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Hi all, I want a nano Tank and I am still deciding between a 5 or 15 gallon and was wondering if you can use something like this http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B00IUFJZ3U/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr0_2?qid=1454600016&sr=8-2-fkmr0&pi=AC_SX220_SY330_QL65&keywords=osmocote+plus Also how would you dose it...

Hi guys, since I leave to go to my cottage each summer and some weekends a year I want a aquarium that needs no cleaning. I want to make it not buy it. Could I use aquaponics? Wet dry filter? Sump? Other? I want something reliable & cheap?. Thanks in advance!

Hi, everyone, I have been really wanting to set up a nice looking aquascape for my 5 gallon long and I have some questions. Do you think I need ferts? I wont be using co2 though and if so is there a cost effective way? I will have about 2 watts per gallon is this ok? What plants do you thing...

Hi everyone, you guys have probably got a lot of questions about filters but, what if I used some PVC about 3' diameter vertical above my fish tank and about an inch from the top them, I stuff a sponge in for mechanical filtration and below that I put lava rock for the bio filtration and to hold...

Hi everyone, do you guys thing that this filter would work? It looks good, the price is good and it claims it can filter up to a 75 gallon. It has a uv sterilizer bulb and here is the URL. http://www.amazon.ca/Aquatop-CF300-3-Stage-Canister-Filter/dp/B004GJ244G If you have a better...

Hi everyone! I have been thinking and I want a 40-50 gallon tank. I was wondering what and how many of these fish can keep in it. A Gourami (not sure which kind open to suggestions) Bala shark Red tailed shark Some Cory cats Angel fish A snail? I know I can't fit all of them but what...

Hi everyone, what do you guys think about using tap water in my aquarium (that I am still deciding if it will be fw or sw). I have heard that it is very bad for your aquarium. I don't have enough money to get a RO/DI unit or buy water from my lfs. Would this work? I live in Nepean On. Thanks

Hi everyone, I was wondering about reef tanks and was thinking of setting up one with the tank that I have because I cans afford a bigger one with the equipment. I was wondering if instead of a filter I just use a power head with a sponge around the intake and the live rock be the bio filter...

Hi everyone, I was looking at my pet smart website and was wondering if I could make my 22 high into a lake Malawi tank. I know it said on the website that you need 29 gallon minimum. But, could I do something like 2 bumblebees, 2 auratis, 2 Kennyi and 2 electric yellows or is this too many...

Hi everyone, is there an easy way to breed discus cheaply in a 40 gallon? And what would I feed the fry? Thanks

Hi everyone, I was wondering about discus and want to get some in the future and have a few questions. How many can go into on a 50 gallon? Should I have lots of plants? Can I feed them live sea monkeys? Any advice would be appreciated. Time to start researching. Thanks

Hi all, I was wondering if I could make my 20 gallon into a cichlid tank because they look really really really Cool but I don't have a bigger tank. Thanks

Hi everyone, I am planning on making a sponge filter for my 15 gallon aquarium and was wondering if I could use airsoft bbs and cut up straws as media. Would this work? Thanks

Hi everyone, I was wondering if you could put a betta into a 20 gallon community tank with neons, Cory cats and platys? Any ideas? I have heard success story's and fail story's about this. Thanks,

Hi everyone, I was wondering if there was any easy way to breed Cory cats. I have a 15 gallon community tank. Thanks,

Hi everyone, I was wondering if there was any easy way to breed Cory cats. I have a 15 gallon community tank. Thanks,

Hi all, I was thing of stocking my 15 gallon with some platys, Cory's and maybe some mollies and guppies if I have room. It is a lightly planted low tech tank. Any suggestions? Thanks,

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to set up a low tech no fertilizer no co2 and low light aquarium. I have a 15 gallon and I don't want to spent a lot of money on fertilizer of co2 systems but still have a medium to lightly planted tank that looks nice. What plants do you...

Hi everyone, I am planning to use some sand and rocks from my lake and set up my 15 gallon. I will also catch some crayfish, minnows, snails and maybe if my sand bed is deep enough a clam or two. What do you guys think? Do I need more room and what can I feed them? Thanks,

Hi everyone, I am planning on breeding fish in my 15 and 5 gallon aquarium then putting them in my 22 gallon. Any ideas on what fish I should breed? Because I was thinking platys and maybe Mollies if I have room. It would also be nice if they where easy to take care of and not require a lot...