I've got a 20gal tank with two 15watt bulbs on it (two separate light fixtures), 1 powerglo and a sunglo. Now, my LFS told me the best light setup would be to put two powerglo's in there, what do you guys think? I need to replace both bulbs shortly and I want to get it right the first...

Hi. I'm looking for recommendations for a few small fish for the following tank. It's a 20g long with an eclipse hood, heavily planted with fluorite substrate. It currently houses lots of amano and cherry shrimp, zillions of MTS and a couple of small Botia kubotai (I think they're still there,...

I'm going to try the ecosphere idea again, and I'd like some suggestions, or corrections if anything written here is a bad idea. I plan to use an old gallon jar ( 3.8 liters) with a tight-fitting lid, a cup of pond mud, a cup of used aquarium gravel, about a dozen leaves of duckweed ( Lemna minor)...

This year's plant fest is only 3 weeks away and is looking like it'll be better than last year's success. We will visit The Center for Aquatic Weed research which is a top research facility. I'll also try and see aboyut talking to the park manager down at Rainbow so we can see the invasive Crypts...

A month ago, I thought one of my plants had been burned by too much light. It was dark brown/black on the top of the ferns. It had the problem with no ill effects for over a month, but I decided to moved it to a corner of the aquarium hoping it would do better, fool me. At the same time, I...

Hi all, I am actively looking for some uncommon crypts like Hudori, Keei, Vietnamensis, Fusca etc. I will be willing to trade other uncommon plants for them. Thanks Cheers

I've been having a really hard time trying to decipher my NutraFin nitrate test kit results. The color chart is basically a light to dark hue of purple...the water in my test tube looks more like a fuschia/pink bright color which doesn't match anything. I usually pull the test tube back a...

The container I chose is 2 1/2 gallons, almost-clear plastic, tall and round, with a lid that will seal tightly when the time comes. 2 1/2 gallons should be large enough to avoid temperature swings, considering the container is next to a large aquarium in an air-conditioned room. The total water...

I used to have fish and plants in ..lessee.. I was 14.. I'm almost 53 now...1965!!! Old metal frame 20 and 15 gallons with white silica sand and under gravel filters with vibrator pumps to get the water to circulate through the under gravel filters, and a siphon over the back filter. All I had...

What's the optimum light period for planted and non-planted tanks? What can happen in both cases if the light period isn't regulated and just turned on at different times each day? Phil..

Hi folks, I just found this awesome website about all kinds of algae eating shrimp. Just wanted to sha http://www.petshrimp.com They have all kinds of info on shrimp, and also have a discussion forum.

Using a DIY CO2 generator (yeast and sugar mix), Will this make a good CO2 Reactor instead of just releasing the CO2 via airstone, the co2 airline is fed into a small inverted soda bottle filled with holes on top (500 ML, thats about 12 inches in height) and is filled fibreglass ( the...

I've got a 20gal tank with two 15watt bulbs on it (two separate light fixtures), 1 powerglo and a sunglo. Now, my LFS told me the best light setup would be to put two powerglo's in there, what do you guys think? I need to replace both bulbs shortly and I want to get it right the first...

"Dave M. Picklyk" wrote in message news:Yzwuc.10568$ig5.5317@edtnps89... Would 384W of Power Compact lighting (4 X 96W) be enough for nearly "4wpg" in a 77 gallon tank? (48"x24"x16"). We have about 2 feet of height that this light has to penetrate strongly. I'm...

Would 384W of Power Compact lighting (4 X 96W) be enough for nearly "4wpg" in a 77 gallon tank? (48"x24"x16"). We have about 2 feet of height that this light has to penetrate strongly. I'm pricing out some retrofit kits that go from 220watts (4X55) to 440watts (8X55W). I realize that PC lighting is...

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For any who may be familiar with the 2-liter-soda-bottle method of CO2 production... using baking soda as a buffering/stabilizing compound... Could someone tell me what the optimum mix of water, yeast, and baking soda would be using this method? (in case it makes a difference in the formula, the...

Mon nite my sister noticed that my ammano shrimp had something under it. I have researched on internet and found the site below http://hem.bredband.net/micnor/breeding_yamato.htm Tue I bought a small acrylic tank from petcetera(1.5 gal??) moved mother into with airstone on alittle with some java...

I would like to set up a 55 to 100 gallon planted tank (I already have a planted 20 gal) To maintain 3 wpg florescent or even power compact seems to be a bit difficult, 8 4ft florescent tubes for 100 gal. So I think metal halide may be a better choice. Does the 3 wpg gallon rule apply to...

On Mon, 17 May 2004 06:53:29 +0100 spake thusly hi there, I have just purchased a Jewul aquarium, which comes with a carbon filter pad as standard. I have read elsewhere that carbon filters might remove any plnat food that I put in the tank. Is this the case? If so, any...