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  1. Andy's Fish Den
    It very well could be. I have had pink flamingo crypt several times not, getting it as tissue culture, as well as a potted plant. The tissue cultured one I never got to take off and convert. The potted ones, one was a greenish pink and other was bright pink. The greenish one melted back and died. The bright pink one did fine for a while and then slowly turned an olive green color. I have been told it needs bright lighting and co2 if possible. I just got a Fluval light and a co2 system, so I plan to find some and try it one last time and see what happens.
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    I just got a 3.0 that arrived yesterday from the coop. It is the 36" model, going on a 40 breeder. I watched @Bentley Pascoe videos last night on programming it and I have am going with his recommendation of starting at 50% and adding intensity over time. My question for those who have used one on a 40 breeder, do you just have it sitting on the tank rim, or should I hang it over the tank? Right now the tank is being used to grow and convert a bunch of plants I recently bought.
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    Use aragonite sand, may have to look in the saltwater section of your LFS or a big box pet store, or add some crushed coral to whatever sand you are using and it will help raise the pH. Most shellies are good parents and will raise their babies and not harm them. Multies and similis will grow and populate a nice community in a 20 long tank. If you don't pull some out and give away or sell occasionally, they will stop reproducing.
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    Any of the neocaridina shrimp (cherry) would be fine in that tank. Pretty much all my tanks have some shrimp in them, I will throw culls into different tanks and then they grow and reproduce. If you ever add more fish, some shrimp may get picked off, especially babies.
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    My vote is for Python. I've use the Aqueon one as well, and I don't care for the material the hose is made from and the quality isn't quite up to snuff with the Python one.
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    I have seen where people drain their tanks for auto water change or even just doing water changes by hand, into one of those Rubbermaid totes that are usually used to store stuff. then, have a sump pump in it that pumps the water either outside or it is tied into the main drain of the house someplace. Cory has shown in videos that @Dean’s Fishroom drains his tanks into a five gallon bucket and has it pump into the drain someplace else.
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    you could definitely put a sink down there and drain it into that floor drain. Do have a pit with a sump pump in it to pump water outside? If you do, would be another option of here to drain a sink into.
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    Good luck with your gourami project, I'm interested in seeing how it goes. I have never tried spawning gourami, and it's always good to learn, who knows maybe one day I'll give it a try!
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    I have small containers that I will mix foods in. I'll mix several foods together so that the entire tank gets a variety. I keep a couple out to feed from then rest of food goes in freezer.
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    If they are going to be hanging below the water level of the tank, then yes you want a check valve.
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    I would go for a pair of kribensis, then maybe some rasbora swimming around the upper levels.
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    I second this.
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    I use the instant ocean reef crystals, because I have it around for my saltwater tank. Although, I had got in on a group buy a couple years ago and bought a few buckets, but now that I only have one 20 gallon saltwater tank, I don't need as much, so when I'm through with the last bucket I'll probably switch to using the solar crystals water softener salt. and just buy a smaller package of reef crystals to mix saltwater with.
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    I would be willing to bet that any corydoras did not eat them, unless they died and the body was laying on the bottom and they scavenged off it. I have never seen a cory eat a fish, just bugs, worms small stuff like that. As mentioned, tetras are constantly moving, making them hard to count.
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    It's coming together, you better watch out, next thing you know, there will be more tanks in the house!
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    I was wondering if you were going to have a mantis shrimp with the mantis figurine you showed. I've always liked them and thought of setting a tank up for one, but never did. You can't go wrong with zoas, there are so many colors and color combinations in them, you could have a rainbow of colors in your tank.
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    I'd be interested in hearing about your saltwater tank. I have kept SW tanks before, still have a 20 gallon with live rock and a pair of clownfish right now.
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    I like the tape myself, but I also wish it was just plain packing tape so my wife wouldn't look at the box and immediately see that its from aquarium co-op and be like "more stuff for your fish?" LOL
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    I have had angels that get it figured out after a couple batches of eggs, and others that have laid many times and never figured it out. When I was raising quite a bit of angelfish, I would leave the eggs with the parents three times, if they hadn't figured it out by the third time I would just pull the eggs and raise myself.
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    When you have seen the ones at Petco, have you seen females? A lot of times fish stores, and especially the big box ones, will only have males as they are the brightly colored ones. I understand the dilemma, wanting to support a hobbyist breeder, but when you see fish for a lot less, it is hard to pull the trigger on the more expensive ones. One thing is for sure, if you buy from Greg Sage, you will be getting nice and healthy fish. Be sure to let us know what you end up deciding to do.
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    If you want minimum equipment in tank, the options are a canister or using a sump, and since you can't drill the tank, using one of the hang on back overflows. I know from personal experience, and other people I know that have used them, they all fail at one time or another, even if it says fail safe. I had to replace carpet in my living room on a tank that I was using that same one you linked above from BRS.
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    Look for one of the newer DC power pumps that have variable speed. You don't have to spend a ton of money on a Ecotech one, there are plenty of decent ones for less. I have a Hygger one and have no issues what so ever with it. Most pumps come with adapters for 3/4" and 1" plumbing, to either plumb it with PVC or with flexible vinyl tubing. What ever size you end up using for the return (between pump and tank) make your overflow pipes at least the next size up, if not two sizes up. Example, you use 1" return line, use at least 1.25" overflow, or even 1.5". Another tip, when plumbing overflow, be sure to have at least two holes drilled for overflow to sump, that way if one gets clogged, you won't flood at all or as quickly. Even better, google "bean animal overflow system" it uses three holes, and is silent and fail safe.
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    Or, if your sump is large enough, you could put the undergravel filter in a section of the sump, like what Cory did in the sump of the 800 gallon tank.
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    The corydoras group of catfish are fascinating. I am hoping to be able to go in October to the catfish convention up in Wisconsin, I believe it's the one that @Cory and Jimmy went to a few years ago, and they had a video or two on the co-op YouTube channel about it.
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    The orange Venezuelan cory is its own species, Corydoras venezuelanus. The black venezuelan cory that you hear about is actually a black for of Corydoras schultzei. The C. venezuelanus, schultzei, aeneus, eques, rabauti, melanotaenia, and the laser corys are all in the same lineage of corys, which means that they will all interbreed with one another, so you shouldn't keep these species in a mixed tank.
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