I have over 400 gallons in aquariums and I just got a 100 gallon. I was wondering if I could use my goldfish/koi pond water to help get it t started? The pond is 1500 gallons, so if I filled it up the pond wouldn’t miss it. The pond doesn’t have any problems with algae, the fish are in perfect health and the pond is self-sustaining. I only have a small fountain in the middle to help oxygenate the water.
I have already set up quite a few aquariums successfully. I don’t need anymore education on that.

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I would like to use sand instead of gravel as substrate for a 55 gallon aquarium. But i have no idea how to take care of it because i have only used gravel as substrate in my previous aquariums. Do i need any speacial tools? Is there a certain way i am supposed to siphon the poo from the top of the sand.

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I went to the store last night. My original plan was to buy a simple, small aquarium, so it would be easy to manage.
Looking around, bigger IS better when it comes to aquariums! We ordered a 72 gallon AGA bowfront in black with a black pine stand for our basement rec room.
Should be in Tuesday. They will deliver & install Wednesday or Thursday, for $125. We will pick fish next Saturday. We can add them ourselves, or they can do it for us (for a fee). They can do bi-weekly cleanings for $40.
If they do the work, the fish will be guaranteed for one year instead of 1 week.
Does this sound like a good deal? Thanks.

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I have a vacuum tube with hose connected to it made for aquariums, but I do not know how it functions (it was given to me used, may I be missing pieces?). Please help!

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I have some platties, tetras, and a cory cat. The salt I bought says to add 1 tablespoon for every 5 gallons, but the clerk at the store said I should add a small tub of salt with rocks over the salt. I know this is what they do in the store, but they have larger aquariums. Thoughts?

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I have had the Fluval Edge aquarium for a couple of months now and i have been wanting to put in some plants. What plants should i look for? What kind of substrate (gravel or sand)? do i need CO2? I have 7 tetras in there and well as you can see i dont know much about planted aquariums, can you please help me?

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I normally look online to find the prices of things, but I can’t find any regular 20 gallon aquariums online. Of course I’m not looking for the exact price, but I want to know if it is going to cost me $50 or $200, generally, or somewhere in between.. Just the aquarium, no stands, etc.

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