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A sponge filter is a sponge that acts as a filter. That's all. They use air from a pump to create bubbles inside the sponge. As the bubble rises it pulls water from outside the sponge to the inside of the sponge, creating water movement that allows the bacteria living in the sponge to eat the...

Mmm I'm not sure I can handle a plant tank. The few plants in my tanks are thriving despite my best efforts haha. It's something to consider though. It could serve as a backup extra tank. But I already have an empty 10 gallon and now I'm just gonna be that guy with these empty tanks everywhere xD

From what I can tell, Kent seems like it's a pretty good brand that does the same basic job. The slime coat stuff in prime is probably helpful, but as long as the Kent product still helps lockup ammonia so you can remove it, it doesn't matter much which you use. Prime is just popular for what it...

I think it might look cool too. But then the problem is I would have an empty 20 long sitting there.... Tempting me xD

This kind of sounds like a misleading title, so sorry if it is! But anyway. I currently have too many fish tanks, but want more. A 60 gallon tank setup is on sale and I'm considering grabbing it and moving some fish around. These are the two tanks I'm considering doing something with : A 20g...

It had cooler stuff than I thought it would for sure. Grew the itch to start a small saltwater tank, but the complexity still scares me off of it!

I'm not sure if this is the right place to do this or not (sorry!) but I recently took a trip to a local aquarium. It's fairly small, but had some really cool exhibits in it including a ton of rays, a few sharks and a couple huge puffers that were super friendly. By the end of the trip I had...

I don't think it matters too much unless the temperature change is drastic. I try to keep mine matched within 2-3 degrees either way, but adding fresh water to old water will probably even the temperature out pretty quickly since you usually add less new water than there is old water in the...

How is that middle brace attached to the stand? Are those metal plates all that hold the brace in place? Adding in braces for the center support and beefing up the walls/braces holding the rim up by adding some wood planks are the easiest ways I can think of making it stronger - but I am by no...

Sorry, haven't been on much. If you can get multiple females guaranteed to one male, I'd do that. I started with 1 male and 2 females and now the colony is like 15 fish strong. Be aware with rocks and caves that multies (at least mine) love to hide in them. It's to the point in my tank that...

Interesting. I had put the heater next to the pump, but I could switch that around. I'm curious how much good the sponge in the second compartment actually does. It never seems to catch much imo. I might just layer the bottom with ceramic media and stuff some fine sponge or floss on top of that.

Silver dollars in a planted tank is a no go, but the other advice is solid lol.

Agreed with the guys above. I have rocks in with my multis that love to dig. Haven't had any fall yet, though I've found they actually buried a few under the sand today lol

And I guess anyone else who is interested. I have a Fluval Flex 9 gallon that has been running for a few months. On the back it has space for the heater and pump, the bio filtration and a course sponge and then an empty space, all seperated into 3 chambers. Anyone done any "hacking" of this...

I remember someone saying they had success with going 5w per gallon and keeping a stable temp when the room temperature was 15 degrees lower than the tank. If you want some leeway, 10w per gallon should help keep you where you want to be if your house drops that low.

How cold are we talking? And how big a tank? I keep my house at about 68 on the furnace during winter here and the Heaters in my tanks have been able to keep up.

Whoa there, calm down. We're only trying to help and you only have us partial information. We aren't assuming you're dumb, but the mortality rate is high so something is going wrong on your end. Insulting us is not a great way to figure out what is going wrong. Good luck.

What's the stocking? Tank size? Water parameters? Are they healthy looking when you get them?

What's the stocking look like? A full loaded fx6 should see about 560 gph in pump capacity. So you'd be moving about 5x ish your tank per hour, which is on the low side for all your bb filtration, but doable depending on stock. I'd be more comfortable having *some* bio on the ac filter, but...

I didn't know that! I've only used it once when I was first starting out. Thanks for the clarification!