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Well, I've had disaster strike again and I'm stepping away from Aquariums for a while. My 150gallon leaked again yesterday and it was a mad dash to save the fish and get them into my 55 gallon tank in the garage. All of the tank inhabitants made it, but this is not a suitable home for them and...

That is my thought as well. Not sure what I'll do now though. Finding larger Angelfish isn't exactly easy around here. I may have to order them (someplace with a guarantee).

Well, I haven't been on here in a while, but wanted to reach out to you guys to help me try to solve a mystery. I set up (well re-set up after it leaked) my 150 back around the beginning of the year. At the time I set it up, I transferred gravel from an existing tank, along with driftwood...

wow, that is the second time recently that i've seen someone suggest either SAE or CAE, and I've always thought of them as lazy and nothing but trouble. I'm not really concerned about algae with all fo the cleaners I have (plecos and ottos), but I appreciate you taking a look at my tank.

My bad I missed that it was an acrylic tank. Sent from my iPad using MonsterAquariaNetwork app

Yep, be sure to do it in a well vented area. I got really light headed at one point being bent over the side of my 150 when I re-sealed it. Also, be sure to do it all at once. You don't want to start and stop. New silicone doesn't adhere well to old silicone.

Like everyone else, I too have had run-ins in different pet stores. I think the Petstore culture really needs to change. My general rant is that they do a disservice not only to the customer but to the fish they sell. Specifically, I find something wrong with stores that sell Pacu in...

For 350 I'd jump on the deal. At this point you know what you're getting into, a tank that leaks... Strip it down, do a good job and reseal it and you'll be fine. I bought my 150 on craigslist for $100. It held water perfectly for about a month before leaking. I resealed it and haven't...

Cool, thanks.

Well, just wanted to post a quick update ( i really need to upload pictures, but I haven't had the time recently to do that). All of the fish are doing great. The rams have settled in and set up their territories, The Otos are destroying the fuzz algae that bloomed on the driftwood with the...

Yeah I guess I will just have to snap some pics and ask for help.

I have a group of 6 in my 150 gallon tank and I'm trying to see if I have a good blend of males and females. All are around 2" long right now. Are there any good ways of telling if they are male or female? Do the trailers on their tails play into this?

Yeah, one Blue angel would be good.

Well, since the plant list is basically complete I figured I could post the Flora and Fauna of the tank. Current Flora: Echinodorus amazonicus (Amazon Sword) Echinodorus argentinensis (Argentina Sword) Echinodurs major (Ruffled Sword) Cryptocoryne wendtii (Crypt Wendtii Green) Anubia...

I've seen a tank like that before. They used beer bottles, bricks and rubble, some mosses and other stuff. It was a cool theme, black gravel.

I have had luck with Firemouths in the past. They can dig, but usually aren't too bad. Right now I have Rams in my planted tank, and will probably add a couple of angels. Any of your dwarf cichlids should be fine, and Discus are good in a planted tank. I've heard of people keeping convicts...

Yeah, I had looked at that, but I'm going to wait and see what happens with my current plants. The parrot feather will have similar growth to the anacoris and the two stalks have each grown about 4 inches since I added it to the tank. I picked up some Flourish Excel to dose with.

I like those ideas, but since the BA Tetras started eating the plants I wanted to go with something a little smaller so i traded them in for Cherry Barbs. For some height I'm going to eventually add a couple of Blue Angels once things settle down in the tank.

Thanks, I used 100% GE-1 silicone. I cut all of the old silicone out with a razor knife, and then went back with a flat razor blade and scraped all the seams down to make sure that there was no residue or silicone left. Then i wiped it all down with a vinegar solution to make sure no oils were...

I ended up going with a group of six altispinosis. I made some other changes to the tank as well. My BA Tetras were starting to eat on my Anubias and Java Ferns, so I pulled them out and took them back to the store and traded them for a school of cherry barbs. You can't really have a planted...