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Co2 is all good - heaps of cheap'n'easy ways for a temp fix too. But even quicker is a couple (or four) of Siamese Flying Foxes. They LOVE the stringy algae!! My SFF's are quite often shunted from tank-to-tank as a quick and easy (and lazy?) fix to algae problems as the pop up. Cheaper than fish food too!

Gidday Lance and Debbie, Good to have you onboard. -Shippers.

Hiya Lynda....One of the 'basic ingredients' is out of whack here I think. Its either fertiliser (food) light or co2/oxygen. I reckon you might be right in thinking fertiliser/food.....I dont know the brand you are using, but it seems like a lot for once a week 'top up / maintenance'. What is your lighting and co2 situation like?? Do you have fih in the tank....and what are you feeding them with? .....and what substrate are you using? Oh one more question I guess.....What plants are in there???

Is there a trend here.....? After 'We', -oops I mean *you people with the fish 'problem'* move on from 7-8-9-10 tanks, do we (I mean "do you!") move straight into the 'oh my gawd!' zone of over 25 tanks - it seems theres not many of us in the groups between 12 and 25 tanks.....is it 'we may as well 'go the whole hog'' kind of thing?

Agreed, I should have started a new link... Not as specialised as the German shop, which is what this link was (originally) all about. Having said that, 'what a shop'! Would love to see it next time in Canada.

Been trawling thru Pegasus webpages (Nice stuff Bill!), and found this link (via a link via another link....) Now this is a Shop! Not just corals either... http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/tra ... S_VIb.html

Nope not quite. It seems to me that there IS something seriously wrong here. The Jagers which are for a 600-1000 ltr tank are 300 watt jobs. Very long and extremely well built. Are these the older Jager ones, or the newer 'eheim-jager' ones? Regardless of older model or newer one, only one heater is required for that volume of water (Assuming the tank is inside a house, room temp above ~18%), the second heater is there as a backup only. If both these heaters are 'always on' and still not heating your tank to 28C then the heaters are at fault. Time to get tough with your local LFS - or whoever sold you the heaters. Finally, you have depressed the 'calibrating' button back in havent you? At the top of the heater neaest the cord...this button must be pressd in for them to work correctly.

Pegasus, awesomr thread- reply. Complete agreement with Caryl - this should be stickied.....Imagine how many fish will have a less stressful (and sometimes fatal) shipping experience due 90%, or solely, to this thread.? Well done.

Tank has sunlight all day!!

Very nice - The large open tank is awesome....one day I would like to be at that stage..

Hi Vimmer, I think 6mm is pushing it a bit with this size - however your message implies the galss is fine its the silicone thats failing. How old is the tank? Might be most cost effective to re silicone. either way, immediate (tonight!!) action required if you dont like risks - reduce the water level. Even 25% will make a big difference. 50% plays it safe till you find alternative home for fishies while fixing their tank (could take a week tho!) Hard luck mate - had it happen to me too and I know its not nice!

Would Oscars fit in a 4Ft tank? Depends on the tank size (width/depth). One would, two maybe - depends. Three is pushing it unless 4x2x2. Also depends on who you ask. Best link I've come across so far... http://www.oscarfish.com/portal.php

Hiya Misnoma - Awesome looking rocks dude, they look great. Whered ya get them and a ballpark $$ figure?

Two foot long?? 60 cm?? Faaar out, I was about to get some to keep my Oscars comapny. I didnt knwo they got That big! Darn, if they get that big, I guess they arent fed (cheapish) normal fish flake food. LoL. I agree with Caryl 100%. Try Oscars - excellent pets, still big, but with a huge character. Kind of cute while young too...

Hi Kardinaaltje, Welcome to the forum! Now I guss you must get asked this often in foreign forums...being from Holland...but is your tank a Dutch tank - ie fully planted out with a minimum of fish? If it is, would LOVE to see some photos. No rush, just at some stage whenever suits. And yes, I do understand the chances of your tank being a 'dutch' tank are slim - but thought I'd try.