hi all, I'm thinking about moving one of my well-established amazon sword plant few inches from its current position.. (tank is currently free-standing, but i'm moving it to be against a wall, so I'm thinkng about moving the taller plants towards the back of the tank) the killer is that my tank...

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I was wondering if increasing the amount of plants on my tank will cut down on algae growth. If I keep everything else constant, light hours, CO2, etc...? I have this persistant hair algae problem that I'm keeping under control with tank cleaners, otos primarly, but once they clean off a leaf,...

I was excited to get my CO2 equipment in the mail today finally. It was harder to set up than I would have expected. I got all the stuff connected, but then I was having trouble keeping a steady stream of bubbles flowing...it would get going at a decent clip, about one per second, then I'd check...

Hi , i do hope somebody can help , one of my parrot fish is looking incredibley short of breath , he kept heading for the top of the tank to talk a gulp of air , both my air pumps are working fine , but he seems to of lost all his energy and is now struggling and is just sat near the bottom of the...

I'm setting up a new 90 gal discus/planted tank and thought I'd give it a try rather then the Flourite Red that I have in the other tank. (I've had no problems with the Flourite, just thought I'd try something else.) Here's a...

When I place laterite in plain tap water (alkaline) it's produces very tiny bubbles and fizzes for a few moments and keeps releasing tiny bubbles for at least a minute. Does anyone know what this gas is? What is your laterites pH? What does laterite feel like when you put it on your tounge? My...

I decided to add some to a tank, figured out what I thought would be an appropriate amount. For about 144 liters of water I thought 0.6 grams would be right, a chunk I picked up weighed 0.5, so I went with that. Reading Christel Kasselmann's book, she says to use 8 grams per hundred liters to...

I have a 75 gallon tank with about fifteen rainbow fish. I've ordered CO2 equipment which should arrive this week. What's the best way to start this up? Do I just run it for brief periods of time at first, like an hour a day, and gradually build it up? I don't want to make any massive changes...

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Has anybody used these compact flourescent retrofit kits in their Eclipse hood? I have an Eclipse 1 twin lamp, and the light fixture is shot. My original plan to give up on the 10 gallon tank and just buy a bigger tank, hood, stand, filter, etc. for some reason seems to exceed my budget, so I am...

Good evening, i have a 55 gallon (2 feet tall) cichlid tank with about 9 cichlids in that vary in size and speices i would like to plant it but i would to get some insider info before i go spend a lot of money. i am using an under ground filter, 2 whisper power 60 hang on tank filter, and 2 power...

I just upgraded my 75 gallon tank with a 110 watt compact fluorescent and a 40 regular tube light. I wanted to take another shot at growing plants...recently all I've had in there were java ferns which are no brainers. I put a couple Amazon swords in, hoping the added light would keep things...

I see sulfate recommended, I wonder why. I have lots of stuff in my water already, the only export capability I know for sulfate would be conversion to H2S, or water change. Why not nitrate, the plants could use it, or carbonate, which the plants could use, or chloride. people are forever...

I have a tank full off aggressive fish that eat any plant that I put into the tank (they even chewed up some plastic ones). So I decided to do a little experiment. Went to home depot, got a philodendron, and rinsed the dirt away. I then wrapped the roots into nylon and stuck just the roots into my...

I'm looking for info on how to make your own 3D backround, out of styrofoam or whatever? thanks

Has anyone tried using paintball tanks for their aquariums? I have been considering making the jump to a pressurized system but want to spend as little cash as possible (and still have a system worth having). It looks like I could buy a used 20oz. paintball CO2 tank for dirt cheap! Would this run...

I finally got off my lazy butt and posted a few pics of Atyopsis moluccensis and Attya gabonese, the latter being the most scretive shrimp I've ever had, but also the most personality. You would swear they're the smartest shrimp around too. People feed these things? I don't, they just live in a...

I have a triple T8 strip light. It came with full spectrum 8000K tubes. I'm wondering whether I should replace some of them by other types for a planted tank. How about leaving one in, adding one 6500K and one 5000K? Also, I know that a lot of power compacts come with moon lights (LEDs). Is there...

Hello all, I recentley replaced the HOB filter on my 10g planted tank. The anacharis is still growing very quickly, but the new growth has very small leaves (compared to the new growth with the old filter). This filter creates a stronger current than the previous. Could the stronger current be...