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Don't know why I didn't think of that....

I guess that's why I posted here....

Thanks.

No worries. :hmm3grin2orange:

Anything that shows up (that can move, not talking about algae) in my aquarium is safe--at least from me. Actually I'm hoping it will grow a bit more, so I can spot...

I have an AC 50 for a tank w/ about 28 gallons, and when I clean the filter itself, I find that there is one part that I never can seem to reach. There is a U-shaped tube that brings water from the...

The photo sure looks like what I have.... Thanks.

I was surprised this morning to see this shellfish in the middle of a water change:

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I took three other photos but they were all much too blurry....

In that case, I'm glad I didn't buy it. I have no desire to raise lizzards, snakes, etc.

I recently saw what looked like a terrarium on a stand, for a very low price. I say it was a terrarium, b/c the glass panels had no aquarium sealant where the panels would meet (so I assume it was a...

Thanks to you all. OK I will use this (after thoroughly rinsing it, of course) on my next aquarium.

I have a ton (well, not literally) of pea gravel that a business delivered--it was made for laying in a yard, but I didn't use it all.

I'm wondering if I can put it in an aquarium, stocked with...

I have looked online, and found a few differences. However, one thing would lead me to think that I have a lobster; the other point, a crayfish.

Here is what I read:
1. lobsters are saltwater,...

OK I think the only way out (I don't want to return any of my fish, like them all) is to pair up my lobster with the two koi. The two koi are larger than other fish in my large tank now, whom the...

We have a 45ga tank that is currently occupied by a lobster (about 4-5 inches long, excluding the claws), 4 community fish that are 1.5-2 inches long, and 3 neon tetras (and two snails).

Long...

Well wifey would be ok with that, she's always been battling for a light.:19:

Hmmm it has a clip on the top that allows it to be hung (inside the aquarium), but with part of the clip on the outside, so that the top of the heater itself is obviously on top of teh water.

Are...

I just saw a lobster climb up most of the heater in one of my aquariums. I was surprised that his tiny legs could maintain their grip and his weight on the heater, but they did. He dropped down just...

For those of you who are happy with the strip thermometers, which ones do you use? Any brand on the shelf? Or is there a specific brand you'd advise?

OK thanks. I had one break after a fall to the ground and I rigorously cleaned it up, thinking it was mercury.

Alcohol based? Not sure what you mean.... could you please explain?

OK, I see a digital here on amazon for 8 bucks, free shipping if I get 25 bucks worth of stuff:
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Both the tanks I have came (used) with those strip thermometers stuck to the side of the glass. Not having much confidence in them, I bought one in-the-water thermometer, and found that one of those...

I just checked them on amazon, and the price sure is right. OK, Jager it is for my next brand. Watt for watt, they're actually cheaper than TopFin heaters.
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Wow. The one that was failing (in my large tank) was only a 5-watt heater. I couldn't tell what the other heater was, the writing was rubbed away, but I swapped out the heaters and with the heater...

That guide you linked to says that I should use a 250-watt heater, to get my water up 18 degrees above room temperature (when the house's heat is turned off).

I've had problems with heaters...

The thermostat was below 60 when we got home. I try to maintain a temperature around 74 degrees F in the tank.

Thanks. I'm not sure that I expressed myself clearly about the "turn it up/on" part. Its my understanding that this is simply a thermostat---that when you turn it higher, the heat will stay on...