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Thanks Wilder, I appreciate it.

Never had a fungus before, but the more I look at internet sources the more this looks like a general fungus and not ich. Thanks for the reply! I'm going to wait 10 or 15 minutes to see if anyone has any major objection to this being a fungus and then run out to the lfs and get an anti-fungal.

One of my african cichlids has a white growth coming out of its eye, on its side and on its back fin. It's not really a white spot per se, but its more like algae growing on the fish that is snow white. Is this ich? Thanks! Mike

Nah, you don't sound like a lunatic. I think every fish owner wonders about this at one time or another. I don't really think music or anything like that would really be the way to go. This may sound lame, but I think the best way to make a fish happy is to first make sure that the water...

I bought (actually by accident) this strip lighting from IKEA. They are small LED strips and you get four strips in a package that can be combined to make long strips or two medium or one with three and one with one, etc. They were pretty cheap, if I remember, and the other day I remembered that...

I've used the RedSea fermentation system all along (its much like the Hagen) and it has worked fantastically. My tank (20g, 4 wpg) looks wonderful. My only suggestion would be not to buy the canister refills they sell (they are just sugar and yeast and cost a bundle). Just go to the grocer and...

IMHO, Even if the substrate is more of a moderate grain size, the UGF isn't really going to work for a planted tank. It would probably work initially, but eventually the plants are going to root extensively, and the roots are going to interfere with the UGF and vice versa, not to mention that...

I've had the same problem with several penguins. Put your ear to the box when it stops working - if there is a buzzing noise its a jam. If there is no noise you've got a bum motor. If there is a crackling like noise you've either got sand (or something else) in the impeller (take the intake out...

Most of the info I have seen says that true apple snails will only eat dead or dying vegation, not your live plants. I have three very large apple snails in a densely planted tank and have never had a problem with them. The real problem is other pest snails that hitch a ride on new plants and...

I have had a great experience with Onyx sand. I've had excellent growth and the plants look great on the dark grey background (although I have 4+ WPG and DIY CO2 Inject., so that may be to blame.) It took a while for the plants to root initially, but once rooted they stayed rooted and grew...