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    LAST STOCKING QUESTION FOR A 15 GAL

    I think stocking questions are fun. It is great that you are putting a lot of planning into your tank, and asking questions about the fish beFORE you buy them. I say, ask away, also, if you havent already, check the fish database here and This Is another site i like for fish info...
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    betta outdoors

    My betta needs a new place to live because she is being intimidated by the Dwarf gorami that shares her current tank. I have been thinkin g of putting her in a large ( maybe 25G) container outside on the porch. I would add lots of floating anacharis. With water changes etc, I think this should...
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    aqua chillers?

    Check out this thread: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116112 it is "comet goldfish?" just down the page. Somew one there answers your growth rate question and there is a lot of discussion about tank size and stunting. also a link or two.
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    aqua chillers?

    The regular old feeder fish which is called a common goldfish will grow to at least a foot. They grow fast, I forget the exact time, but i just read a post about that very question somewhere recently and i will try to find that for you. Oh, It is also very common for the common gf to have a lot...
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    My blue mystery snail laid eggs this morning!

    Becca, Congrats! I am in Eastern MO, Can I buy some from you? or do you always use aquabid. will they all be blue? how do mystery snail eggs become fertilized?
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    cold water biofilter in native tank

    So I decided to keep natives in my 55 gal. I just filled it with fresh delicious well water (no leaks so far..) And I put the extra spnge that I had on my guppy tank into the HOB filter. You know, to seed the tank with "cycling" bacteria. Then I realized, this water is Cold. very chilly...
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    Betta Question, New to Betta's

    yup, he'd love live plants, even just anacharis floating on the surface. they prefer Not to have bubbles IME they like still water. esp with floating plants I bet you'll see him making nests soon. Hes very pretty
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    So much for reestablishing my tank....

    About adding something to adjust the ph~ Lots of people use cc or other things to raise ph. as far as the ph adjusters in a bottle I know it has been problematic for many people, I Think thre point here is, James' water read 0 kh! That indicates that it would be very likely for this water...
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    So much for reestablishing my tank....

    You've probably got this already, but by floating the bag in the water, you nicely slowly got the water temp in the bag to match the water temp in the tank. But only the temp. It sounds like there may have been a large difference in some other water parameter, and going from one type of water...
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    Magnum filters- your take on them!

    I know I could look find this out for myseld by a little E window shopping, but I thought this would be a good place for it. What is the difference between the magnum 350, and the hot magnum. are there other models? thanks BTW, I like this thread, good idea,thanks. should it be moved to...
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    Shubunkin recovering from tank jump

    good advice, is the fish still recoverig?
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    2 week old fishless cycle...when will nitrites show up ??

    to an earlier question: if the color matches at 4 it means 4. the color should graduate up to 8, not really take a big jump all at once. I dont see the point in adding a shrimp, you have ammonisa in there. i am not familiar with aquasafe, does it say it has something in there to"make ammonia...
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    how do you start a 55gal?

    you can use fish food in the water as an ammonia source. sounds like you have been doing that, right? you don't need to put it in the filter. liquid ammonia is a lot easier to work with. do you have test kits to measure the ammonia ,nitrite and nitrate levels?
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    High Nitrites after treatment

    Glad the fry are taken care of. how long can they be in that tank inside the big one? Now that the little tank is empty, I would go ahead and do a 100% water change. I say that because I dont know exactly how amquel will effect the cycling but i suspect it will be much easier without it...
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    High Nitrites after treatment

    Hi, I say keep doing water changes and testing the levels. How long has this tank been running? Did you do anything to establish the nitrogen cycle before you added the fry? If it is a new, uncycled tank, ( Or if you happen to have just cleaned everything in there) then,yes anything (...
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    New 5 gallon hex.

    you could have three or four endlers livebearers and a snail, and a couple shrimp. Maybe even more endlers, i dont remember. I kept some in my 5 gal hex... I want to say there were 5 in there, but that sounds like too many. you should research them they are realy cool, but you have to look at...
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    a couplebasic newbie light questions

    Beautiful Tank! great fish pictures too. Thanks for explaining that, both of you. I think I am finally good to go!
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    a couplebasic newbie light questions

    great answers. Thank you, UCF once again just the info I need. plecosterone, that is sounding like a good idea. I would in effect get more light by overdriving the 32s than by just using the 40s? I just don't get what you mean by "for the price of one more ballast".
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    ULTIMATE 3 IN 1 DIY THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHECK IT OUT!

    I think by "inside of plywood" he means the cut edges(?) Heck I got an A in shop and never made anything that nice. Trim is going to make a big difference. Thanks for showing the overflow. That I might attempt.
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    tips on painting a tank

    well, what does show is the place where I didn't adhear the paper completely. A long bubble, in the middle running NW to SE. It's usually hidden behind plants.I think it's a great method. this was my first attempt. You can mess around with it because it does wipe off easily. other...
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