I recently got a canopy for my 60gal planted tank, what type of lights do you mount up inside the canopy. Is there ever a problem with the wood burning? thanks

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its just really hard to find stuff here in central florida. im interested in anything anyone is willing to send it would be greatly apritieated(sp?) its for a 10g

All, I've been doing a lot of research on how to keep plants and am hoping someone would be kind enough to confirm or correct my conclusions and answer some questions. 1. I understand that different plants need varying amounts of light and some need a substrate while others will attach to rocks...

I have decided to put some plants in my 10g aquarium at my office. The substrate is what i consider to be 'generic aquarium gravel.' Is this going to be a problem? What kind of plants will grow in this, if anything? I have installed a 15W Light Glow 2 bulb in the hood of the tank. The color temp...

I currently have 29g planted tank, with 25w of lighting, which I feel is probably not sufficient. Can anyone tell me where I can find a brighter lighting housing for my aquarium? I would assume that I will have to replace the entire lighting assembly, correct? Steve Las Vegas, NV

All, My water's pH is 7.4 and as stable as the day is long (have a not-planted tank and the pH never fluctuates - this is the pH out of the tap). Recently, I got a 6 gallon tank, and put some plants in with a boat-load of Flourite for a substrate. After a day or so to let the tank settle, the...

I have a 26 gallon bow front tank with a 55 watt flourescent and 55 watt actinic light. Is this 55 watt Flourescent enough for a "jungle type" (Plants that require high light and nutrients) tank as referenced by www.thatpetplace.com in their live plants pack. Do i have enough light? Or do I...

I've currently got BGA, Green Dust Algae and possibly Black spot Algae in my planted tank. They're all pretty much under control (as long as I don't get lazy), but the Green Dust Algae is the biggest PITA. Questions: 1) Do Otos like GDA? I'm about to introduce some new Otos and I'm hoping they...

Can anyone recommend any Australian companies that have mail order and/or online sales of plants for tropical freshwater tanks? I'm not after anything fancy, just standard stuff for a new community setup. Thanks, Paul.

Does anyone know where I can buy a 3d background from On the rocks. I am looking frio an American distributor and can not find one. I tried to make my own but I am no artist. Thank you in advance Paul

I just had my 20# CO2 cylinder filled up two weeks ago and the damn thing is empty again! I used the plastic washer (1) AND Teflon tape to be on the safe side. I put the regulator on REAL tight, dumped the whole thing in the bathtub and filled the tub with water to just above the fill pipe. I...

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:42:56 -0500, David Dufresne wrote: I put some Echinodorus Tennelus in my own 10g. They are hardy enough for most fish as long as you got a good substrate, and with compact fluorescent you should be able to easily put in 3w/gallon, which would turn them a pretty shade...

Hi I would like to buy one of the above filters in the UK for polishing my wife's marine water. Can anyone suggest where I can get one, none of the American sites seem to ship here. Thanks Bradden

I asked this on another forum and got no answer, so hopefully you all will have an idea: Background: On Friday the 4th, I set up a 6g aquarium with Flourite (lots of it) and some plants. On Saturday the 5th, I added a betta and on Monday the 7th, I added Bio-Spira. Some snails came with the plants...

I am setting up a live plant aquarium. I put 45 pounds of Flourite in a 26 gallon bow front tank. I dont think I cleaned the Flourite good enough cause my water is now the color of Chocolate Milk. Practically zero visibility. How long will this last? Is it better if I just turn off the filters...

Hi all, I was wondering if I could please have some advise... I have recently started NPK fertilizing following what I understood from the Barr approach... I use PMDD made from the receipe on the Krib, but with the australian equivilent trace element mix and I dose NPK based on what the tank...

I'm really hoping some of you out there can help me as I'm completely stumped. I have a 180G planted Freshwater community tank that is plagued by a progressively worse white cloudiness to the water. I have read that there are two causes to this: 1. Overfeeding (I feed my fish once a day and they...

Many years ago my wife and I had a fish-only 75 gallon (or so) tank with dimensions 36x15x30. We really liked the way the large front glass acted almost like a window with our aquatic critters behind. When we moved across country, that tank went away -- but the stand is still with us. ...