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I've had this tank for ~4yrs, my oscar (Blaze) has been the sole occupant until recently. The Red Parrot has been with us for about a week. Surprisingly enough, after some chasing, my oscar has accepted him into the pack 😊. Yes, I know it might get cramped, despite what I promised my wife I'll...

Selling my 125 gal with stand and canopy, plus about 60lbs of wood, and 2 fluval 407 canister filters. Tank is currently up and running, will need a couple days after an offer is accepted to empty it out. You MUST come pick it up yourself, I am not going to deliver it. Located in East...

6x sealed pals of Barton 36cg garnet sand… Arguably the best stuff to bring out the color of your bichir / fish in general. I’ve included a pic to show how it has made my bichirs color up. Lower jaws especially, the color is quite impressive. (Lap and endli pictured) Bought too much, unloading...

From left to right in the pictures below I have HTH vs Palmetto vs Aquaquartz. My next tank I'll be migrating to is a lot bigger and I've started to gather some additional substrate. What I have currently is a mixture of white/off white sands - mostly what the tank came with but a few aquarium...

I recently bought 55 pounds of the 36cg garnet barnot sand for my bichirs because I really want to bring out their colors and it won’t get get here till may! Which Is kind of annoying actually but I was wondering is there any cheaper sand that I can mix with it and it would still have the same...

hey guys! I'm upsizing my setup soon, and am having a hard time finding the right sand for the aesthetic im going for. I want a nice soft pink sand, but the only ones I can find in the right color are live sands, not freshwater-fri

Hi everyone! ? ? Since all of you are very knowledgeable, any and all help is appreciated. The tank is a roughly 43 gallon eurobraced acrylic (48in L X 13in W X 16in H). Planning to upgrade in the future, for larger fish. I have a sump setup, but I need advice on a lighting/heating setup...

I am looking for recommendations on what substrate to use for my new tank. I am having a custom acrylic 240 gallon (96Lx24Wx24H) made and will be housing a single 12" or 18" Piraya Piranha. I am thinking of using some kind of thick black sand or fine black gravel. I don't like the look of large...

I am looking for recommendations on what substrate to use for my new tank. I am having a custom acrylic 240 gallon (96Lx24Wx24H) made and will be housing a single 12" Piraya Piranha. I am thinking of maybe using a black background but really want a natural look overall. I can't afford those...

Hey everyone! I’ve got some renewed passion for the hobby and I’m looking to turn my 210g into a planted community tank. Right now I’m looking for advice on the substrate and lighting. Obviously a lot of substrate is required for a 2’x7’ footprint. My thoughts now are Around 9 bags of ADA...

I usually clean the debris and fish waste of the tank which is deposited on top of the sand with my siphon. But those small particles always get stuck in siphon and it is very hard to remove them. So is there another way to clean the sand without using a siphon ?

I'm planning on setting up a second tank for south american fish. Does anybody know anything about this sand substrate? I currently have a tank with oscars, p bass and juruparis. New tank will be similar. In this tank I have a carbiseas sand. Planted tank ph ranges fronm 7.3 - 7.5. Tap...

So I want to get a better filter for my 55 gallon tank and want to make it bare bottom. Would a fluval fx6 be to over kill? Would a set up with an airstone on the other side of the tank and filtration on the other make bare bottom work? Thanks in advance :)

mix white and black substrate pictures.

I finished rinsing lowes quickrete play sand in the 40g. added in my 5 roseline sharks and 9 clown loaches from my quarantine tank, they have been in there for 3 weeks 20 minutes later I go check up on them and the 2 roselines are floating . I quickly remove them all and put them into my...

Please help I just got back into the fish game after a 9 year hiatus I am setting up a 55 gallon tank tomorrow for 2 jaguar cichlids im stressed about sand or gravel now the guy I am getting the tank from had sand he's used for 3 years and I want sand personally instead of gravel. Also I and...

So a wile back i had small gravel in my tank, i switched to sand but was lazy and didnt take out the grvel first. So was wondering what the best or easiest way to remove the gravel now? Its cheap blue Gravel and i hate it.

I initially wanted to have my black bullhead aquarium have sand on the bottom, because I thought that the bullhead would be able to display some burrowing behaviors, plus I thought it would look pretty cool. However, several months later, the sand is just being a real pain. It is difficult to...

I have a bare bottom tank. It grows brown algae on the bottom from time to time which I scrub off. If I add sand, wouldn't algae still grow on the sand at the bottom as well? How would I remove the algae on the sand?

Im looking for something specific I cant seem to find anywhere locally. Im looking tor dark slate colored gravel, pebbles about the size of a pin head or pool filter sand of the same color. Is there a place online I can order this from? Ive seen the color gravel in tanks online but cant find it...