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Hi All,

Quick question. In the last year I've had to replace 6 broken or clogged airstones and am looking for something a bit reliable.

Four of them were like these:...

Hello All,

So, I got hit by Hurricane Sandy this past week and lost power for 4 days. I had a battery-powered air-pump that I hooked up to my tank to keep the water moving a bit, but the...

I have two different pumps, and swapping the tubing from one to the other doesn't change anything.

I can't beleive I'm asking this, but I'm stumped...

Had a power outage the other day and my bubblers appeared to have clogged up. They had been slowing down anyway, but with a couple of hours with...

The dominant gouramis mostly likely stressed out the less-dominant fish, and the ones laying on their sides are probably going to die. Unfortunately, I speak from experience.

There is no...

He's awesome! My little girls are obsessed with our little freshwater tank---I think watching my little girl stare at the fish that first night is one of my best Daddy moments yet. :)

Welcome!

And I have to ask, because Otaku means something special to a keyboard geek like me. Are you just a metal enthusiast, or a keyboard junkie? :)

Just in case anyone was wondering how I made out with this project, here are some pics...

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/568/p3231557.jpg
Because it would be a huge pain to unplug this filter...

That is awesome! Since you're going to need to keep both bulb in there, can you just partially block them with some DIY blinds of some sort? Maybe cast some shadow where there are no plants?

Quick question...

My tank w/ canister filter is already fully cycled, but I want to add another filter to grow a second colony of BB. In the event of a problem with one filter, the goal is to...

Just in case anyone is in the same boat as me, and wants to add some extra, overhead filtration, I just tried one of those "nano" canisters and it works like a charm, even when mounted above the...

Looks much more natural, and I think better, with just the one bulb. Hopefully it's enough for the Ludwgia repens because it looks awesome.

8 Harlequin Rasbora

and

8 Tiger Barbs

Do you guys (and gals) think something like this could rest just above the water's surface on that shelf, or must it be level or below the water line?
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I'd probably want the lowest flow possible. But I'm not clear on which type of pump would work best. I found some small, affordable pumps like this:

http://bit.ly/zGwtff

But I'm not clear as...

Bingo. Any recommendations for the smallest, lowest flow rate, pump that would work?

Wouldn't a powerhead need to be submerged in the tank?

Here are a few pics that may get your creative juices flowing. :)

I have three things in mind at this point. I think I may be able to pull off a plastic draw trickle setup as you mentioned. I may...

I have a couple of questions I was hoping some of the experts here could help with.

I want to add some sort of secondary filtration to my tank, just to build up a second colony of beneficial...

Nitrates are slightly above 0, but not quite high enough to equal the first marker on the API test kit. I say zero, but it's really some number higher than 0, but closer to 0 than the first notch on...

I know the feeling. But if I tweak anything, I'll likely give away or bring a few fish back to the LFS because I'm a bit overstocked.

Thanks!

And for the others in here struggling through a Fish-in Cycle, mine took a grand total of about 13 weeks, and I never messed with my filter media or went crazy with the additives, other...

As many of you that helped me out in late January know, I stocked my tank to early, before my cycle had completed.

I didn't want to lose or injure any fish, so I was doing daily (sometimes every...

Thanks! I think I go really lucky with my school of barbs. They're all nicely colored and they're not the pack of demons some would make them out to be.

If anything, my dwarf red flame gourami is...

I know I'm going to take some flak for this stock, but I'm just now returning to the hobby and all of the fish are happy and healthy for now, so cut me some slack. :)

The tank is a 40-ish gallon,...