yep i try to mix it up,thanks for all the comments,wish i knew about this site when i first started my tanks,this is my small tank 4x2x2,but my first tank was a 55 gallon with a bio-wheel,boy i wish i woulda did it right the first time because i lost alot of beautiful fish and everyone on this site so far has had nothing but good advise to nubees,i was just a little too late at finding it
oh yeah and as for all the snails im looking to get rid of a few if anyone lives in the chicagoland area