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The usual procedure is closed on the windward side and open on the leeward. Supposedly it helps to equalize the pressure. Don't know if that's true, but I've always done it with no problems. Just...

I went out this morning and scored a couple of battery-operated air pumps for the tank, but the trouble is, there were no D-cell batteries for sale within a 20-mile radius, and I spent the whole...

I wouldn't give up your spot, but I'll take a wild guess and say you're in Centreville, Maryland.

I'm sure the "stars" know what they're doing, but the show was obviously scripted and about as interesting as watching C-Span. I lasted half an hour before I killed it out. Networks show this kind of...

That's a good tip - I've been through a number of hurricanes, but I wouldn't have thought of that. When Gloria struck in 1986, power was out in our area for three weeks. (!) I hope they do better...

Choosing tankmates for angels can be tricky - they'll eventually get big enough to eat small tetras, and angel fins are very attractive to nippers. A shoal of corydoras (maybe 6) would work. Whatever...

Snook21 sells a lot of rainbowfish in lots of 6. You can buy them individually on his company's website. (Freshwater Tropical Fish Online)

I was the victim of a similar scam, except that the perps were a couple of toothless ladies in their 80's. They not only got my wallet, but I abandoned my truck long before we reached McDonald's....

Here's my dominant male in his morning colors. He's trying to impress the girls, but it doesn't seem to be working. The vegetation is beginning to fill in nicely - I like the wild and "jungly" look....

Funkman - I agree - they're little jewels. Amazing how different they look at home compared to how they looked at the LFS. Gonna concentrate on plants for a while before I do any more stocking. BTW -...

I’ve had my new 90-gallon (more or less NPT) tank up and running for a month or so, so I figured a few fish might do the plants some good. I plan to do all New Guinea rainbows, so the first fish I...

Here's an Idea: knock on some doors in your neighborhood and try to line up a few more lawns. Even people who do their own grass might be sick of it and happy to hire a kid. My son-in-law was doing...

Mermaid - you don't by chance dry your clothes on an outdoor clothesline, do you? That's one way critters get into the house. I actually had a bat come in with a load of laundry once, and we had a...

Most plecostomus species. Not only are many of them far too big for the average aquarium, they're the ugliest things I've seen since I divorced my first wife. And while we're talking ugly: will...

Many thanks for the input. This is going to be my display tank in the living room, so I'm hoping to get everything right the first time around. (for a change LOL)

Thanks for the quick reply lady - I like your idea of the neon shoal - it would certainly make for a stunning display. I've read that neons prefer different water parameters than the others - am I...

I'm in the process of setting up a 90 gallon tank, and after going back and forth a lot, I've finally decided to make it a rainbow tank with two or three species. (probably Boesemani and turquoise,...

Pele: banned for prescribing daily doses of himself without a medical license.

Note: in the event that Pele does indeed have a medical license, he is banned for self-diagnosing himself as a...

Google "Electronic Scarecrow." I have a couple in my garden, and they work on all kinds of critters, including myself occasionally. It's a motion-activated sprinkler. Once the cat gets nailed a few...

Thanks for the welcome folks. :thankyoublue:

Fishless all the way - once things settle down, I'll stock some cories, and once they're established, start looking for angels.

Hi all - I'm Peter Jacobson in Gales Ferry, CT, USA. I haven't had a tank in a number of years because of our nomadic lifestyle, but now that we've settled down for good, I've hauled out the...