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  1. arcab4

    The Best Gravel Vacuum Cleaners For Your Aquarium

    Since there was some discussion about how to clean your gravel/substrate in your aquarium, I thought I'd make a quick post about why it's important and the different options there are for you to pick from when you clean our tank. The dirtiest part of your tank is probably your gravel. That's...
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    Coffee Pot Fish Tank

    coffee pot fish tank anyone? reminds me of the imac fish tank a long time ago.
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    new 50 gallon community tank advice

    if you're worried about temperature rising in the summer, just install a cooling fan to blow air across the top of your water. it'll cool it by a few degrees easily. here's one you can try out. i don't have this particular one but i can't seem to find the one i use but they all do the same...
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    Breeding Bettas help

    i think i remember reading that it's going to be soon if the nest is made and the female is ready to go. i've never bred bettas before so i'm not sure what to do after that.
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    new 50 gallon community tank advice

    nice size tank! that's about the size of my saltwater tank. - why two filters? is it b/c you already have them and want to use them? if not, i usually prefer the canister filters. - thumbs up on the german blue rams. they are great. schooling fishes are fine too for your tank. cory cats for...
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    thanks for joining! nice avatar btw!

    thanks for joining! nice avatar btw!
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    Test Kit Recommendations

    man! so should've gotten that test kit earlier. would've solved alot of issues. my nitrates are off the chart! no wonder i couldn't keep much alive. geez. lesson for everyone from my mistakes...get a test kit! even though some corals and fishes seem to be okay....my tank would've been happier...
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    Kuhli loach with guppies

    they're nighttime feeders so i would just drop some sinking pellets when the lights turn off. i really like this brand for my fish food and their sinking pellets did great with my cory cats. Hikari Tropical Sinking Wafers for Catfish, Loaches and Bottom Feeders http://amzn.to/1QjQdOT
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    Is she pregnant

    yea..pretty pregnant. now you have to decide to whether or not to try to save all the babies or let them free swim in the tank. i've had great success with those floating breeding containers. basically you put the pregnant fish and the babies will fall through the cracks and you can then remove...
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    Test Kit Recommendations

    this thread got me thinking about my reef tank and i'm having issues keeping things alive in there. so i ended up buying another API for my reef tank. haha. here's the link if anyone is interested. API REEF MASTER TEST KIT http://amzn.to/1nxsYY4
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    Kuhli loach with guppies

    should have plenty of room to hide and stuff for them. so you're now down to 2 males and 4 females? see if maybe their aggression will lower with less males in the tank? i still think it's the males going at each other based on my experience. i dont' think it's your tank parameters since it only...