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How to Choose Compatible Fish for Your Community Aquarium

Unfortunately, one of the last decisions that are often made is according to the stocking of species, whether it be fish, shrimp, from the species, or the number of each species that is going to live in the aquarium. Commonly, a species is normally only bought based on color and appearance. As a result, many new aquariums fail to thrive and many species may either get sick or end up dying as a result.
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How Water Movement Contributes to Aquarium Species Health

Having the correct water movement does indeed play a critical role in making sure that fish, invertebrates, and even corals/plant species have their optimal health. Water movement is most commonly discussed in saltwater tanks due to the movement of waves, however, it's just as important within freshwater tanks.
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  • darrie53

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    I am wanting to build a mangrove tank with macro algae, gorgonians, etc. and acquired a handful of mangrove pods.

    However, I'm seeing threads about how slow these grow in a tank and was wondering if there was a way to purchase a more established mangrove…

  • Avery

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    What is the schedule that you have set for the lights on your tanks?

    For me, I have mine to slowly come on around 6:30 AM (right when everyone gets up so the living room lights don’t scare them with shadows) and then turn off fully around 6:30PM slowly…

  • Avery

    Replied to the thread Black Friday Hauls.
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    Almost pulled the trigger on the 120-gallon can't kit set for the turtle tank - but I had to take some measurements since I’d need to rebuild the dry dock I have (as it's far too short length-wise), and I also need to see how big the turtle will grow…

  • darrie53

    Replied to the thread Black Friday Hauls.
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    Looks like Petsmart has some deals going on now, following the Walmart week of deals aspect. So far seems like a less-than-normal sale (compared to previous years).

  • darrie53

    Reacted with Like to Aquariu.ms’s post in the thread Aquarium Clubs & Societies.
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    This information has been compiled in order for you to find aquarium-related clubs within your state, and hopefully within your region that you can join, visit, or even see some of their auctions in person. If you want to add any new club or society to…

  • darrie53

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    100% like a were rainy day, so were earthy like for freshwater tanks. Saltwater seem like you are at the beach.

  • darrie53

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    Are there any special requirements when transferring clams from one tank to another?

    Are there specifically any helpful tips along these questions;
    1. Is there any special aspects when holding these outside of water for a few seconds?
    2. Should I clean the shell
    …

  • darrie53

    Posted the thread Pressuring washing acrylic.
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    Do any of you pressure wash your acrylic tanks? I’m debating on doing this with some of my larger ones since it would be a breeze to wash off any algae or limestone that builds up over time in places that are hard to reach when I do a wipe-down of the…

  • darrie53

    Posted the thread KH Keeper.
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    Has anyone setup one of these units from Reef Factory, and if so is it worth the cost of the unit? I love the fact that they made this to compete with Alkatronic, but it seems to just be a testing machine compared to one that would add in a buffer as…

  • darrie53

    Reacted with Love to Avery’s post in the thread Aquariu.ms News: Edition 13.
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    We're starting to see errors being generated from Tapatalk (nothing critical, but it is created degraded with functionality so some features of Tapatalk may show as empty when searching). I've created a support ticket with Tapatalk for them to resolve…

  • darrie53

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    I don’t think that I have ever heard of someone wanting to add that in a saltwater tank, but yes it can be done for fish that might be used to darker waters or saltwater areas like Florida swamp areas. I’d just make sure you check the pH and hardness…

  • darrie53

    Replied to the thread Average setup cost?.
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    Yeah I’d say dependent on the tank size that would be a pretty good price overall. The bigger you get though, the more is becomes a higher and higher cost since you need more/better overall equipment to handle the additional water volume.

  • darrie53

    Reacted with Like to Jason’s post in the thread Average setup cost?.
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    On the net it was saying the cost is between $300 and $500 on average. Well, that confirms my assumption that it wasn't cheap. Well, who on here is willing to pay that?

  • Avery

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    Here is a good picture of the level of black beard algae I’m attacking. Ironically it's cleared up from a large portion of the tank (while also turning my plants pretty bare in terms of leaves and whatnot). Otherwise, dosing hydrogen peroxide seems to…

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