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    Neon tetras with silver dollars?

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    Does anyone have any experience keeping silver dollars with neon/cardinal tetras? I have a 240 gallon with 6 silver dollars and i wanted to add a number of neon sized tetras to make into a tetra community tank.  I have 2 black bar silver dollars (Myleus schomburgkii) and 4 regular ones (Metynnis argenteus)

    Bubbles in silicone

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    hi!
    i recently got a 30 gallon tank. While i was leak testing it, i noticed a leak, so i am now going to drain remove the current outer layer of silicone and re seal it from the inside. i did noticed the cause of the leak was a big bubble in the seam. can this cause issues in the future or will re sealing it with a thick layer of silicone.

    kribs breeding

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    hi!

    i got 6 kribs and want to breed them. i have them in my 240 gallon tank with a turtle and a lot of other cichlids, i think they are not breeding due to the stress from the other fish and turtle, even though the female has a large red "stomach". any idea what i can do to make them breed within the tank, or do i have to make a breeding tank for them.

    thanks

    co2 solenoid problem

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    hi!

    i recently got a new co2 set for my 1000 litre (240 gallon) aquarium. i addend a external solenoid to it to automate it, however, whenever i switch to solenoid off, the tubing behind it starts to expand a lot, kind of like a balloon about to burst( this happens within 1.5 minutes), is this normal, as i am scared to turn the valve off for more than a few minutes( which is kind of a waste). if it is not normal, is it possible to use the co2 without the solenoid ( maybe by running at a very low bubble rate  for the whole day) 

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    how long does co2 last in a very large tank

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

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    On 8/23/2021 at 6:53 PM, gardenman said:

    For java fern and most mosses, you don't need CO2. Just 60 watts of lighting on a 240 shouldn't cause you much trouble in terms of algae growth and that lighting shouldn't over stimulate your plant growth. How long will a half liter of CO2 last? Forever if you don't use it and you really don't need it with those plants and that amount of light.

    thanks! i actually had it on hand so i just wanted to use it , even though i dont actually need it. 😅

    how long does co2 last in a very large tank

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted

    hi!

    i recently got a 240 gallon tank( 1000 litres). im planning to add some plants ( only around 5  pots of java fern and moss ) to the wood, just to make everything look a bit better.   i use 3 20W floodlights and fertilize with tropica premium nutrition twice a week. i have a 0.5 litre from my old planted tank which i broke down. any idea how long it will last on this tank, and how many bubles per second i have to use.

    thanks!

     

    aquarium overflow

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    19 minutes ago, OnlyGenusCaps said:

    What type of overflows?  For example, are they weirs or drilled directly into the back back using screens?

    i basically drilled holes, added bulkheads and used 3 pvc elbows facing up

    aquarium overflow

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    hi! i have a 240 gallon with  3 overflows and a sump. i want to add guppies and tetras to it howerver, they are constantly getting sucked into the sump. any tips to avoid this? sponge works, but my turtle may eat it so i cant use that

    cloudy aquarium water caused by sand

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    hi! i am setting up my 240 gallon planted aquarium and i decided to temporarily fill the water with only my sand. the thing is i used a very dirty sand (around 10 times as dirty as pool filter sand) .the sand made the water cloudy even after washing. any idea how long it will take to clear and what can i do to make that faster. btw the tank only has a 1-2 inch sand bed even though it looks like i have a foot long sand bed. 

     

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    tetra ideas for 240 gallon

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    On 2/3/2021 at 8:16 PM, Tetra Guy said:

    With that much capacity, and a large enough same-species group, you can observe fascinating schooling behavior. I would recommend well known schooling tetras, such as the Rummynose. Pristellas are really good schoolers, too. 

    thanks! how many should i go for

    tetra ideas for 240 gallon

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    Posted

    hi! 

    im setting up a 240 gallon turtle aquarium, and my original plan was to have a lot of cichlids with  my turtle, such as 3 convicts, 4 severums, and a oscar,but my oscar sadly died due to a injury and i now want to do a tetra tank as i did not want to "replace" my oscar. i now have 30 silvertip tetras, with 4 serverums, and 3 convicts and a RES turtle. any ideas for more tetras with bold colors. BTW i have i 120 gallon sump as a filter

    thanks!

    aquarium video suggestion

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by mvh pets

    hi! my name is varshil and i own a aquarium channel i'm doing a video series on making a 230 gallon turtle planted paludarium. the series consists of setting up the tank, setting up the fiteration, spending a few days boating to get some aquascape ideas, spending a few days camping to get ldeas for the land area scaping the aquarium, adding plants, and adding fish. if you were a regular aquarium YouTube viewer, would you rather see all of this in a 5 part series or a 10 part one. thanks!

     

    red rainbows with oscars

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    1 hour ago, gardenman said:

    In general, Silver Dollars and Tinfoil Barbs would be the first two fairly common, larger schooling fish to come to mind that would be relatively safe with an Oscar. They're generally big enough and tough enough to hang in there with an Oscar. A 320 gallon tank gives you a fair amount of room for them. If your Oscar is already a big Oscar the opposite direction might work also with a school of very small schooling fish. A big Oscar may just decide the small fish aren't worth the trouble to chase them down and eat them. And a lot depends on the personality of your Oscar. Some are pretty chill while others are more aggressive.

    Hiding spots tend not to be effective with schooling fish.  Schooling fish tend to stay moving rather than hide. You more want obstacles for the Oscar to have to go around to catch them than places for them to hide. Of course, Oscars tend to like to rearrange tanks to suit their views on proper tank design, so that's not always so easy to achieve. You may set everything up exactly how you want it only to find your Oscar has completely different views on the ideal tank setup.

    Ironically enough, large goldfish, like those for ponds not the fancy ones, can make decent companions in an Oscar tank. Large Shubunkins, Comets, and the like can handle sharing a tank with a big Oscar pretty well. Try to avoid those with long flowing tails, but the bigger pond type goldfish can generally get along pretty well with an Oscar. Water temp and water quality becomes more of an issue, but they're possible tankmates.

    but what about rainbow fish?

    red rainbows with oscars

    in General Discussion

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    hi!

    i was looking for some shooling fish to keep with my oscar in a 320 gallon tank with a lot of hiding spots, and i saw a video that cory made about dither fish, and in the video he mentions giant danios and large rainbows are great for oscars and other big chiclids, i have had success with giant danios with oscars in the past, but i'm not sure if cory meant large rainbows for more peaceful large fish like bala sharks  or can they be kept with oscars.

     

    thanks!

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