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Okay, I finally got it to run, thank you all for the advice. I located the impeller, but as far as I can tell there is no way to access it short of taping a q-tip to a pencil (which is exactly what...

Would you happen to know how to access the impeller on this particular filter? My Aquaclear had a removable motor so I could get to it easily. This filter seems to be all one piece and I can't see...

I just finished cleaning my tank, and now I can't get my filter to pump water. It makes noises like it's trying to, but the water never rises high enough to actually keep a steady stream going (I...

A week or so before the filter died, it wouldn't turn on after I did a tank cleaning. I discovered through trial and error that if I pushed down on the impeller it would start spinning. It seemed...

Is Aquaclear considered to be a "cheap" brand? I thought I did a lot of research before buying it, but is there something I should be looking at instead? It's for a 20 gallon tank.

How long should/does a filter usually last? Is Aquaclear still considered to be one of the most reliable brands of filters?

(asking because my Aquaclear recently bit the dust after only about 10...

One (possibly 2) of my fish has ick. I've discovered the cause and fixed it to the best of my ability, so now I just have to treat it. This is the first time in almost a year of fish keeping that...

I've never intended to raise fry. I did have male and female platys (the males have since died), but generally let nature take its course with any fry they had. That worked for the most part, but...

Okay, it's not that amazing. Just annoying. I bought 6 amano shrimp on Saturday and introduced them into my tank. I watched them swim around all day, but on Sunday morning, they were all gone. ...

My new workplace is near the LFS, and even though I should know better, I bought 6 amano shrimp today on a whim. They are in a bag floating in my tank right now, but I'm trying to figure out whether...

I wonder if I need to phase out one of my species of fish, even though I only have three. It seems like the solution to my problem is always that I need more of one type of fish, but there's only so...

It's more like 3-4 little chunks...does that change anything?

I posted a while ago asking about my two lemon tetras who were chasing each other around the tank. I was curious about the behavior because I thought they were schooling fish, and you all informed...

Not so far as I know. I just have one full grown female (and she's huge), but the other three are half his size or smaller. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen them pay him any...

He's definitely not overfed. I regularly skip feeding one day a week, and I accidentally skipped two days in a row yesterday and the day before.

I attempted to take some video. My camera is...

I don't think he's very old, unless he was at the LFS for a long time (not likely, I'm thinking). I got him in October-ish.

All my other sick fish quit eating almost immediately. It's just so...

Okay, I take back everything I said above about my platy acting normal other than sitting on the bottom. What does it mean if he has to vigorously wiggle his entire body to swim? I compared it to...

Quick background: I have platies in my 20g, but my male to female ratio was bad. The two males picked on each other a lot, though they never did any physical damage. After I did some serious...

I thought lemon tetras were schooling fish. If that is true, then why are my two biggest tetras flaring their fins at each other and chasing each other around the tank? (I have 5 total) They used...

Thanks everybody. :)

In answer to the question above, yes, that is a java fern on the right side of the driftwood. The plants from left to right are water sprite, java moss, java fern, micro...

Thank you!! :19:

It's definitely possible. There's not much plant to hide them at the moment, but hopefully it will grow in. Thanks for the suggestion!

And the small plants on the right side are "narrow leaf...

I've posted a couple of times lately about problems I've encountered overhauling my tank, but now it's finished, and in thanks for your advice I want to show you pictures!

The history on this...

See, that's the thing...if I had seen actual bullying going on, I would have done something sooner. All they ever did was "size each other up" and then retreat. There are no physical marks on...

Not good. I moved him to the hospital tank with some aquarium salt, but I suspect he won't make it through the night. If he does, I'll pick up some additional meds tomorrow.

Scary thing is, when...