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    Congo Tetras and Gouramis

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    I was recently given a new to me 80 Gal tank. I have a small school of 7 large Congo Tetra that I am thinking of moving into it from the 55 they are in now. They are getting large and giving them more space seems a good idea. Was thinking of some sort of Gouramis as a tankmate to them but have not bin able to find anything of that combination. There is a lot on smaller Tetras with Gouramis but since Congo are much larger I am wondering if how that would change things between them. Any information or references would be most appreciated

    Congo Tetra vs Diamond Tetra Size Comparison

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    I enjoy my Congo Tetra and they are getting a bit larger then advertised for me. No complaints but they do grow. That is a full grown female guppy beside them. I have bin debating when I upgrade from a 55 to an 80 how they might look with some Gouramis or if they well get along together at all.

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    Ronald McDonald House

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      This last week my daughter got taken to the reginal kids hospital. While there My wife and I were given a room at the Ronald McDonald House where they took good care of us. The ladies were wonderful. What makes this a fish / aquarium issue it that each house has one or more tank for people to watch and relax around. We all know how being around one can help with peace of mind. The two at the house I stayed at were sad. The fish populations were a jumbled mix that were fighting each other, all the plants were artificial, the filters were outdated and although nice to have could have bin so much better and easier to take care of. 

      I live over 3 hours from there but I was convicted that my skills could help them. I was wondering would there be interest in this community to start perhaps an adopt a house campaign to partner with Ronald McDonald House to show off what we as a community can do and help out the kids and families while sharing our passion. I am willing to step forward and say that I am willing to do what ever I can to make this happen if any others want to join in.

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    An idea for the Co-Op website.

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    I am bringing this thread back up because I noticed something today that someone might want to look into. While I was placing an order today I got several additional items suggested to me. That's normal, so no complaints there. The trouble was that every item was something I had bin looking at and is at the moment out of stock. Suggestive selling only can work when you are trying to sell things that the person can order. No idea how you have that set up, but someone might want to look into it. Thanks

    Timers?

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    She does, but the schools tech policy is that they are not allowed any tech that is not approved by the IT department and the school can take any tech in the building for inspection other then your phone. There are a lot of rules that are intended to keep the kids safe but do not make much sense in that regard. We also have fairly regular power outages or spikes due to the wind so having something that we do not have to go to the school to reset is important.

    Timers?

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    What kind of timer would be recommended for where you have no net or electronic signal? I am setting up a tank in my wife's classroom and it can not be connected to any network. It also has to be able to keep going even if there is a power outage.

    Classroom Tank

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    Part of the reason for this is a retired teacher friend of mine let me know that he has a stack of 10 and 20 Gal tanks with hoods and some other equipment that they are wanting to get rid of.  So thank fully I am not super worried about things falling into the tanks to often.

    Classroom Tank

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    My wife is a teacher in a special needs preschool and we have bin talking for a while about me setting up a tank in her classroom. I am not new to the hobby but the special challenges of setting up the tank in a classroom full of 4 year old's has me thinking. Has anyone here ever set up such a tank, is there things I need to consider beyond the normal? I know that the kids are going to be more hands on at the beginning of the year then they should be so are there fish that handle tapping on the tank better then others? Anyone with any info or thoughts I would appreciate hearting them.

    Co Op filter video

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    Great information on the different choices, but have a question. In the end of the video when talking about using plants as filtering moss balls were mentioned. The last time I heard anyone talk about them was that they were no longer available due to tiger muscle infestation. Has that changed?

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    Algae problem

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

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    This may seem a bit backwards to many but I am trying to get a bit of algae to grow in my tank and as of yet I have never bin able to get any. I have bin wanting a little beneficial growth because my fish would enjoy it however for some reason in the 14 years I have had this tank there has never bin any even when I added a bottle of quick starter that advertised it would encourage algae growth. Any advice would be very welcome. This is a 55 Gal tank, my water is very hard, I planted it about 2 months ago and most of the low light plants are doing fine. 

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