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Hey folks, My first attempt at a planted aquarium turned out somewhat ok, but not great. BGA took over the tank. Plants got out of control so I got rid of all but a few. I'd like to startover again, but wanted to get some advice on whether or not it's practical. There are basically 2 reasons...

I noticed the other day that there is a strange filmy substance floating on top of my water, looks kinda like an oil slick and I've never seen this before. Does anyone recognize it? Tank is about 7 or 8 months old, I recently experimented with a dose of a tetra product designed to kill algae...

Ah ok thanks for the heads up on the java fern. I'll find something to tie it too.

lol, no the anacharis was just something I put in it when I set it up originally, I'm still in the process of plant selection, I'll post a pic of the several plants I put in it from petsmart, they are mostly temporary plants until I compose my final list and get to order them. *update* pic...

Got my test kit today, got to say it is a GREAT kit for a planted tank owner, thanks Hagen. Ok when measuring KH, what do you guys mean by "degrees", is that a format that some test kits come in, or some sort of shorthand like 1 degree = 10ppm? My KH tested today at 40ppm, so what does that...

I'm looking for knowledge and advice for the planting of my 46 gallon bowfront tank. I'm going to use this thread as a journal so to speak as I progress. I bought my tank back in March (06) and it was a pretty simple setup, some fake resin decor, gravel substrate, hob filter and 30watt single...

Went to a saltwater specialty shop in my area and they gave me a pound of cc, they were going to charge and then he said, just take it and remember me "when" you go to salt. Lol as if it was only a matter of time before I crossed over to the other side of the hobby. :twisted: My hagen/nutrafin...

Awesome, thanks for clearing that up you 2. and to answer your question, purrbox, my tap water measures 7.0ph, 0 kh and gh. Either that or the little test strips I use suck, my test tube kit does not have gh/kh tests so I had to use some strips I found sitting around. I just ordered a really...

What's the safest way to increase the buffering ability of my tank. I recently got all the hardware/lights to start dosing my tank with co2 and have about 12-14 plants in it right now (waiting on next shipment at petsmart to get more). Water to start was ph 7.4, kh 0, gh 0. I ran co2 for 1...

Ding Ding Ding. =) I dub thee Sir BubbleMeister!

ah yeah, algae. Thanks for reminding me. And it's pretty standard to have the diffuser placed beneath the filter intake right? For some reason i was thinking it should be about 6 bubbles per 10 seconds, but not sure where I read that and for what reason. Now what is funny is it makes a...

I just got the semi-auto co2 system from foster & smith, and bought a 10# co2 tank. System comes with regulator w/solenoid, bubble counter, timer, and a diffuser. I'm currently sorting through which plants I want to order. Should I start dosing before I put plants in, or wait until I have...

can't get her to eat anything, peas or flake. I found a page on the net that suggested the following and wanted to get your guys opinion on it. Is there any other diseases or a virus that would include no eating as a symptom?

Yes, stopped using the nitraban, and now that you mention it, I have not seen the little strings of poop on that fish in a while that I used to see. I'm not familiar with the fish enough to tell if he's bloated, but no scales are poking out. You think she's constipated? Is there anything I can...

Well I've been performing daily water changes on the tank, and added lots of activated carbon to the filters, (installed an eheim 2126 saturday), gills are still red on the gourami, and now she is not eating. She is active, and chases food, but at the last second, turns away or spits it out...

ok, just finished 60% change, tank has a large airstone that runs 24/7, so I don't think oxygen is an issue, no gasping or anything. We've had family over for the 4th, so I'm wondering if my wife was spraying air freshener in the area of the tank or something. Hopefully it will get better...

Q1. What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.). All fish appear to have irritated gills, reddish. 1 gourami died last night. I'm a newbie to the hobby so not sure what to look...

I'm looking for advice on canister filters, budget is around $150 range. Right now I'm looking at the eheim pro II 2026(no heater) or 2126(with heater), but open to suggestions as this will be my first canister style filter. I'm in the process of getting equipment together so that I can go to...

Is that a brand new tank, or have you had it up and running before the "remodel"? That's the same tank I have been eye ballin but I'm afraid I'll need to reinforce my floor for the weight. How can you know if your floor can handle the weight? Just curious if you had to do anything to support...

wow, am I calculating wrong, I thought my max possibility would be 4.17 wpg if I ran 2 96w daylight bulbs. or am I missing a conversion/multiplier needed for PC bulbs? I was going by total watts divided by gallons, so (96x2)/46=4.17 Or if I could use 65w bulbs on the same fixture, I'd have...

Thanks for the advice, now when you say perhaps running a 96w 50/50, are you talking about a bulb that is half daylight, half actinic? or a dual temp daylight bulb? Sorry, still kind of new to the lighting lingo.

Hey folks, I just picked up an obrit lighting system for my setup, it comes with 2x96w bulbs, 1 daylight, 1actinic. I have a 46 gallon bowfront that is about 20" tall (freshwater). I'd like to have the ability to get some medium light plants in my tank but can't afford a co2 system yet so I...

Wow, I was googling and found this post of a person that took on a project of adding a 50,000 gallon aquarium to their home. Not quite sure what to say, but wow. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?s=11274b7c4259e4cc4bca2139f1bbad86&t=8952

That's just awful, I'm sure writing about it here only conveys a portion of how bad it was. I'd ty to find it a new home before the owner gets back and just tell them it died (if you can get your boss to go along with it). Absolutely amazing that it was still alive. And for the person that...