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get some polyester batting (most lfs sell it in the filter media section) and lay it over the output of the filter (where the waterfall is), hanging it over the lip of the filter. put a good size rock on top of the part of the batting that is in the filter box to keep it from flowing into the...

snail eggs will still be on plants and other decor, so i don't think you will have rid yourself of them entirely, but the numbers will definitely be decreased by a lot for a while.

using a gravel type substrate underneath sand is just going to result in the sand eventually sifting down and the gravel substrate coming to the top. it won't stay the way you put it for very long. i use play sand in my planted tank and the plants do fine. i don't dose ferts or run co2, so...

water coming from the cord area means that the seal where the quick disconnect goes on the filter is not sealing properly, allowing water to get into the lid area. you most likely need new o-rings for the inlet pipes (the two hard pipes on the bottom part of the quick disconnect assembly). i...

i kept my tank around 75/76 and never had an issue with them not breeding. quite the opposite in fact! you don't want your tank to be too warm with apple snails in it, as this does speed up their metabolism and shortens their life cycle. i found 76 was the warmest they 'liked' it, and...

with sand, you just swirl your gravel vac above the sand when you do a water change, and that will lift up the wastes and suck them up. you don't need to replace the sand at all. if there are no live plants to worry about uprooting, i would stir your sand well with a chopstick or other type...

i personally would run two aquaclear 110's on that tank, with sponge pre-filters on the intakes to keep juvie fish and food from getting sucked in. you won't be growing the p. bass out in that tank for very long, unless you want them to be cramped like feeder fish in a petsmart tank. i'd...

it all depends on the 'splash factor' when the water returns to the tank from the filter output. if your water level is right up to the top of your tank, and your hob output is barely disrupting the water surface, you won't get any more O2 exchange than you would with a canister IMO. the...

in addition to my two tanks, i am a human slave to two chinchillas. Rhino: and Guss: some day i would really like to have a ferret or two.

excellent advice by Paulbearer there! i also run two filters on any tank larger than 20 gallons, or if a tank is less than 20 gallons but a lil more heavily stocked. all tanks have at least double the filtration for the tank size. my 20 long lightly stocked planted tank has a 55 gallon...

from my research, silicone will not bond to plastic, or wood i think. if it were something lighter than what will be heavy water-logged wood, i'd say use super glue, but not sure if the number and surface area of contact areas between the wood and the plastic hooks will be enough to hold the...

that was weird....... in my post that you just quoted, where i say 'i know the fx5 is configured differently...' at the start of the second paragraph, in my original post i say canister, but when you quoted my post, it says 'variates'. strange! did you change it?

that sure looks like some hot n heavy snail porn to me! hahaha! the snail on the glass is female, the other is male. each egg clutch can yield up to 200 baby snails. you won't see all of them reach maturity, and trust me, you don't want that many snails! lol. i would find my survival...

i think a tumor would need more tissue to grow on/take hold on than a thin pectoral fin, eh?

angels, especially older ones in my experience, get those nodes on their fins. as long as the fish is eating, swimming, pooping, and is generally healthy, and the fin isn't damaged or getting worse, then i wouldn't worry one bit. could have been a slight fin injury at one point.

carbon does not cause HITH. that's a load of hooey. carbon does have the potential to leach toxins out back into the tank if it is old carbon that has been sitting in the filter a long time and absorbed a lot of crap, but not to the point where it is going to harm your fish IMO. if...

25% water changes every week are not enough when you are dealing with larger cichlids (aka messy fish!). your tank should be getting a minimum 50% at least once a week. twice a week at 50% would be ideal.

my paratilapia polleni was bloated and floating sideways at the top of the tank last summer. i thought for sure he was a goner. i put him in a quarantine 20 gallon rubbermaid with an airline running under a filter sponge (to act like a quasi sponge filter), and medicated him for about a week...

what are your water parameters? (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph) when was the last water change, and how much? same with filter cleaning, when, and how did you do it?

gently scrape the egg clutch off in about two days (once it is harder, looks pretty freshly laid). a teaspoon works great to get it off nicely. float a tupperware container with a damp paper towel in it in the tank you want them to hatch in. place clutch on top of paper towel and put the...