First off welcome to the club! There are no embarrassing questions that we haven't asked at sometime in the past, so ask away; I agree with Roy and Cory, water changes are your answer to the ammonia problem; As far as the ick goes I can't address that in that I've been incredibly lucky and never had to fight it; My smallest tank has been a 100g and I now have a 260g and I am a firm believer in bigger is better! More water means less drastic changes, more buffer! Look forward to meeting you at the meeting next Tuesday it should be a good one! Jeff A. _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member