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Brine shrimp
I remember keeping Sea Monkey before I even knew that they were just brine shrimp. I tried to keep a smaller hatchery but never could manage to get them to stay alive past a few weeks (might have been the free floating…
Probably would be more cost effective to have it shipped in pieces, and then assembled locally. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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path with substrate
Use small parts of plastic or glass siliconed at the bottom of the tank to prevent them from mixing. Note that this won’t stop fish who move substrate via mouth like cichlids from redecorating what you had made. Sent…
I tend to just have mine held up by the brackets that came with the lid itself. Normally these are clips that hold onto the top of the rim of the tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I think it really depends on how big of a tank that you have, and how much money you want to spend for their care (primarily their food since shells get extremely pricey very fast). The same applies to even freshwater…
Negative, it holds it in the start but that’s really about it. Water is just water, and all the vast majority of the beneficial bacteria is held within the filter media you are using (substrate if undergravel filter, of…
How do you tell how many fish can fit in a tank? I think that is something that is a very good question. Maybe people used to do the fish per gallon rule, but now a days it’s all about what is compatible in terms of…
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Fin Rot?
A lot of the time fin rot is from poor water quality (could be too small of a tank, ammonia spike, etc.) or from another tank mate that is attacking them during the night or when no one is looking. It’s hard to see the…
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Which one....?
I honestly did a ton of research trying to figure out which fish I wanted - but I mostly set the tank up first with all of the decorations and then plan around that (since I feel like planning for the fish first makes…
I’d probably say a small 5 gallon, or even those Fluvial Chi tanks are ideal. Not only because of the size but due to their shape and how they can pretty much fit anywhere, while also being within the few gallon limit…
Holy crap that Points Of Interest that shows all of the stores looks like an absolutely HUGE task - but it’s extremely helpful since you find places that are specifically local and even call them or look at what other…
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How frequently do you have to add water to top off?
Since evaporation affects every single tank differently due to having lids (plastic, glass, etc.) or not, and the temperature difference from the aquarium water to the room temperature, how frequently do you add water…
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How big....?
100% recommend that you go the biggest you can since it allows for more chance that water parameters get out of wack (takes more time to have an effect), allows for you to get more fish to add in which give the tank a…
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Do these really work?
I’ve never used them, but they do work if they are within their valid window. The only issue is that ammonia will report even if it has been locked by something like Prime, so the results can be confusing depending on…
I would totally say there is a difference, for sure with saltwater being more harder and demanding as more parameters need to be in check (and even at a base price, saltwater fish and equipment is more expensive while…
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White spots disease?
White spots are normally Ich if it looks like salt grains, so following this is best; https://aquariu.ms/freshwater/disease/ich-ichthyophthirius-multifiliis/ Just make sure whatever you do, that you don’t remove the…
What is the method and the items that you use to get hard water stains off of your tank glass? I personally use white vinegar, magic erasers (the regular kind not the ones with anything added - the blue box to be…
They do not, the only time that they can is if the metal is cut or damaged which will make it rust (although that specifically will not cause any issues). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
100% agree with Prime, although honestly they are all almost the same even the ones from Tetra, Aqueon, etc. Prime just has the best track record for doing what it says it will do exactly to the T Sent from my iPhone…
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