condition What happens if u use to much?...	lotus06	2	09-Feb-2007 00:28
Stop Fish Breeding? Hi guys, I'm a complete Newbie to the game, so far I'm only at the "thinking about it" stage and reading lots about cycling, hardy fishes etc. One t...	Fish'n Chips	18	04-Feb-2007 20:12
Good online stores? Since living in alaska, we have bought some fish from a nice Pet store, though now they have closed down and relocated. The LFS nearby is very expen...	AlaskaMatt	12	01-Feb-2007 03:20
Real Or Fake Plants? Pages: 1, 2 I have fake... just seein what people like better...	thebroadwayninja	21	30-Jan-2007 22:40
Salt Or No Salt? i have had different types of goldfish for past two years. i just upgraded to a 60 gall. tank. i have been told i need to add salt once in a while. my...	golopus	7	29-Jan-2007 21:53
Oddysea Aquarium vs Eclipse Aquariums...which one is better? i'm thinking of setting up a new 10-15 gallon aqarium and orginally, i wanted an Eclipse System 12 Aquarium and while i was going to different fish st...	FOBolous	5	23-Jan-2007 02:25
Lilly Bulbs I bought a couple of live lilly bulbs from a store, can I just put it in my tank or do I need to rinse it out with my water? Thanks....	museuz	5	18-Jan-2007 21:15
Acrylic Vs. Glass i would like to hear from people about which tank they prefer. acrylic or glass. i have never owned an acrylic tank, and i would like to hear some pro...	golopus	8	18-Jan-2007 01:48
100 Litre Fishless Cycle I am going to attempt cycling my tank with ammonia(9.5%) does anybody know how much ammonia to add to my tank daily or anything else i should do also...	martinh	1	16-Jan-2007 17:55
29G with a bunch of fish? Ok i have been doing this fish stuff for about a year now. So i know im a noob. My first tank was a 29g and i had 6 Cichilds in it. Well i have upg...	1yearintoit	7	13-Jan-2007 22:37
Does anyone have any Killifish? I had a post re: 1 male and 2 supposed female killifish. The male has a convex (tail goes outward) tail and the females have a concave (tail goes inwa...	jontyra	2	13-Jan-2007 18:31
Water Change I set up my aquarium for the past 3 weeks, but I haven't buy fish yet. Do I still need to do water change every 2 weeks if I don't have the fish?...	museuz	8	11-Jan-2007 21:53
New 20 Gallon hi ,My neigbour has a 20 gallon that is 4 jears old and she does not want it anymore so i can haved is that cool ore what it looks like i have an ad...	kaboke	6	11-Jan-2007 16:51
Tankmates for tiger barbs Hello, I have a fully cycled 29 gallon tank with nothing in it and wanted to put tiger barbs in it. I was wondering if I could put maybe 6 or 7 tige...	jbe0404	12	09-Jan-2007 18:06
Please help with 90G tall stocking issue! Recently we purchased a 90g tall in order to return to the hobby from a considerable break. However now I am completely confused with what the recomme...	gothiquemommie	3	09-Jan-2007 00:46
Filter for New Tank I will starting up my 1st FW tank soon and am considering using a sponge filter. Why you ask? cheap;doesn't take up much room; easy to maintain, & sav...	JTF	5	08-Jan-2007 21:10
Clear Ammonia. Question Im doing the fischless cycling with clear ammonia on a 20 gallon high i put 10 drops in every day and now after one week it still does not schow anny...	kaboke	1	06-Jan-2007 21:42
Nitrate test kit question Hi Guys, It has been a while since I have used any of this stuff. I bought a nitrate test kit that states readings over 110 mg/L need a water change...	Cavey	5	06-Jan-2007 19:04
Test kit readings Would someone like to tell me what these readings are?? I have trouble matching the colours....the purple gets darker..but never really looks that mor...	Cavey	2	06-Jan-2007 09:04
Best Heater Brand? hello! i havea 25 gallon tall tank ( 24 by 12, by 20 inches high), and i need to get a heater. I was told to get a 100 W heater, since I will not f...	bywayofmedia	8	05-Jan-2007 03:00
Tell Me When It Is Time To Add Fish I need help. Since I joind this forum I have learnd that keeping fish safe is our number one. What you tell me here I try to help other's in another f...	Edith	5	05-Jan-2007 02:30
Neglected tank needed saving.... So I left my parents a 30 gallon tank to care for when I left for college, and nobody has cleaned it at all! All my plants were dead (except for one)...	devon7	11	03-Jan-2007 23:44
how can i lower my pH ? how do i lower my pH it is 8.7 I am trying to get it down to 8.0 . i have a high alkalinity a high kH and my gH is hard. its a 55 gallon tank...	fishfry	10	03-Jan-2007 20:32
What would you do with a 210? Well to make a long story short, I work at a petstore, in order to make our store an attraction, we are setting up a 210 gallon display tank. This tan...	cherrybarb	10	03-Jan-2007 06:04
20G - stocking Question I have various ideas Could I keep one pair of Rams, some neons and some Cories in a 20g planted fish tank? I feel I would be pushing it slightly?...	goldfishgeek	7	02-Jan-2007 02:55
Stocking suggestions across 2 tanks I currently have a 29G tank with the current stocking: 1 BN 4 C Sterbai 2 DG 11 Neon Tetras 5 Botia Sidthimunki 2 Kuhli's 6 Amano Shrimps I am lookin...	waldena	1	02-Jan-2007 02:48
What Exactly Is The Cylce And What Does It Do just the question asked in the topic name... what is it...	thebroadwayninja	4	01-Jan-2007 19:57
Fishless Cycling can anybody help me find the link for fishless cycling with ammonia i will try this with the new 20 gallon thanks Kaboke...	kaboke	1	01-Jan-2007 00:36
2 Tanks, 2 Choices Looks like, through a deal done with hubby, that I can replace 2 of my tanks with 2 larger ones. I'm going to take my time, but these are the 2 tanks...	TW	5	31-Dec-2006 04:10
How Many In A 10G How many neons and glowlights can fit in a ten g comfortably. I know they love to school and need to be in a group...	thebroadwayninja	6	31-Dec-2006 02:14
what fish should I get I just got my first "fish" tank... i had water frogs. what fish should i get. I was thinking some neon tetra, and glowlight tetra. any advice...	thebroadwayninja	5	30-Dec-2006 04:50
How do you know if your heater is working? I got a kit that came with a heater. i set the temperature on 79. I put the thermometer on before i started the heater and it was at 78 already. I t...	thebroadwayninja	1	30-Dec-2006 04:20
UGJ and sand? I am thinking of seting up a tank with and under gravel jet system. may be a crazy question but can you use sand? will the jets blow around the sand...	fishfry	5	27-Dec-2006 21:57
water to hard for Mbunas? I have a 55 gallon tank. My KH is 16 and my GH is 14. Is the water to hard for Mbuna cichlids? All I have is to small yellow labs at the moment. My KH...	fishfry	4	25-Dec-2006 18:37
Newbie & First FW Tank After several months of reading books; magazines, & visiting aqua related sites, I am planning on starting my 1st FW tank. The plan is to purchase a k...	JTF	8	24-Dec-2006 16:28
Tips For Waterchanges hey its me again if my tank is cycled what would be a good way to keep a tank healty 20% waterchanges every week or less > i also read in one of th...	kaboke	4	23-Dec-2006 22:21
New tank, what fish? I'm starting up a new 10 gallon tank and I'm trying to decide on what fish to add in to start cycling my tank. I'm pretty set on ending up with mostl...	ImRandy85	7	21-Dec-2006 18:41

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