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i have a 55gal tank that my clowns and flame angel just bit the dust and im letting it sit for a month or more let the ich die out. i was thinking of going with a snowflake eel, dwarf lion, and saddle puffer or another small puffer possibly. i have a sand bed and was wondering since the puffer...

i was thinking about 20-30 gallon something from walmart probibly. are the floating glass hyd rometers accuarte enough or im guessing id need a refratormeter im sure youve posted all this info before i just dont have the time to go back and look for it much right now and trying to figure out if...

what is the range of salinity the tank can be in for hypo? i have an automatic top off that i madebut im not sure what range it can keep it in

my last two clowns died yesterday from ich i still have a shrimp starfish and some snails hermits and conchs in the tank. i plan on leaving it fishless for 4 weeks how can i keep my biofilter alive so i can avoid a recycle? also im going to quarentine this time around but im not around to...

for those of you that do use the uv sterilizers what size and kind of pump do yall use ihave no sump so ill have to put it in the tank i plan on getting the 9watt csl double helix uv all ive seen is the rio 400 anyone know of alternatives to this pump thanks for any help

my flame angel was doing great ill right around thanksgiving it caught ich and died after ive had it for 6months and then one of the clowns had it all over and i thought she was a gonner but she shook it off. ive been feeding garlic with the food since i got the angel and i will keep feeding it...

thanks preluded teh csl 9w is the uv i have been looking at since its hang on the back like my other filters and seems a resonable price ive found it somewheres for 75$ so i think its a decent deal. youve got a hippo in a 55? hows that working out i like those fish but never seen any small...

ive been having a slight bout with ich lately and lost a flame angel part ofthe problem is im not home neough to take care of the tank and i have someone else to feed it i am mainly just home from friday to sunday. i was wondering if anyone has a uvsterilizer and how good is it at controlling...

how you like the purple firefish i been thinking of getting a pair in the month i got off

my flame angel died after 6months i had been away at college and only taking care of the tank on weekends and someone else would feed during the week. he almost made it through the semester i thought he would be okay then thursday he didnt want to eat and friday he was looking a bit pale in the...

i use one on my 55gal and havent had any troubles. just ever couple of weeks clean off the filter pads cause they get pretty dirty. i also used live sand and just some base rock since its about third the cost of live and bacteria will grow on that too and now there almost covered with coraline...

ive seen my flame angel eat the snails one i guess cause its still has a good bit of algae left in it maybe your fish trying to get some algae left in the hippos

ive got a 55gal and i use a diy system where i made my own float switch from some directions i found online and from there it is hooked up to an air pump that is used to pressurize a small plastic gas tanks i think its 2 1/2 gallons. this system works pretty good for me it adds water slowly but...

thanks thats just what i was thinking of doing just wanted to make sure there werent any hazards with it

i was just wondering would a deepcycle battery with a power inverter work to back up pumps if you know your power will be out? im just asking this because might get a hurricane in the later part of this week and i probibly wont be around to do anything with my tank does anyone think this would...

thanks whats a good calcium test kit or do i not really have to test it ?

i have just tufa rock in my tank and after 8months of being set up with only coraline from snail shells im finally starting to get a good bit of coraline growth on the rock. i have been thinking about starting to add calcium if it isnt too much trouble because i am only home on weekends and...

it doesnt happen all the time so i cant just unplug one thing at a time so i cleaned out my pumps and powerheads hopfully that clears things up but i didnt notice any of them were too dirty

i have my tank set up on a gfi outlet and has been set up for 8 months without a problem till the past two weeks the outlet has tripped three time. i have not added any new equipment. i curently have two 20 watt lights i think they are, emporer 300,prizm skimmer, two 201 power heads i theink...

anyone know of an automatic feeder that i can feed flake food with liquids added like zoe and garlic thanks for any help