Go to the Goldfish Aquarium Preferences menu and check Limit frame rate under the Settings tab. Then set the frame rate low enough to keep the fan off, or stay within the amount of CPU utilization you desire.

Currently we do not permit people to create or add custom goldfish fish for Goldfish Aquarium. The reasons is multifold, but the most important one is that while we trust an artisan would be motivated, and even capable of creating a truly wonderful masterpiece, there are others that might not, and if a version were to get out that was less than the highest quality, it might reflect poorly on us.

The latest drivers for your video card. These are best found at the video card manufacturers site. The Windows update feature is not sufficient for this task. For more information, click HERE.

We built the Goldfish Aquarium 2 to act as a demo until you entered a valid keycode or unlocked it with a CD. To properly install Goldfish Aquarium 2, and activate the demo mode, follow the instructions below: IMPORTANT: Be sure your anti-virus software is deactivated for the duration of the download and install. After downloading the program, find the folder you downloaded to and double-click the Goldfish Aquarium 2 file.

The simplest way to uninstall the Goldfish Aquarium 2 is to run the Uninstall option through the START menu under Programs/LifeGlobe/Goldfish Aquarium 2. Alternatively, you can use the Add/Remove Programs utility located in the Windows Control Panel to remove Goldfish Aquarium 2. This should clean your system of any Goldfish Aquarium data.

There are several cases where you may need to fully uninstall and reinstall Goldfish Aquarium 2. Please consult the "Troubleshooting" section of our FAQ first for a solution there. However, corrupt downloads, new system settings, new video card drivers, or other such circumstances may make Goldfish Aquarium 2 stop running properly.

Once you have purchased your keycode you can activate the full version of the program. To properly install the Goldfish Aquarium 2, and activate the full version, follow the instructions below (If you have already installed the newest demo version, skip to step #6): IMPORTANT: Be sure your anti-virus software is deactivated for the duration of the download and install. After downloading the program, find the folder you downloaded to and double-click the Goldfish Aquarium 2 file.

Goldfish Aquarium 2 supports widescreen AND multiple monitor displays. It will mirror the Aquarium in each of the monitors you have, but will not stretch the Aquarium across your displays. This is a feature we are working on for the future.

Currently we do not permit people to create or add custom fish for Goldfish Aquarium. There are many reasons, but the most important is that while we trust an artisan would be motivated, and even capable of creating a truly wonderful masterpiece, there are others that might not, and a version were to get out that was less than the highest quality, it might reflect poorly on us. If you are interesting in creating fish or wildlife for our company, we are always seeking talented artist.

Once you have the settings menu up you can pick fish, pick tanks, and change the program options. For more information on the different settings menu tabs see the following sections: Limit Frame Rate - Forces the frame rate (animation speed) of the Goldfish Aquarium to the frequency you select. If your Goldfish Aquarium is jerking, or running slowly, you may need to reduce the frame rate below the default 62 by using the slider bar.

Using the scrolling menu, select Goldfish Aquarium 2. The Goldfish Aquarium logo should appear in the small computer monitor at the top of this window.

We cannot guarantee that it will work on your system, but we have heard of customers doing this successfully. Check out the following links for more information:

The multiple monitor function on Goldfish Aquarium only works with the screen saver mode not the application. If you are not seeing displays on all monitors when Goldfish Aquarium is running as a screen saver, bring up the Goldfish Aquarium settings menu, click on the Settings tab, and check "Use multiple monitors" under Screen Effects.

World Wind was not coded for performance, sadly. At least, you can rest assured that this problem is very common and most users experience it - there is nothing wrong with your computers. This will get optimized in future releases, but we're still heavily in the Research & Development stage. If you encounter problems with World Wind taking several minutes to load and just as long to finish closing, and your World.

For the best results, yes. However it is not necessary. As long as you turn the fan on for 2-4 hours per day, you'll have excellent air purification throughout your entire home. The best place would be above the humidifier. However, if there is no space above the humidifier and you want to locate it below the humidifier you must make sure it is at least twelve inches below the humidifier and you should place it as far below the humidifier as possible.

Goldfish Aquarium has multiple monitor support for Mac. If the Aquarium is not displaying on all of your monitors, click HERE. Goldfish Aquarium will automatically switch between regular and widescreen mode depending on the size ratio of the window or screen being used for display.

Running the fan all of the time will increase the amount of filtration and will tend to even the temperatures throughout the house. However, a constant fan operation can also raise the humidity in the house during the cooling season unless a separate dehumidifier is used. It is normally advisable to run the fan continuously in the winter but not in the summer unless some sort of additional dehumidification is used.

lt;as long as you are doing regular water changes to dilute proportionately... else you'll increase the water hardness to an uncomfortable level. Anthony.> lt;Yes, items that are more "meaty" (like frozen/defrosted Mysids, Brine Shrimp), and even rice (cooked), other green vegetables (better blanched or microwaved than fresh). To take care to not feed dried-prepared foods to heavily to "round-shaped" goldfish varieties..

Tank should be place on a leveled stand that is on a leveled floor. Either unleveled floor or unleveled stand top can cause a tank break, particularly after it is filled with water. with any glassware, do not bang on the aquarium. Great care must be taken when you put in and take out rock, gravels, corals, driftwood, and any other ornaments.

Probably not a good idea - remember, Triops are predators. One day you'd come back to the tank to find no Goldfish and a BIG Triops !

This process is a single thread running on each processor, which has the sole task of accounting for processor time when the system isn't processing other threads. In Task Manager, expect this process to account for the majority of processor time. The system idle process uses all the CPU time that is not used by anything else. CPU time is like any other time; you can't not use it. If you do nothing, you're still using time: you are using time to do nothing.

The 'System' tab of the IISxpress Status window shows the amount of CPU used by both IISxpress and IIS.

This is a major concern for us and we are taking steps to make Gameday less resource-intensive on your computers. The first step is the addition of an "Options" button in the upper right hand corner of the window, which allows you to enable or disable the 3D pitch illustrations and other animated features in the interface. Selecting the "2D" and/or "Less" options will significantly reduce the processing power required by Gameday.