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some DIY stuff There are some DIY articles on this page. Maybe someone will find it helpful/interesting....	firecontrol	6	11-Sep-2005 22:14
Filters? Hello. I was wondering about the different types of filters avalible and about the pros and cons of each type. Thanks in advance....	dispizeme	18	10-Sep-2005 06:14
colored sand in fish tanks? i recently bought some colored play sand from walmart for my thirty gallon fish tank. and when i added water it kinda of turned it blue, so i changed...	chelaine	4	09-Sep-2005 22:26
Fluorescent bulbs - colour temperature It is time to replace my current fluorescent bulbs and I was wondering what colour temp the new ones should be. Its a 32g tank with two 24 inch bulbs....	ericm	13	08-Sep-2005 02:59
Bacterial Blooms & Filters... Hi All, I have a problem :-D In one of my tanks (180 L / 50 US Gal), I noticed that the plants were not doing so well... Their growth was stunted, t...	geesloper	7	07-Sep-2005 12:21
Quick question about canisters This has been bugging me for a while and I have gotten different thought on this from people so I decided to make a post. I have a Fluval 204 on my 32...	ericm	2	06-Sep-2005 10:41
canister for 20 gallon I'm thinking about getting a canister filter for my 20 gallon to replace the biowheel I'm using now. I switched to a canister on my 45 and like it muc...	fish479	2	06-Sep-2005 05:58
AquaClear on a planted tank I was just wondering what everyone's experience has been with using AquaClear filters on moderately/heavily planted tanks. The reason I'm asking is th...	renoharps	13	05-Sep-2005 02:09
lighting hey i got i 55 gal withe two seprate hoods both hold a single 18 in flo bulb the hoods came with marine eclipse natural daylight bulbs dont know the...	deschazkody	1	04-Sep-2005 10:24
manual help? anybody ok all i got my hands on a odyssea cfs4, only problem, no manual. any body know where online this is? i'm still looking with no luck. or if someone ha...	monkeyboy	3	03-Sep-2005 04:35
hood is this the right size for my reg 30 gallon, about 36 by 12, or if any1 can link me to one they have or they no will fit...	importfan878	3	02-Sep-2005 05:45
no plants, but need basic lights Hey everyone, I got a 45 gal setup in my room that needs a new striplight. The height of the aquarium is 16''. I don't have plants (nor intend to get...	incubus70	6	01-Sep-2005 21:17
New tank questions Hi, im setting up a 100g tank that i just got, i have a few questions; with the filtration im thinkingg about using a HOB (aquaclear 800) and a canis...	jakieblak	7	01-Sep-2005 16:19
Penn Plax Smallworld - REFILLING Just thought I'd pop this up. Its almost cheaper to buy a brand new unit over here than the refils, so I thought this might be useful to the thrifty...	Callatya	3	31-Aug-2005 17:01
Tank falling through floor Ok. I just bought a 125 gallon tank today and its going in my bedroom. My house is like 10 years old or less and its going to be on an outside wal...	weighates	15	31-Aug-2005 02:19
emperor 400 - spraybar clogging relatively new (less than 6 months old) emperor 400 on 55g freshwater tank - 5 holes on each spraybar - one or more holes gets periodically clogged -...	newmand	6	31-Aug-2005 01:02
Broken hood ? I was cleaning my ten gallon tank, and had laid the hood over to one side, on end. It fell over and some of the white plastic, that lines the area the...	Two Tanks	4	30-Aug-2005 18:07
questions about lighting I have a 3ft tank that holds thirty five gallons(UK) of water. once it was well planted but now not so much. plants have died I think because of lac...	goldfishgeek	5	30-Aug-2005 01:08
CO2 Just curious on how much it costs altogether for a great co2 setup? and by adding co2 do u need to increase the wpg right now i am at like 1.5 wpg whi...	Donkynutz	3	29-Aug-2005 23:48
Lighting I know this has been covered a million times but I would like to increase my lighting as I currently have 1.2 wpg. I would also like to add CO2 to...	ericm	4	29-Aug-2005 17:12
Heater i hve at the moment a 65 US gal tank (250 L) with two 300watt heaters in it do you think it would be ok to remove one and put it in a separae tank? or...	african_man	6	28-Aug-2005 21:56
silicone ok, iwent to walmart after silicone, i passed up all the tubes that read either "not for aquariums, mold/fungus resistant" i found 1 tube of them all...	fishyhelper288	12	27-Aug-2005 06:07
Lighting Dilema As some of you probably already know. I have a current usa fixture that comes with two 96watt bulbs. I am using only one bulb right now on my 46gallo...	tetratech	4	27-Aug-2005 02:04
Glass or Acrylic? In the next few months I think I'm going to be able to start a new 20-30 gallon tank, and I'm wondering if it will be worth it to splurge on an acryli...	illustrae	6	26-Aug-2005 23:04
How To Get Yellow Film Off The reflector I used when I built my lights came with this film on it. I was going to take it off, but the instructions said to leave it on because it...	Natalie	12	26-Aug-2005 21:25
DIY box filter Just wontering if anyone had a good schematic for one of those air driven box filters. you know the ones with an air line in and bubbles passing throu...	african_man	8	25-Aug-2005 15:56
lighting for anyone interested jebco the same jebco that has been all over the net and this site for there cheap canisters also makes lighting from what i,ve h...	deschazkody	1	25-Aug-2005 06:34
Noisy airpump Does any one have any suggestions on how to make an airpump quiter? My tank is in my room and it is annoying at night....	bcwcat22	13	24-Aug-2005 22:12
aquarium silicone? just a qn on aquarium. i recently received a used tank from a friend that was no longer required. it requires a little work, i.e the reinforcment o...	african_man	13	24-Aug-2005 12:50
Uneven Floor Problem Pages: 1, 2 Well, Over the weekend, I cleaned out the space in the ba sement where I would like to put a 125G ( 72”x18”x22” ) tank. The ground...	LITTLE_FISH	20	24-Aug-2005 02:38
Can I mixed different filters? We purchased a 75gl and the LSF was insistant that we use biowheel filters. We have always used AC on our other tanks with no problems. The biowheel...	bmcelfresh	5	24-Aug-2005 00:22
pH meter calibration i recently purchased a meter and am wondering if anybody has one of their own and how they calibrate it. my instruction manual states to calibrate fir...	lifeofcrimeguy	1	23-Aug-2005 06:07
Aquarium Builder Hi there. I'm thinking about making my own aquarium by buying the Glass and making the fr amework myself. what are the main aspects about fr amework mak...	seventh_son_of_ed	4	23-Aug-2005 01:22
lights can i use a blacklight on the tank? maybe as a moonlight?...	joe4sho	3	22-Aug-2005 22:32
python can someone tell me why i should buy a python i do the bucket trucking what i need to no is is it worth the money how it works how do you do temp or...	deschazkody	9	21-Aug-2005 02:56
wet/dry questiion I have a proclear wetdry filter and noticed today that the polyester filter in the drip tray was covered in crud causing the water to stop trickling o...	brody3665	1	20-Aug-2005 22:25
bio load ok this may be a no brainer but im from tn so please bear with me i have bio stars in my canister 1 box if i add another box will this increase my ca...	deschazkody	2	20-Aug-2005 16:20
4ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft hey all i'm considerin gettin a new tank, size of 4ft by 1.5ft by 1.5ft....the side glass are 6mm thick, while ba se is 10mm thick....are these width d...	Fish_lover	4	19-Aug-2005 12:38
Glass thickness - what is standard thickness? Gosh - haven't posted here in more than 7 months... good to be back I'm thinking about getting a bigger tank and was wondering what was standard...	jappy	4	19-Aug-2005 12:37
aquarium stands Pages: 1, 2 I went through the phone book and asked people and I can promise I've seen every store in the area. The cheapest 90g stand I found was $300. There a...	sham	21	19-Aug-2005 00:24
canister filters i plan to put a setting canister to use i have a 29 gal tank id like to put it on the can is rated at 350 gph can i put a turn down value on the out t...	deschazkody	3	19-Aug-2005 00:19
Wooo-Hooo New Filter Finally ordered and installed my first Eheim filter....an ecco. Seems to be running smoothly, I'll have to top off the tank cause of the extra gal...	Babelfish	6	17-Aug-2005 17:04
DIY lighting idea Hi Everyone, The other day I was in walmart and took a look at the lighting section. I saw the compact flourescent screw bulbs, and read that they w...	animatorkennedy	4	16-Aug-2005 19:04
fish sucked into filter I have an Aquaclear 70 for my 45 gal(US) tank. Some of my corys seem get sucked into the intake of the filter and die, even when intake level is at it...	incubus70	6	14-Aug-2005 21:27
giant sucking sound I built a 55 gallon plywood aquarium and it has two bulkheads on it with soft plastic tubes leading to my plywood sump. It makes a horrible sucking s...	xxmrbui3blesxx	1	13-Aug-2005 17:13
Biowheel issues I have 4 total tanks. 2 gallon for one beta and tiny snails - Biowheel works perfectly 15 gallon with about 7 fish, filter changed on monthly basis (...	king4day	8	13-Aug-2005 15:48
possible tank stands So we are moving and thought that now would be a good time to replace the tank stand that we currently have for our 29-gallon tank. With a limited bu...	wallawalla	6	13-Aug-2005 04:43
glue problem I was fixing a decorative piece from one of my tanks which had broken while cleaning the tank. Without thinking I used Krazy glue to fix it. What I...	jlw2	3	13-Aug-2005 00:56
PC Fans for retrofit top what kind of cheap pc fans do you use? i want to put 2, one in each end. one pushin air in and one drawing it out. where do you get cheap ones at and...	stud_man50	5	12-Aug-2005 17:19
Suggestion on a stand for 10g Hex tank Is there anything out there for a small 10g hex tank. I see lots of stands, but for larger tanks. I am not 100% sure I want a stand, but I am curio...	Mike71	2	11-Aug-2005 14:22

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