I personally keep my filters, heaters, and lights on a power surge protector so in case something happened they would be safe.

Do you keep everything on there, or just some items?

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Do you create a budget to see what you can afford equipment, fish, coral, etc. wise or did you just go in and see what fit and felt like it would match the design/look you were going for?

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Do any of you build your own tank stands, and if so what do you use to make sure that they can handle the weight of a fully loaded aquarium + extra?

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Since there are tons of ways to house freshwater fish, do any of you have a pond and have it stocked with fish?

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Just thought I’d let everyone know, to make sure what you buy you need. With COVID-19 getting the new mutation, it seems like stores are starting to refuse returns for the time being again until an unknown time (Petco has now, waiting for Petsmart too), and others outside of the US are refusing them as well sadly.

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Been using ones that basically clamp onto the tank itself (doesn’t actually rest of the tank glass - but clamps onto the rim/trim).

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I 100% always plan any layout I’m doing. From where the rocks are going, what type of substrate and where, to even specifics on hiding spots or the requirements for the fish or invertebrates that I’m going to keep.

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Honestly they are pretty sweet, especially if you are growing plants or sensitive fish that need a slow change from dark to light, and light to dark.

Otherwise using a timer can work if you have multiple lights set to do the same rough thing (just not as sweet).

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I think I’ve seen a ton of fish that get stuck either in decorations or even behind them or behind filters. Have you ever had this happen to you before and if so how did you fix it so that it can’t happen again?

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I probably do 25% every week or so. Just always have ironically on all of my tanks

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I’ve heard that it should start tomorrow, but nothing official yet. We’ll see though since everyone on Facebook loves to just point out random dates.

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I’ve seen a ton of new tank manufacturers start to make more oddball tank shapes (such as bringing back to wave tanks on one side, or even having hexagon tanks). Do you have any tanks that aren’t the traditional rectangle/square/Bowfront/cylinder shaped ones?

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With the ability to have CO2 from either a canister you refill or a DIY method of producing it, do you run this into your tanks or just let the plants consume whatever they can naturally/normally?

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I wish that someone could share those images from the official Petsmart and Petco accounts. Maybe one day these fish will have their correct conditions to live as other tropical fish (heaters, filters, etc.).

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Most easy trait even when young is that they have claws on their arms (ACF) where as ADF just have claws on their feet. Their eyes are also on different positions, ADF have their eyes on the side and ACF have their eyes on the top of their head.

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Depends on if you have a filter that is mixing water around or not - if not, I would. However I’d also recommend on getting a few more to bump that number up to 7-10 so that they won’t act so skittish and be hiding due to low numbers.

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Do you know what type of algae it is? You can always try to capture the female (she will suck all of the fry up in a sense of danger) and place her into a smaller tank or somewhere while you clean everything else. Then when you place her back in the fry should be good and the algae should be gone.

Or try to just run it all off with like a sponge you use to clean dishes with while they are in there if that works.

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Once your original bunch of fertilizers are depleted, how do you dose more of them into the tank?

Do you just push root tabs into the substrate, go liquid only, or something else?

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Kind of looking like a earthworm or another type that is used for feeding marine fish. Do you feed any types of worms at all?

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Do you know what color the algae is? Is the tank newly setup and how long ago? Also what types of lights are you using?

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