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I'm setting up this 125 gal FW (first tank ever) and I'm bouncing around the idea of an Apex Jr. controller and what all equipment I want to put together with it. This is what I'm envisioning... A Neptune Apex Jr. controlling a main light module (a BMLED 6300K high intensity), a moonlight, a...

I'm brand new and about to set up my first aquarium, and need help choosing what type of lighting / hood system to invest in. I've read a general overview of the different types of lights (LED, etc) so I'll know what you're referring to, but as for what specific kind of setup would be best for...

I'm looking at a purchasing a great used 155 gal bow front that was a salt water tank for 7 years. Will I have any problems chemistry and residue wise converting this tank to fresh water? Thanks

Have a 125 gal tank I'm selling and to show it's not leaking to prospective buyers I've filled it with tap water about 2-3 weeks ago and have done nothing else. Just in the past couple days the water has become cloudy and I'm not sure how to address it. History is this is a clean tank just...

I've got a 125 gal tank with 2in plastic older looking oak style trim as the top and bottom braces, and I'd like to tape the tank off and paint them black. I would imagine there's a suitable spray paint for something like this although I don't know which one it would be. Any advice on...

I'm looking for a new regular sized 125 gal aquarium (72" x 18" x 24" tall) and since all aquariums look about the same to me I thought I'd write in to ask what I should be looking for design feature wise in this new aquarium. Which brands should I look for and which ones should I...

Just stripped and resiliconed an older 125 gal tank, and because of a small mistake I didn't notice now I'm having to re-resilicone the whole thing again. After spending hours just rigorously razoring all the freshly cured silicone off I go to clean and retape for the new silicone...

For reasons unbeknownst to me the top frame member of my 125 cracked through in three places when I was cleaning the joint with acetone in prep for resiliconing, so now I'm faced with the daunting task of replacing it. I think most top braces have the same general design but just in case here's...

as I'm doing the final prep and wiping down the inside joints with acetone, I hear three loud pops which turn out to be the top plastic frame splitting in three places. Two didn't separate so much and one did, although all three were all the way through. This was the larger one. Tank is...

Feeling like I should have been able to find this listed somewhere in the lit but so far I haven't. I've got two new Eheim 2078s which I think are also referred to as 700s and I'm trying to determine how much of the Mech and Substrat Eheim media I need to get for them. The manuals show the...

Just got a couple Eheim 2078s (!) to run the 125 gal I'm setting up and got a few questions... 1) I'm going to use two 200 watt inline Hydor heaters so I'm sure I'll need extra hose, but the Eheim literature says only use Eheim hoses. Is this entirely necessary or should I go ahead and get the...

I'm brand new here and I'm doing some new tank building and my ideal setup is steering me toward two inline heaters at 150w each. After a lot of searching honestly the only inline heaters I've found is the Hydro line which only come as 200 and 300 watt units. Does anyone know of an inline...

Setting up a 72" long 125 gal on a support I already know is irregular so I need to compensate all that I can. I've run up on this Youtube video showing the use of what is called pressure foam or possibly polystrom to help compensate for my kind of tank support issue. I've searched a...

Just got a second hand 125g tank of questionable integrity so I'm going to go ahead and reseal it all before setting it up. Can anyone point me to a general DIY/FAQ kind of thread on resiliconing your tank?

I'm a brand new aquarium owner and I'm trying to set up my first aquarium which is a 125 gal model...measures 72 in long by 23 in high by 18 in front to back. Equipment wise what I have is the aquarium itself, stand, and two used filter/pump systems...a Fluval 404 and a Fluval 304 (hopefully...

This is a pic of the top framework of my new (read used) aquarium. It's dark brown plastic framework that's been aged somehow that now makes it looks it scuffed and rough. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can make this look new again, that's favorable to fish living in this thing...

Got a used 125 gal and I'm not sure if it's gonna leak or not when I fill it. Say it does leak, what is the procedure to re-silicone a tank? I assume it involves getting all the old silicone out and redoing the whole thing. Is there maybe a tek on this? Thanks!

I'm bout to lay muriatic acid to some really tough hard water stains that so far vinegar hasn't gotten out, although a little CLR has. The dab of CLR was just a test to make sure that this was indeed hard water stains I'm dealing with instead of something like etched glass. Correct me if I'm...

Recently acquired a used tank with an unidentified white scale on the sides that I'm trying to remove. Turned the tank on it's front side and soaked the scale for a week with 100% vinegar and it still didn't scrub off. Was given advice to soak a small spot with either CLR or muriatic acid to...

Hi there! Just got my first tank and it's a 125 gal! Previous owner had a turtle in it and filled it with a 10% bleach solution before he sold it to me to eliminate any pathogens that might pass from turtles to fish. Right now the tank is empty and has a thin whitish scum on it's sides and...