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Thanks.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me ID this plant. Got it with a bunch of shrimps that I picked up at the ACE Auction last week. Thanks.

Welcome.

Dirt? Did you use Miracle-Gro Organic Potting Mix? Or did you grab some from your yard? BTW, welcome back.

Third time at these auctions and I do enjoy them. I believe most people were affected by the time change. I know I was struggling to stay awake. Picked up plants, shrimp and MTS. Looking forward to the next one in April.

None of the above. I'm into goldfish but not this variety.

It depends on how well it's been treated would be my guess. I have a 29 made in 2000 and so far so good. However, I recently picked up a 50 (year???) where I found sand particles behind the silicone which I'll be resealing later (it still held water but I feel more comfortable if I resealed it). IMO, if significant parts of the silicone no longer sticks to the glass but not to the point of leakage then it's days are numbered.

Went there at Noon and took advantage of their 2-for-1 sale of freshwater fish. It's much smaller and the aisles are narrower which means fewer selection. I don't see any tanks for big fish such as the Arowanas unless there is another section that was closed off (i.e. under construction). All new tanks and I over heard that the old tanks will be sold (whenever they are done with the move). The only annoyance is that they've stacked the tanks 4 high where it may be difficult to see if you're vertically challenged.

I wish I knew this before I bought half a dozen of them. Unless you want Starfire glass, I believe it's cheaper to just buy a 75G tank from BigAl's or surf Kijiji for one.

For those that wish to use black silicone, I've been using this with no problems. Pisces Pet Emporium in Calgary and Pets and Ponds (a Canadian online retailer from Ontario) sells them. However, it's much more expensive. One tube of this is equivalent to 2 to 3 tubes of GE Silicone 1 (not 2) for Window/Door/Attic/Basement form your local hardware store. Make sure you get the screw on tip as shown in picture.

Thanks for the Welcome. Goldfish. It started out with my niece that got bored with her goldfish and inherited a Common and Comet, the survivors. Now, I have 3 fancy goldfish and 3 fantails in addition to the two which really needs to go into bigger tanks but my fish room is in the design stages...for the past two years. I'm putting more effort this year to actually build the fish room (New Year's Resolution). I'm looking at planted tanks with lots of Neon Tetras but holding off until I get my fish room built.

I've been lurking for awhile and thought it's about time to say hi before I make any other posts. Currently suffering from MTS where majority of them are sitting empty waiting for me to build my fish room.