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I've had anubias for many years. Now I found some that comes in cute ceramic pots. It does have something that looks like cotton where the roots would be. I've never kept it in pots before. I always let the rhysome be free. DO I NEED TO TAKE THE ANUBIAS OUT OF THE CUTE POT? Will the...

I've had my Finnex 24/7 light fixture for about 4 years now and I really love it. I don't do planted tanks anymore, but keep some anubius (can't kill it). I have a strong airstone in the tank. The Finnex now has water/condensation inside it. I posted in another section about some stink...

A few months ago my tank started smelling fishy, especially after water changes. I've had tanks for over 30 years and have never had this problem. I clean the lip of the tank regularly so it's not that. My nitrates have been elevated, going to about 50 at times. They come down after water...

Does anyone out there have a biotope tank? Is it specific to your region? I'm moving to Florida in a couple years, and would LOVE to do a freshwater biotope. Just looking for some inspiration.

Hi everyone. I don't need any fish at all, but from time to time see the most beautiful EBA's (in fact was just reminded of them in another post about EBR's). I know I can just look them up and find their stats, but what are your personal experiences with them? How many do you keep at a...

For the first week my drop checker stayed blueish/green. I figured I'd rather have too little than too much, so I just let the flow stay the same, thinking it would take a while for C02 to saturate the whole tank. Is this color okay, or is it too yellow? Thanks. I have three in different...

Hi guys I just wanted to share and say thanks (especially Fresh20). After weeks of deliberating on a C02 system I finally went all out and made a major investment. Back in September I started a planted tank using only liquid C02 and it was great for a while, but became frustrating. I could not...

Hi all I hooked up my c02 system just now and the needle valve shot some water up into the tube. It wont go more than 1 bubble every two seconds, even when I open it all the way. Anyone with similar experiences?

So I had some nice water wisteria. It took over the tank. See it on the right hand side? It was from a LFS. Recently I ordered some online (reputable site) expecting the same beauty and the new stuff is pale and super ugly. So I'm letting it float at the top. I'm amazed the quality difference...

Hi guys. I'm on the path to pressurized C02, with more questions. I ordered a regulator that comes with a bubble counter attached. I ordered a second bubble counter that comes complete with a check valve built in. I'm going to use both (the second bubble counter is going to be suctioned to...

Which types of regulators do you use and recommend? I'm going pressurized and would like some advice please. The only one I know so far was recommended by Fresh20 and is the Premium Aquatek with cool touch solenoid. Any recommendations would be great.

I have a Finnex 24/7. I was keeping it on for the full day cycle, but it was really too much for my mostly low light tank. Now I'm switching to all LOW LIGHT plants... Anubias, Java Fern Trident, Water Wisteria and Narrow temple leaf. The question I have is about lighting. I've been...

I had some Java Fern and it looked gross, (a lot of brown spots) so I took it out of my tank and stuck it in a glass pitcher with some water. When I finally decided to chuck it, I removed all the babies and tied em to some lava rock. Now they're nicer looking. Does anyone else get brown spots...

I'm curious how you guys produce different levels in your tanks (tiers?). Some people use dividers, right? I remember seeing someone gluing rocks together to prevent substrate from seeping through, to create depth, but I can't really remember. Was it hot glue? Is the glue from a hot glue gun...

I have top growth. I have a deep 55gal tank with strong Finnex light. Will pressurized C02 give me more bottom growth, or will this always be an issue? I'm really trying to figure out if pressurized is the way to go.

Would you guys in the US please recommend a reputable dealer for a five gallon C02 tank? Thanks a lot.

Hi. I've had my planted tank set up since September and I've found it both rewarding and frustrating. I'm now at the point where I'm toying with the idea of C02 injection. I've found that my plants are not as bright as they could be and that bottom growth is not lush. I'm sick of melt from...

I really like my jungle val but it melts with liquid C02. Can you grow jungle val with no Co2 at all? No tanks, no liquid? I do root tabs and liquid ferts, finnex light.

here's my Betta bowl. It's 22lbs, I weigh it with a luggage scale. The hardware is hidden in a fake tree. I just got a nice LED clip lamp and stuck it on the tree. LOW tech. Here's how it looks in the room.

Hi, I've been noticing some beautiful rainbow fish on you tube lately, but have never had any. I am interested, but have lots of question. Figure I'd ask here for experienced advice. First it looks like there are so many different varieties. What are the ones with the yellow tail fins? What...

Any advice on an LED lamp for 3gal betta bowl that hangs from the ceiling? Similar to Finnex? All I have in there is Water Wisteria, some java fern and anubias. Low light.

Can a Betta and a Ram live together in a community tank?

So I came across an article stating that Pothos (house plant) can be used in fish tanks!!! What? I have this growing all over my house. Some immersed. Is this true? If it's poisonous to cats and dogs, wouldn't that make it poisonous to fish? Does anyone have any experience? Thanks.

I always start out by saying, "Hi, total newb here." Do you guys use pressurized C02 with Rams? I have a Ram and was thinking about the possibility of going pressurized. If there's even a tiny chance of hurting her, then I'll go with out it. I just wanted some experienced fish keepers...

Hi guys, I'm super new to this and totally hooked. My first tank is up and running and I'm having fantastic results using Metricide. Well, maybe fantastic is too optimistic. My Jungle val is melting but growing. All of my plants are low light and easy. I'm using diy root tabs, API leaf zone...