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I have a 45 gallon tank that I set up in February of this year as a planted tank. I had been fertilizing them with Flourish, Flourish Excel, Phosphorus, Nitrogen and Potassium. I've haven't been very successful with them until I increased the Flourish Excel to daily and then the plants started...

thanks for your suggestions I'm going to try the changes one at a time. i've read that that the led lights have lower light intensity so I put it at 100% for 10 hours and then went on vacation. The plants seem to be progressing the same as before. I'll try increasing the fertilizers next...

the intensity is automatic so I'm not too sure. It fades in during the morning, with full intensity at noon and fades out in the evening. The pump is 200-250 gph. It's hard to find that info since it's an older Eheim. I dose the ferts once per week at 1/2-1 capful based on the instructions of...

I started the tank about six months ago. it's 45 gallons with a Finnex planted+ 24/7 on the 24/7 automatic setting and no fish, no co2. I bought several plants: anubius, java fern, dwarf sword, narrow leaf anachris and a red plant that I think is nasea. I had a diatom bloom for several months...

From what I've read, 24" is pretty deep for LED lighting. Mine is 18" empty and it has 2-3" of substrate. I ended up getting the Finnex because others have said it is a little stronger than the satellite.

how does this compare to the Current Satellite LED+?

i don't use carbon at all in my saltwater but my blue tang still got it

Hi I'm working on plans for setting up planted tank and was trying to figure out what is an appropriate amount of filtration. My tank is 45 gallons and I have an Ehein canister available that is rated for 95 gallon tanks. Is this too much filtration or will this create problems because of the...

lots of big pond goldfish pond raised 3-5+" solid colors 1 bright white 1 gold white 3 orange 5 brown that might change to orange as they get older. I've had this happen before. Only $2 each! local pick up only I'm in Riverside, IL, not too far from Chicago

I've had my tank for just over 10 years, and I bought it used at the time. A few months ago I noticed this giant air bubble in the corner. I put a black dot at the bottom of the bubble to see if it was getting longer and it is. I haven't noticed that it is getting wider. I can probably assume...

I do have a skimmer. I put 1/4 of the rectangular veggie sheets in the clip every day. I use tap water and change 5 gallons of the 125 gallon tank each week. I'll test the parameters and get back to you.

I've attached a picture of my tank. It shows the green tint I see in the water. Is this from floating algae in the water or something else?

Here is my current stock in my 125g tank: blue tang ocellaris clown green pseudochromis 6 line wrasse scooter blenny nassarius snail hermit crab Is there anything else that I can get that would be compatible with my current livestock? It seems like the wrasse would be the limiting factor. Are...

also, where did the bubbles come from because I didn't see them when I inspected it before I filled it.

I resealed a tank and just filled it. This picture shows the brace across the middle. The silicone has turned white from what I think are bubbles. Will the seal on the brace end up failing soon? Also, there are tiny bubbles in the corners between the pieces of glass. These are far fewer than the...