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The others are totally right. I started using canister filters about 2 years ago. I picked up a filter rated at 2x my tank volume and I regret not getting one larger. I've managed to make it work in...

I prefer the Eheim classic series. They're simple hard working filters that will last FOREVER!

While battling with black beard algae in my 75G I decided to setup some DIY CO2 incubators. I had been using 2 hagen fermentors but they are small and would generally last less than a week. I ended...

Generally I stick with Hikari foods. I've used their food for fry, angelfish, goldfish, bettas, koi and a few others with great results.

I went through a BBA problem recently myself in my 75G. Initially I tried Excel and that didn't work. Then I tried using some small CO2 yeast/sugar fermenters to injet CO2 and that didn't seem to...

Thanks everyone!

They've only been in the tank about a week and seem to be doing well, although they were much smaller than I was expecting. In retrospect I should have gotten 2 more of them (for...

I picked up two fish on aquabid to help clean up some black beard algae in my tank. They are suppose to be siamese algae eaters (SAE), but I know that they are sometimes mistaken for flying fox fish....

Both the Note or Nexus are great phones. Honestly I prefer the Note but you really need to make sure that your hands are big enough to use it regularly as a phone unless you get a good pair of...

I tried both. Initially I did a high dose spot treatment. It seemed to work a little but overall so much of the tank was covered it was clearly too big a job. I eventually moved into daily 3x dosing....

The tank currently has goldfish and some large syno cats. I've thought about getting an SAE, but I'd rather just fix the water chemistry problems anyway. If it comes back in the new setup I'll...

In theory Fourish Excel (a fert) and/or CO2 can be used to kill the algae. I've tried both. Excel didn't do much and I used a high enough dose that the fish started acting odd. I'm running CO2 in the...

@Cermet, That's a good idea I might try that.

@Cliff, Unfortunately the fish would need at least a 55G quarantine tank and i don't have any spares at the moment. I agree that would be the best...

I've been fighting black beard algae in my 75G tank for a while now (see previous posts) and I'm rather certain the problem stems from the river stone gravel in the tank which propagates the algae...

ldoerr, have you had any problems with algae or film on the SBS? I've heard problems with other brands. Thanks for the pics!

A number of the retail and LFS in my area have carry various bacterial additives that claim to cycle tanks faster or in some cases remove the need for cycling totally. Has anyone tried these? Do they...

I'm looking for pics of gravel that people have purchased from Aquariumplants.com, in particular the Red River and Soft Belly Soil gravels. I'm thinking about buying some later in the summer but I...

Are you using _only_ the bioball style media or do you still have a layer of the mechanical media at the bottom near the input.

Surfdog, Freshwater or saltwater setup? I'm freshwater.

I've been using an Eheim Classic canister filter on my 75G for a a while now. The system is running the 'standard' media that came with the unit. A bottom layer of Eheim mechanical filter media, then...

I'm not into Diablo, but I had that same feeling of anticipation for Mass Effect 2 and 3. I got them both on preorder then had to wait for the servers to go live before I could activate/play. I feel...

Check out this stuff from AquariumPlants.com. A lot of people around here use it. It comes with great reviews and is a LOT cheaper than some of the name brand stuff. I'm planning on using it in my...

Great looking setup!

How did you mount the spiderplants? I've tried growing them out of my tank a few times and eventually they always ended up rotting.

BBA can be a serious pain. I'm having a problem with it at the moment in my 75G. Fourish Excel and CO2 are suppose to kill it, although you have to dose pretty high with both. The worst part is that...

Ken's Premium Food, supplemented with various snacks....
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Beautiful fish!!

Housing male bettas with angelfish or gouramis can be hit or miss. From my experience, I could never successfully make either of those combinations work well. Someone was always...