Recent content by Jadedrain_06

Thank you so much for that info. Do you remember the brand you bought off of eBay?

Hey guys. Finally refinished the stand of my new 55 gal tank. Now i get to start the super fun part of setting up and heavily planting. So I am trying to decide which canister filter I want. I have never used one before and trying to find the best one that isn't an arm and a leg. Hoping to find...

I made a previous post in another section but I should have posted here originally since I am in fact getting started on my first planted tank. I am going to turn my new 55 gal into a planted tank. I want to have a large community tank with some tetras, cories, maybe a dwarf gournami or two...

I made a previous post in another section but I should have posted here originally since I am in fact getting started on my first planted tank. I am going to turn my new 55 gal into a planted tank. I want to have a large community tank with some tetras, cories, maybe a dwarf gournami or two...

Hey guys. Just bought a beautiful 55 gal set up off of craigslist. It has a solid wood canopy on top but no light source since the plastic hood broke prior to me buying. Any suggestions on easy cost effective lighting ideas? If you know of a site or video that walks through instructions please...

Another question. So I was looking online at thatpetplace to just get an idea of cost on things I need. Looked at light bulbs and there were atleast 6 pages. What is the difference between them besides watts? Any that you guys would suggest? Thanks!

Wow your tanks are beautiful. :) Maybe I will do 50/50 with eco complete and blasting sand. I love cories and the tank I have now is 50/50 with gravel and sand. When they find a pile of sand they bury themselves practically and its adorable. The link I had posted above about setting up a low...

I read something about Oil-dri making PH drop considerably. Have you ever used it personally? I am all about cost effective but want to make sure I am getting something that will work and reliable. What brand do you use to dose CA/MG as well since I have never used anything but aquarium salt and...

I think the person was using it so the roots had something to adhere to. I don't know lol. I thought "YAY maybe I can find a use for the ton of craft batting I have from craft project". I guess it could technicallly be helpful in allowing the roots to take. I would want to research it more to...

Thanks guys! Very good info and tips. I love this forum it is so great to easily find resources and advice. After reading up a bit I think I am going to most definitely give a low tech tank a whole hearted try. A few questions once again. Substrate: I would like to use some sort of carbon base...

Thank you! Wont do that again lol.

Also if anyone can suggest any thrifty tips on setting this up like cost effective substrate brands/substitutes or plants that go a long way please share. Thank you :)

I am picking up a 100gal tank in a few days and really want to venture into the live plants. To be honest though I am scared to death of the idea of potentially investing hundreds of dollars into a plants and killing them. My husband is also in the military so we move ever couple of years. So if...

I honestly had not been testing lately since we were in the process of moving however I did this morning and my Nitrates were 10-20ppm. Stinking colors are so close you cant tell them apart. I think I am going to bump back to once a week since it has been a week since I did a wc. So 50% WC every...

I have been running my stocked tank for over a year now. I normally do water changes sunday, wednesday and friday. After talking to another hobbyist that had been keeping fish for 34 years he said I am doing to many water changes and recommended I cut back to once a month. I am about to upgrade...