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• I have one of those gravel vacs and im not sure what its supposed to do i followed the directions but it seems to just suck up the water and not clean the gravel and when it gets the gravel i run out of water. What am i doing wrong?
  Depending on the size of your tank there are different sized gravel vacs.  This usually gives you a nice ratio of speed that it sucks ...
• I have a 40 gallon tank that had about 10 angel fish and five tetera 2 cat fish and a frog...about 4 of the angels caught fungus from a fish that i bought from the pet store. I tried several medicines nothing worked till i finally bought gel-tek and hand fed each one the medicine including the one that was practically dead on the floor he's doing fine. My question in how do I disinfect the tank so that they dont catch this horrible disease again? Please get back to me soon...thanks mari
  With most diseases fish get they are always in the tank no matter what you do. As long as the fish are healthy then they ...
• I've picked a Fresh/Salt tank. I'm off to the store..what should I buy while I'm there.
  Keep in mind that the retail store is not there just to give you information. There is always the bottom line involved. Everything is not ...
• I've done the research and know what I want to buy...Now what should I do?
  Go over your ideas of what you want with a knowledgeable employee. Seek opinion about what you want. Even armed with lots of information you ...
• I hear goldfish are easy to take care of. As a beginner should I get goldfish then?
  There is no one perfect fish. For beginners goldfish are viewed as easy and normally this is true but this is not necessarily always true. ...
• I like a fish but the employee at the store said it was agressive.
  "Agressive" is a relative term with fish. Some fish hate only the same kind. Others hate different fish. Some hate everybody. Knowledge of the species ...
• I heard that only certain kinds of rocks can be used to decorate fishtanks. I have some petosky stones and shiny black rock i think is obsidian (spelling?). i also want to know what kinds i should not use. i also heard i am supposed to boil them first. any info would be appreciated.
  Generally what you need to be concerned with using rocks you obtain from "natural" sources is that all biological material and dirt is removed and ...
• I have had a tank running for over a year with no problem till now. It has had a white cloud for a couple days and is getting worse. I took the fish out and cleaned it all and now the fish are back and the white cloud is now starting again but not bad. What is it and what can I do?
  Assuming your cloud is white you are probably having a bacteria bloom in the tank. This happens for several reasons including but not limited to ...
• I have a 40 gallon tank that has a small chip between the front and side panel (inside the join)It is second hand and been repaired by having new sillicone. But I have noticed air bubbles inside the sillicone (around and above the chip) My question is this - Are glass tanks glued together or does the sillicone do this. If so I imagine it will still be strong. Thanks
  The silicone is what holds the glass together. If the bubbles are very small and not covering a majority of the space it likely will ...
• I had ONE snail, and I had 3 fish w/ it. now my fish are dead, but now I have tons of little snails! how did this happen???
  Many snails do not require another snail to reproduce.  You dont say if you had any live plants.  Many live plants have eggs on them ...
• I want my plants to grow really really fast.  What can I do?
  Obviously extra light helps and so does fertilizer.  However without the right balance of these with CO2 the plant has a hard time digesting and ...
• I mixed the stuff together for the DIY CO2 system but it isn't working.
  Sometimes this does not start working immediately.  It may take up to 3 days for it to start bubbling.  If it does not bubble after ...
• I did a DIY CO2 Generator. The CO2 is quite inconsistant. Sometimes there is a lot of bubbles, sometimes less & sometimes none. Besides that, evertime you move the airline tubing ( accidentally or not ) it stops. Is there any way to make it more constant without resorting to the use of CO2 Pressurised Systems?  
  This sounds totally like a leak in your system.  There is no reason that bumping the tubing would cause it to stop more then a ...
• i have a 30-gallon hexagonal tank with few anubias, amazon swords, and java fern.  the fish include swordtail, pleco, silver dollar, ram, angels and cat fish. i plan to use the DIY yeast method to inject co2 into my tank.  I understand that the KH (loosenly used) has to be at certain level before injecting co2.   i used one of those simple kit that i got from the pet store to measure both KH an GH.  The method is keep adding drops into the test tube until the color changes.  What i found to be a big surprise is that I used 17 DROPS to get the GH balance (which translates into 300ppm!!!) and used 1-2 drops to get the KH balance (3 tests together).  My questions are 1) Does this sound normal?? 2) Do I have to increase the KH balance before using co2 injection (current pH balance is around 7.0) 3) are there any other precautions I should take before adding the co2??  Thanks.
  The GH (General Hardness) and KH (Carbonate Hardness) and a sometimes measured Total Hardness are confusing for some fishkeepers.  Basicly KH is a measure of ...
• I have just bought a CO2 Tank with a regulator. The tank weights XXX & the volume for the tank is YYY. That gives it a combined weight of ZZZ. I was told that the regulator should be indicating 70bar (1015 PSI)when the tank is full but the weight at this point (70 bar) is AAAA. Shouldn't the tank weigh (after safety measure to avoid explosion) somewhere around BBB to CCC if it is full since the total weight is ZZZ?
  There are a few basic principles with CO2 bottled gas and liquid that is rather difficult to explain without too much scientific evidence.  Basicly it ...
• I have 3 tiger barbs in my 10 gallon tank, I am wondering if there is any way of distinguishing male from female, if so, how? can you please help me?
  You are asking how to Sex fish.  This is difficult in many cases but for Tiger Barbs it is a little easier.  Males tend to ...
• I have a Marineland Hex 5 aquarium. Is there a fluorescent bulb that will fit in my tank?
  Yes there is.  The light that comes with it originally is a very low wattage with little UV.  There is a special bulb made for ...
• I have a long established 10-gal tank. Lately my orange Danio has red gills. I haven't changed anything. What can I use to cure this?
  Your fish has had it's gills irritated by pollutants or some type of bacteria/infection.  Perform additional water changes and perhaps use a proper mixture of ...
• I have snails in my tank.  Where did they come from?
  Snails come from a variety of places.  Many come attached live on plants you put in your tank.  However many come in as eggs as ...
• I have snails in my tank.  Why do people say they are bad?
  Snails are a double edged thing in your tank.  One one side they eat algae, alot of the waste in the tank, and can be ...
• I have snails in my tank.  I do not have plants in my tank OR I have not put any new plants in my tank in over a year.  Where did they come from?
  Many have doubted this theory that I have come up with until someone else witnessed this besides me.  There was a tank I was testing ...
• I have a 10 gallon tank with a betta and some zebra danno's . It is infested with small spiral shell snails. My question is how do I get rid of these snails?
  Due to the size of the tank it's pretty tough to give you a natural way to get rid of them.  (Some fish eat snails) ...
• i have tryed every way to get rid of the snails but it does not work pease help me find another way of riding them.
  This is a 100% way to get rid of them. first take one of the snails and dip it in white spirit and pop it ...