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    ID on small fish?

    Thanks for all the help, so far they're about 1- 1.5" long now and they seem to be brassy minnows around here. i think that's the closest thing they resemble after much googling around thanks for all the responses.
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    Monster in need of rescue in Montreal...

    thanks for the pickup, glad to see it'll be happy in a large tank :)
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    Monster in need of rescue in Montreal...

    i just saw this AD on kijiji ... and i think someone in montreal REALLY need to help it out...
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    Most lucrative fish to breed?

    depends on what you are breeding as the feeders. he, if you've seen his threads, actually breed tilapia as feeder fish lol and that seems to be working out ok.
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    ID on small fish?

    i'm not convinced its a fathead... here's an enlarged pic, The nose seems too long. I don't know though. the largest one is about maybe 3/4" or more.
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    ID on small fish?

    thanks for the ID
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    ID on small fish?

    From montreal. Any ideas? i think they're minnows of some sort. roughly 1/2" long
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    Yes, it's ugly. ^_^

    any updates? and how long do you keep the lights on a day?
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    what kind of shrmp clean algea the best and wont harm fish?

    try using less light per day? like 8 hours seems like what most ppl suggest here.
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    Carbon Media in HOB filter

    how useful is the activated carbon in a HOB, i understand that they wear out over a month, but whats the benefits of having them and how do they affect planted tanks. from my initial reading on google it seems that they are only effective for a short time (24-48 hours) and then they just keep...
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    Canister filter mod?

    I was thinking... isn't one of the limiting factors for biological filtration in canister filters caused by the lack of oxygen in the canister itself. what if you start injecting oxygen into the intake line of the canister. would that promote more BB growth within canisters? With that, you would...
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    How much bio-filtration do you really need?

    just to give my .02 is that bacteria will grow on any surface with the appropriate conditions. oxygen and food being the key things for any living organism. If there is surface, there will be bacteria unless there's no flow at all such as a stopped canister during an outage. the main reason for...
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    aquaclear vs fluval c series vs marineland... advice needed

    i have a aquaclear 30 on my 20G right now, all i can say is this is the best designed HOB i've seen in stores or otherwise. Its simple, provides more than enough space for BB to grow on, and keeps my water clear. The mechanical is a tad bit lacking with just the single sponge on bottom, but it...
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    Congo Jungle: 56 Column Riparium

    Any updates? BTW I enjoy seeing all your setups.
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    Apartments

    apartments are made out of different materials depending on location, quality, age, and structural necessity. Please describe the apartment building in which these tanks may go in. as in how many stories, what kind of outside material, how does the floor feel when you jump inside it, high rise...
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    Apartments

    he said its cleared by the landlord so please move on and focus on if it'd be safe to have that much weight on a 4th floor apt all 300+ gallons in one room instead of bickering about what is proper ways of living in apartments. and good luck for your move.
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    Old Aquarium Heater repairs

    Testing it out in a large juice can everything functions right just need to make sure things work well i'll see about a replacement fuse at some point but i'm just gunna see how it works for now. when the heat contacts break it sparks a bit but nothing really bad happens from that. and...
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    is this normal when breeding betta?

    It all depends on the temperaments of the males / females.. I have a male that did fine in a community 20 with 2 female bettas in with him. in turn they were the ones nipping him, some .. are just not aggressive as others ;)
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    Old Aquarium Heater repairs

    Hello all i have an old Elite heater that's not submersible and it wasn't working so i went ahead and diagnosed the issue it turns out to be a 250V 3 A fuse that is shot. Would it be safe (as long as i keep a keen eye on the temps) to bypass this fuse with a wire. its the old kind with resistant...
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    Dirty Water?

    I'm wondering if a tank's water hasn't been changed, just topped off for 6 months straight, what the result would be? My in-law's tank is a 55g corner with a eihm canister filter on it. with 3 comet goldfish about 4" long and a 6-7" pleco, small bubble eyed goldfish, a small danio and a molly...
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