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:( I have had the following for over 6 months together in a 120 gal. without a problem. 6 clowns 6 border loaches 1 red tailed shark 1 angel fish 2 bushnose plecos 3 cory cats This morning all my clowns have nips in all there fins except one of the larger ones only has one small nip. All the other c...

:?: I recently purchased 6 clown loaches and 3 Burmese border loaches. They are in a 125 gal tank with good water flow. They eat like pigs and their color is real bright. Sometimes they go up and down one end of the glass for an hour non stop! Is there a problem or do they like doing this? Thanks Tom

Thanks everyone for the advise. For those who asked, my water is 7.6 out of the tap and stays about the same over time.
Tom

I got a KH and GH test kit today and here are my readings: KH 3º or 50ppm GH 4º or 71ppm Is this normal? I think I have soft water based on these readings. Should I attempt to lower the PH? (7.7) My concern is that adjusting the PH will result in fluctuating PH each time I change water. I 'm wonderi...

I have a 125 setup and would like to add clown loaches and some burmese boarder loaches. My tap water has a PH of 7.7. I have two large chuncks of maylasian wood, but the PH is always 7.7. Will this be to high? I don't like using chemicalls to alter the PH because this will result in constant changi...

Thanks evereyone for the information. I hope I can help someone some day.

Thanks for the info on the sand. I am concerned that having the suction high, will leave lots of solids on the bottom. I don't know if you can use a syphon to vac the sand without sucking it all up. How does everyone with sand clean the bottom?
Thanks

:?:Hello, I'm getting back into the hobby after 20 years without an aquarium. Needless to say the equipment has changed and I need some advice. I'm getting ready to order a 120 gal tank and need some opinions on setting up the filtration. I will be setting it up for clown loaches and I know from rea...