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My younger son was around 8 when I gave him a 10-gallon. (My parents did much the same for me.) We used guppies in both cases, with neons, mollies, swordtails as additions. I would not do more as a first tank, but that's my experience. He lost interest quickly in fish, but re-directed it...

Hmm. Walmart sold 30% of all the tropical fish? If so, do we now expect the overall cost of many publicly sold fish species to increase now as the overall supply drops? Without knowing the elasticity of tropical fish sales, assuming these are considered luxury goods, I'd imagine a 50%...

I would probably remove all the decor (and if needed the substrate) and see if that eliminates the color on the next WC. An alternative is to simply place the decor (and a sample of the substrate) directly into a container, then add the same type of water and chemicals to that container (as you...

If it's active and growing, then my guess is it's not starving. A fire eel that size would I think weigh around 1 pound. If you can calculate the net dry weight of the food it consumes, you can compare that to his weight, and it should be on average more than 1% (if you measure it over a long...

Yes, you can start to cycle now. As to the rest, it depends on how you plan to cycle. Imo, fish should not go into an uncycled tank, so unless you have mature media handy or plan to jump start the cycle with bottled bacteria, it will still take a while. (How long varies, but a few weeks is...

No scientist will claim that nitrates are safe for aquatic animals. The only questions are what level, how long, what contributing factors, which species, and what ages. In other words, it's somewhat like aspirin, which is sometimes safe for healthy adults in limited amounts, but still...

Sorry for your loss. In the end, it's still often too high a hurdle to replicate nature.

Sounds like you've done a lot of work on this, so I'm guessing you've already considered it, but I'd work out a way to have a small viewing window on the sides or on both the left and right front, unless you've worked out another viewing solution. Even a 1'x1' window might work. (A submersible...

Imo, there isn't a "best." One will catch more (good), but requires more maintenance (bad.) That's a personal choice and depends on what you want. It's also empirical. (Try one option and see if it works better for you.) For me, I find that I sometimes don't have time, so low maintenance is...

Agreed with @Yoimbrian. That's a much smaller bioload than would normally cause issues. It sounds like over time debris is being trapped in the tank that normal water changes are failing to remove. Pictures of the bio media and the tank water would help, but just to be clear, is it the smell...

Ahhh.... Merry Christmas!

Nitrates come from protein. Fish that size (in order to grow) are typically being fed around 4% of their net body weight measured on net dry weight basis on a daily basis (on average.) Feeding has to be at least 2- 2.5% merely to maintain their current size, so if they're growing, 4% is likely...

This sort of question or concern comes up from time to time. Beyond placing a tank on a concrete slab designed for a building foundation, I would never trust my personal opinion on placing 2,000+ lbs of dead weight on any floor. The fact is no one can really know. An engineer or architect...

Agreed. I'd ask your friend if he's seeing any flashing in his tank. If some of those fish have the same symptoms, I'd toss ich into the mix as a potential issue, especially if he just added any new specimens to his tank.

I've also found that blanched spinach (and to a lesser extent kale) was a big hit and staple. I found they were devoured when strapped against a flat piece of slate. Indeed, my plecos rarely ate much else besides.

http://theaquatools.com/building-your-aquarium/ I used this calculator and it indicates a 2.5 safety factor (assuming a 36" water depth. It's 2.8 if it's a 34.5" depth.) In the past I've used other more complicated calculators (yielding deflections. etc.) and this one matched those. I can't...

You'll want to get the actual (rated) dead load rating for any shelf you want to buy and make sure it can handle ~2,400 lbs in the manner you want it to sit. No one can estimate it's capabilities (even knowing it's six feet by 2 feet) without seeing the type and thickness of the metal and...

https://www.dullesglassandmirror.com/what-thickness-glass-should-i-use-for-my-table-top.htm I think you'll be good with 1/4" plate glass, but you might be able to up it to 3/8" if you have a concern and who knows, it might be the same total cost of the tempered. There isn't a perfect option...

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Great looking piece of furniture!