I had an algae problem and bought an SAE. About the next day all the algae was gone. About a month after buying the fish I find his carcass on the gravel, but still no algae in the tank. Now, about a week later I see algae growing again. Other than what was probably a gourami with internal...

I've got a few questions about the design of a planted tank. I know I need 3WPG to be able to sustain some of the more attractive plants. I've looked at light fixtures and I'm seeing a lot of "Open Air" tanks with no hoods on them. Is there any type of hood I can use that will accomodate...

Well, I entered the world of CO2 injection this week and thus far, it has been a disaster. I have a 6'x2'x2' tank and sump that holds probably around 180 total gallons of water. My tapwater is initially around 3 dKH and about 7.6 pH (tested using Aquarium Pharmaceuticals tests). I added a...

If anyone would like some free java moss and/or trumpet snails, please email me and let me know. Thanks! Erica

The plant in our tropical tank, Cabomba Aquatica I think, has been doing great for the last few months. Noticed recently the plant has started going "brown with very fine dirty hair on it". As a newbie, is this possibly due to little light or too much light. Thanks, Chris.

"Lilly" wrote in message ... Excuse me, but clearly you have NOT been comprehending OUR election process. If you were paying as much attention to the actual results (48% for John Kerry, 51% for George Bush) instead...

OK, another topic on Co2. So, I have 2, 3-liter bottles cooking up the good ole yeast fermenting sugar. I have both connected to a T-connector and then the line goes into a plastic, rectangular bell container that comes with Jungle's Co2 Fizz Factory. The instructions on the Fizz Factory says to...

As some of you may remember, I have the following set-up... 75 gal. tank 220 watts of CF lighting suspended about 3-4" above the water line UV Sterilizer CO2 injected via pressurized bottle KH 3-4 ppm GH 5 ppm pH 6.5 Temp. 75 degrees F

35 gallon tank full of swords and anubias. Quite a few cardinal tetras and blue tetras plus a few loaches, plecos (zebra) and a rubber eel. I've noticed a few of my cardinals have what appears to be ick (white spots)....and they are also not very active. I see my problem as 2 fold. First of...

I am interested in try to put some aquarium plants in clay pots. Can someone with experience offer some details on how to do it and the selection of the pots ? For example, do we look for pots with holes in the bottom or not ? About how big a pot for a some typical plants ? What kind of soils ?...

sigh. unfortunately elections in nearly all parts of the world are now of grave interest to all. our election does and will have profound effect on the rest of the world. the rest of the world literally owns a big chunk of the U.S. and if they were to all sell it all at once we would seriously...

I saw this on eBay and thought I would share just in case someone is looking 4 one. I have one and they are the bomb. That is major cheap too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=4335631876

Anyone got any good remedies for black slime algae covering everything in my tank?? I keep cleaning it out, and doing massive water changes, but it still keeps growing!! Arrrgghh! Heavily planted tank CO2 injection ph 6.8

I am considering adding some Flying Fox (Epalzeorhynchus kalopterus) to my 58G aquarium. It is mainly for algae eating purposes but of course also for the enjoyment of the fish itself. How does it compare as an algae eater to other algae eaters such as Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus...

Hi all, I was just checking out http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilizer/pmdd-tim.html I'm trying to figure out the proper method for making PMDD and I noticed that this was last updated in 1997. Is the information still current or should I look elsewhere for ingredients and amounts? As always I...

These are aquaria newsgroups dipsh*t. Post your grievances to a group that cares ie alt.politics.socialism.democratic. Thankyou. wrote in message ... You blithering idiots!*snip*

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wrote: You blithering idiots! Don't feed the troll. -- "One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Hi I am kinda new to planted aquariums, and I was wondering what are the essential test kits that I will need for planted tanks. Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi there, I've been kind of lurking here for a couple of weeks, but I now have a question. With some help from the greatest LFS that I've ever known, I put together a DIY CO2 unit today. It's the most basic one, a 2 litre pop bottle, a checkvalve, some airline tubing, a rubber stopper, and...