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Overflow Boxes vs. Drilled Fittings:

I tend to be more charitable re these devices than several of my cohorts. Overflow boxes are for folks who have not or dont want to have their tanks drilled, but instead come to rely on hang-on arrangements that in turn are subject to tragic failure... counting on sufficient water level/s, a lack of blockage by livestock... IF you want to use overflow boxes instead of drilling your tank/s, DO use at least two (yes, I know theyre expensive... so is your gear, livestock, flooding, divorce) on ANY size sy

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It is important to note that we have tried many other species within the same Family or Genus as those shown on the list. However, we have found that not all members of a given Family or Genus are equally hardy. For example, while many species of Gourami have proven themselves as "cycleable" species, we have not had consistent success with the Honey Gourami, Colisa chuna, and several other Gouramis. There are also many fish in a given family that we have not tried, because they were not available at the time, or some doubt existed as

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Adding Food For Your Microbes:

A few companies make ammonia available as products to nutrify developing bacterial populations in new systems. These or fish foods of any sorts can be added in small quantities to speed along the establishment of nutrient cycling.

What Happens in Your System:

A new tank is essentially sterile, bereft of all life forms. By your making conditions of certain ranges, like temperature and salinity, you set the stage for what sorts of life will be favored. Furthermore, stocking the system w

They are designed to run 24/7. This constant on and off can damage or destroy some powerheads. I would only use Aquarium Systems or Hagen powerheads for this type of usage. Even such, occasionally these powerheads will make a brief chattering noise when first turned on. This can be annoying to some individuals, so be aware. Check out this link for more:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/cav1i4/power_heads/Power_Heads.htm

Hydor Flo Rotating Deflector:

This is another wavemaker that I like, although it functions in a completely different manner than the Aquarium Systems Natural Wave. This device is an add-on feature to a powerhead

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Time Frame: May be zero, as in "instantly cycled", to a few (2-3) weeks generally.

"Used" Media, Substrates:

If you can be sure that a friend, friendly store has no standing issues with pests, parasites, you might utilize some of their "used" filter media, sand/gravel, and "muck" (the gunk that can be vacuumed out from the bottom) to establish nitrogen cycling. Such precious

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In regards to what "Funfishtank" has to say, I disagree. Whe.

Scratched Glass
Most of us have run into this problem at one time or another. Care to share your experience with scratched glass? "Does any one know how to fill some scratches....

Common Cichlid Diseases
Like all fish kept in tanks, Cichlids are prone to disease. The artificial environment and closed system are the perfect breeding grounds for pathogens and parasites. Of course, wild fish get diseases, but these go un.

Cleaner Wrasse
I recently bought a cleaner wrasse, and i started to feed it mysis shrimp and mega marine (all from hikari). He started to pick it at it and somewhat eat it. What do they eat?.