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My large male Blue Ram whos been with me for about 2 1/2 years now is having problems swimming, he's been this way for almost a week now. He appears to have some type of issue where he cannot swim straight so he stays hidden at the bottom of the tank except for feeding time. When I feed the tank...

I've been dealing with this stuff for weeks, it seems ever since I bought this house and moved to a new location. I never had it, or I should say, I did have some but nothing like I have here. I'm constantly pulling it off of the subtrate and different equipment within my tank. It also gets...

Well my Kribs have finally spawned and I now have a ton of fry swimming around the tank with both the parents, however; I also had 3 Rams in this tank (1 male and 2 females in 29 gallon). I had to remove the Rams last night and put them in my 10 gallon tank because they were really being picked...

I am curious as to what people who have medium lighting over their tanks are growing? I upgraded my lights to 2 x 65 watts of light over my 29 gallon tank but I'm having a lot of problems and it's just too much to keep up with, it really does leave much room for error. So now I'm seriously...

I am planning on removing my flourite subtrate and replacing it with ADA Aquasoil in my 29 gallon tank. I have the aquasoil, along with powersand and I already know exactly how I am going to do it. I'll remove the fish and place them in a bucket with an airstone and maybe a heater if needed...

My tank is at the end of day two of a total black out but it just dawned on me that I did not add an airstone, will my fish be okay without one? I read that the lack of oxygen could cause fish deaths if there not enough water circulation. Anyone else do a total 3-4 day blackout without adding...

Does anyone know what causes the stems of plants to become so soft that they practically disintegrate? My Ludwigia, which I have in two different places is melting away, the stems are breaking because they are so soft. This happened once before with this plant. Funny though, I had this plant...

I just purchased two male kribs to go along with the 3 females that I already have in my 29 gallon tank. They arrived yesterday and still do not seem to be adapting to my tank. They are lying on the bottom breathing very hard, sticking close together. Could the CO2 be causing this? I'm sure...

I have 3 fmeale kribs, I thought I was purchasing one male and 2 females but the person I bought them from obviously missed when he tried sexing them. They have just recently started showing spawning colors, at least two of them have, the other is still a little smaller. After searching high...

I'm sort of in a bind here, I have 3 female Kribs, two who are ready to breed now and no males. The person I purchased them from was supposed to be selling me one male and two females but I guess because they were juvenilles at the time, he wasn't able to sex them out appropriately. Does...

I am trying to decide which type of canister filter I should purchase, I've heard good things about Eheim and also about Filstar XPs. I am leaning more toward the XP due to lower cost and easier installation and set, from what I have read. I'd like to hear from people who have either one or...

I have a pair of Apisto Red Tails in my 10 gallon tank. The male is approx. 10 months old or a bit older, I purchased him as a juvenille 10 months ago along with a female but this past summer I lost the female. I recently got another female who is a little younger but not much but she is a lot...

I am currently dosing 5 mls of Floursh Comprehensive with very good results I might add but my bottle is nearing the end and it's time for me to start utlizing my CSB+B but I'm not sure how much CSM+B I would need to add. Also, I know that I need to make up a mixture, but I've heard two...

If anyone has any H.C. that they can spare, I would love to buy some. Many thanks! Linda

Has anyone tried any of the new test kits put out by Hagen? I notice that they have new ones out for Iron, Calcium, Phosphates and Nitrates. I have the PH and GH/KH Hagen test kits and I've been very happy with them. I also have the Seachem test kit of Phosphates, so I'm not interested in a...

Okay, since I've upgraded my lighting, I have an abundant amount of green algae covering the glass on my tanks, it's so bad I can't even see through the side of the tank. I read that if I leave it alone for 2-3 weeks, it will go away, is this true? How can I go that long, I guess I can deal...

I recently purchased a Current Satellite Dual 65 watt light system but due to one light being actinic I purchased another bulb a 50/50 - 65watt SmartPaq 10,000K daylight/460nm actinic. Well I just received it and put it on the tank and I'm not really happy with the color, it's making the tank...

I am very pleased with the way my plants are responding to the new Aqua Soil, it's amazing, however, as of this morning, the KH is below 10, GH is below 20 and the PH is at 6.0. I haven't even started injecting CO2 into this tank either. The tank is currently cycling and most of my fish are in...

I am wondering what to do with my 10 gallon tank, I recently changed the subrate to Aqua Soil and put in two 19 watt screw in compact flourescent lights from Home Depot. Will this be enough light to grow a decent amount of plants, like rotala, star grass, crypts, etc? I have been thinking...

I just both this CO2 regulator from Aquariumplants.com, it's their brand and supposed to be very good, with a 3 year warranty. Well I hooked it up and I cannot seem to get the needle valve to hold a bubble count, I can't turn it down. The psi is a little under 10, which isn't high, I was...

I received my new lights the other day but I am a little confused as to how to set them up. I won't be able to just lie them on top of my tank with the current set up that I have, the glass is too narrow. Does it come with a hook up to raise it above the tank, I thought I saw some plastic legs...

I added the soil to my 10 gallon tank Monday night before leaving for 2 days in Maine on a business trip and thought I'd come home to a nice clear tank, but it's still cloudy. It's not as cloudy as it was before I left, I could hardly see a plant it was so bad, but now I can at least see the...

I just finished a 3 day total black out of my 10 gallon tank, I still had a little BGA left and I wanted to be sure I got rid of it before adding the new Aqua Soil. Right before I blacked it out, I pulled a pair of Rams out of there and put them in the 29 gallon tank. So all that was in there...

I want to add a powerhead to my 29 gallon tank, so I'm looking for suggestions for one that will work well, is not too big (eye sore) and does a sufficient job of moving the water around and is not too costly. Any suggestions?

I have been loosing my fish over the past month, ever since the pressure gauge on my Milwaukee all in one regulator blew out, yes this could just be a coincidence but after loosing my last Otto last night, I am very concerned that this might be the problem. It blew out right before I went on...