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@Lennie I would check the expiration date on those strips. They may have been compromised in some fashion.

Let it rest, it needs time and it’ll reset for you. If you have another seeded filter, you can give a squeeze inside that aquarium. If not, patience is key.

Since you can change the setting to have a stronger or weaker air output on the current air pumps, it might make sense to get rid of the nano pumps. Especially if the manufacturer won’t modify anything.

Personally, anything with leeches or leech eggs, I’d toss away. Anything without leeches, I’d clean. It’s not worth the risk.

Yes it definitely would. I thought you meant you needed a way to cull your fish. Problem with a fish that will eat guppies and platies in its current setup is that any fish that will do that will still decimate the current fish you have.

Short body flowerhorn for a 40 or normal sized flowerhorn for a 75. My current FH is highly aggressive, but one I had years ago would attach sand. He was super entertaining.

@Shadow Imperial is about an hour from my house and they are pretty amazing, but Dans is the greatest place to order fish online. You definitely could not go wrong if you order anything from him. This is the only place I’d order from for mail delivery.

20-30 Geophagus Altifrons or Sveni or Winemilleri would look amazing in something that large. Bigger doesn’t always mean badder, it’s just bigger mouths can swallow smaller fish. If keeping 10-20 corydoras in 1 aquarium brings out different sorts of behavior, imagine the behaviors you’d get with larger fish. Toss about 100 Melanotaenia Trifasciata Goyder River and you’ve got one hell of a setup.

Barkeepers Friend (powder form) will get it out with no issues. It’s plant based so is perfectly fine to use and I haven’t seen anything it can’t remove.

This is usually how it goes with me, no matter what. Once scape is complete and tank is full, the more you stare at it, the more changes come to you based on what your eye prefers. This is why I spend basically no time in scape prep. Toss it together and move stuff around as time goes by. I’ve perfected the art of never getting it right the first time around, ever. The inhabitants will jostle stuff around, algae will grow where you didn’t plan or didn’t want it to, and that moss will grow and cover a ton of stuff if left to do so. Don’t forget there are competition style scapes and then there are practical hobbyist scapes, there’s a huge difference. As for the stones, larger stones make a bigger impact if you will, but if you can’t buy em then don’t even bother thinking about it. Just work with what you got.

1- Val 2- tiger Lotus 3- anubias 4- pothos 5- dwarf sag

1- all Rainbowfish, minus blue eyes 2- all Geophagus 3- Wakin Goldfish 4- Flowerhorn 5- High Fin Platies, high quality. I’d rather pay more money for the quality than what you find in most stores or online shops.

@nabokovfan87 It’s smart business to sell PSO because it’ll make a beginner feel like they can grow anything. With that said, I agree Erectus would be awesome, but probably can’t be bought in the volume they would need to make it viable or even profitable. I ripped it out 2 days ago and no crash or even change in water parameters. There are a ton of other plants in there but they were just covered up with the PSO.

@nabokovfan87 I just got super annoyed at the mess that the PSO was creating so I pulled it out and replaced it with a bunch of dwarf sag I had on hand. That stuff will take over like nothing I’ve seen. The epiphytes are basically the only plant that can be used with geo’s, they’ll uproot everything. Luckily it’s worked out thus far.

The less sections, the higher the pressure. Using 2/3 and you will be fine. Using 1/3 is a bad idea unless you want a really high flow.

A little over 6 months back, I purchased a used 180 gallon. I resealed it, sanded and repainted the stand, and spray painted the background and bottom black. It has been running with no issues whatsoever. It is actually my easiest aquarium maintenance wise. The stocking I decided to go with is: 1 Blue Pinoy Paraiba Angelfish 7 Geophagus Pyrocephalus 1 Albino Geophagus Pyrocephalus 6 males, 7 females Congo Tetra 7 Denison Barb 1 Gold Denison Barb 9 Rainbow shiners 1 Long Fin Green Dragon Bristlenose pleco I was going to add an Oscar, but decided to go with a school of rainbow shiners instead. In the future, I plan to add 3 albino Congo tetras. Since it is a sand bottom, my plant options are limited so I went with random anubias, Java fern, and Val. Hopefully the Val takes over and the geo’s haven’t uprooted any of it as of yet. A pair of geo’s have formed and laid eggs, but by the next morning they were gone. My assumption was the pleco saw it as an easy caviar meal. I have no plans to breed them so it’s all good with me. Here are some photos and I’ll also add some photos of the 75 gallon shellie tank and my 75 gallon jungle tank. Hope all is well y’all.

@Lennie Hahaha shipping would probably be $70,000. No worries dude, just figured I’d toss that out there.

@Lennie I have a pair of Ultimate coverage koi angels and a pair of Blue pinoy paraiba angels. I was going to sell them, but if you want them, I’ll gift you whichever pair you’d like. The only problem is shipping. I’ve never done it and don’t really have confidence in doing so. I’m in Florida, where are you? Here are some photos but these are NOT my photos. It’ll just give you an idea of what they’ll look like as adults, they are juvies currently.

@BlueLineAquaticsSC a hair pick will work too, but a duckweed rake has much less space between the picks so it removes every piece of duckweed. Same concept just a bit more efficient. If you have nothing, I’d buy the rake, but if you already have a pick then you’re doing better than most as it is.

Sounds good, but for around $10 you can buy a duckweed rake on Etsy and scoop out however much duckweed you want without disturbing anything. Literally changed how I use and reuse duckweed.

@Theplatymaster I’m not sure I understand the question, so here goes what I think. If you’re looking to breed a particular color in platies, it all boils down to genetics. If you get assorted platies, the issues you’ll run into is what other genetics do they carry, so you may be culling out a large amount. When it comes to platies, I always buy a particular school. For example, I purchased 12 Gold Neon platies and if I choose to breed for a particular trait, it’s going to be a bit easier because they basically are a straight line to breed. With the unknowns or the randoms, it’s going to be a much bigger undertaking simply because you don’t know the history of the fish. Hopefully, this helps.

@kcochran When you ask what kind of bottom dwellers can be tank mates with tiger barbs, the answer solely depends on the size of the aquarium. For example, a school of clown loaches would be perfect, however they reach 12” each so they would be inadequate. If you’re just looking for a random list then google is your best friend. However, if you are looking for experiences, then they will be catered to the experience of the fish keeper, not necessarily what you want to hear. Good luck to you.

Take the money you’d invest in more fish and use it to buy a larger aquarium. 11 Tiger barbs in a 10 gallon is really not ideal. @kcochran

Size of aquarium? How many tiger barbs do you have?

One thing I’ve learned is not many are warm to unsolicited advice. I grew up in The Bronx and “mind your business” is the mantra of the land. I’ve given suggestions before, but 99% of the time, I was asked. The idea of having a shop that welcomes new ideas and knowledgeable advice is a dream or the coop.