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    most effective way of heating fish room ???

    We just had this conversation (about using dehumidifier water in tanks) on my local club's forum. Many of our top breeders are using it on FRESHWATER tanks with no side affects. Most of the water delivery inside your home is copper...unless it's a newer home...in which case they use PEX. For...
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    most effective way of heating fish room ???

    A dehumidifier running on a timer (I leave mine on 12 hours a day), will remove water from the air, and also puts out a good deal of heat. My fish room stays between 75*F and 78*F pretty consistently.
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    Accepting AUGUST 2014 POTM Entries

    Lost access to the account, again. Can't download photos. Will keep trying...
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    Accepting AUGUST 2014 POTM Entries

    Got back into the account, and only have three submissions. If you sent one, and I haven't replied back to you, I didn't get it...please resend. I'll extend the deadline until August 30th. Brian
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    Accepting AUGUST 2014 POTM Entries

    Sorry for the delay...I'm locked out of the email account. Stand by...
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    Sleeping with the caymans

    Cool write up. Would love to see some pics.
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    Accepting AUGUST 2014 POTM Entries

    Don't forget to send those photos in!
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    Accepting AUGUST 2014 POTM Entries

    This month's Picture of the Month (POTM) theme is open to NON-CICHLID fish. Entries will be accepted up until August 25th. Voting will be the 25th through the 31st. We also have a sponsor for this month, Aquatic Clarity (www.aquaticclarity.com), who is donating a $25 gift certificate to the...
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    Dicrossus maculatus - how many females in 17g?

    I had six in a 48" x 18" footprint, HEAVILY planted tank -- and quickly ended up with just one pair. One very aggressive pair.
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    VOTE - JULY 2014 POTM - Ends August 4th

    Congrats to MatB (not sure if that is your username or not -- you didn't send it to me!) on winning this month's POTM contest. Apistogramma borelli First walk outside the husk of a coconut, 3 mm body length :)
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    VOTE - JULY 2014 POTM - Ends August 4th

    Last day to vote. Only eight votes so far...let's give credit to these photographers for their hard work!
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    VOTE - JULY 2014 POTM - Ends August 4th

    We got five awesome submissions this month, which the theme was "FISH WITH FRY, or JUST FRY", or something like that. Voting ends August 4th at 8:00 PM CST. Good luck! The photo label is ABOVE the image. 1. ---------------------------------------------- 2...
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    VOTE - JULY 2014 POTM - Ends August 4th

    ADMIN -- PLEASE DELETE. Posted prematurely.
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    VOTE - JULY 2014 POTM - Ends August 4th

    We got five awesome submissions this month, which the theme was "FISH WITH FRY, or JUST FRY", or something like that. Voting ends August 4th at 8:00 PM CST. Good luck! The photo label is ABOVE the image. 1. -------------------------------------------------- 2...
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    Cleaning tanks with leaf litter

    When I had oak leaf litter tanks, I didn't really try to disturb the substrate, but I did do like you did, and kind of stir up some of the leaves to get some of the poop floating -- and then did my usual water change. I think the water in the water column being clean is a bigger deal than...
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