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Thanks for all the advice everyone. The bubbles started picking up and are steadier about 3 to 4 per minute (it's a 10 gal tank). I'll be sure to try some of these mixes next time.

a week or so ago, i picked up the Hagen Plant Grow System for my 10 gal planted, basically so i didn't have to hassle with a DIY system. unfortunately, i can't get my sugar and yeast mix right. after about a week, no more bubbles are coming. would someone be able to recommend the specific...

after being out of town for half a week, playing catch up at work, getting a cold and an unhealthy obsession with nwn, i haven't had much time for tanks. but i finally got around to working on this one today. i got a glass top earlier this week and i trimmed and planted today. i think i might...

if you wouldn't mind moving it to the aquascape, that would be great. i feel bad blocking this page up when people are trying to get answers. i plan on moving the rock once the drift wood sinks, right now, the drift wood is tied to the rock and it's almost floating it! hopefully it will sink...

EDIT: Should this belong in aquascaping sub-forum? More work has been done. Drift wood added, plants planted, java ferns tied to the drift wood. It will probably take a while for that wood to actually sink, so my girlfriend and i tied it to a rock. the happy couple:

i figured i would start my own "making of..." i'm completely remodeling my original 10 gal. - my first fish tank. i'm attempting my first planted tank. i'm going slow, and i recently aquired the coralife 28 watt, 6700 k power compact lighting. last night, i picked up some plant trimmings from a...

i tried to feed carrots once. i had boiled them to soften them. i put them in the tank before lights out. the next afternoon, i found one of my large mystery snails in trouble. i took her out, put her in a bucket and some of the jossling must have dislodged the hard carrot core that she was...

i agree. i have a "no pets" apartment, but i have four tanks 38 gal., two 10 gal. and a 1 gal. I don't think fish count as pets, it's more like furniture. i generally think that the "no pets" thing is for cats and dogs that are loud and can be dirty and harbor parasites if not taken care of...

i have moonlights on my 40 gal. and i love them. but they would definately be overkill on a 10 gal. especially for my tank being on the bottom rung of a dual 10-gal. stand.

i did get the leg mounts. and i'll be putting a glass canopy on as soon as the snail eggs fall off of the top of my current plastic canopy. the moonlight was tempting... but a bit overkill for a 10 gal.

Do mystery snails eat plants? i have 10 gal i'm turning into a planted tank and it houses two large mystery snails.

Thanks for all your suggestions. i ended up with the http://www.hellolights.com/201xcoraqpch.html Coralife. it wasn't too pricey and it's a nice "introduction" light. i plan to switch my tack 10 gal. into a planted paradise, so i'll be sure to hang around as i'm a total plant noob and i will...

here's the situation. the two mystery snails in my 10 gal. have recently laid a large batch of eggs. considering that this is the first time, i'm going to let them go to see what happens. but, i don't really want millions of snails. i have a couple other tanks i could spread them around in...

I like the look of this lighting method. given that the unit is 5-in. wide. if you put two of those on a 10 gal, you would have 56 watts, which would put you into the moderate light category, right? 56 watts on a 10 gal would be awesome, and hilarious. EDIT: if anyone is interested, i found a...

that is a very interesting take and one i'm more inclined to believe, but it leaves me with two questions. give that the screw-ins would be PC's, Malkore wrote in a sticky that: so, while i would agree that 20 watts per gal on a 10 gal is low light, would this mean that 20 watts of pc equals...

I'm planning on turning one of my boring 10 gal tanks into a beautiful planted tank. after reading many of the stickies and looking into options, it seems that it's hard to find suitable lighting in the standard 20" size. I was thinking of getting an incandescent and screwing in 2 10 watt...

sand is the way to go, in my opinion. you can get a 50-lb. bag of pool filter sand for about $7 at any pool and spa store. i got my bag at a lighthouse store. you want to be careful that you don't use too fine a sand like play sand, as it can compact and trap gases that can harm your tank, or so...

i'll also support the cichlid argument for the following reasons. First off is price. if you have adequate filters (you're going to want your filters to turn over atleast 322 gallons per hour), then your only real expense will be the fish. you can get a 50 lb. bag of pool filter sand for $7 and...

I have a mean betta in a 10 gal, but i have some baby mollies that need to come out of the breeder as they are getting to big for it. I'm wondering what is the best and cheapest way to divide the 10 gal. so that the fry are safe and the betta is happy, while allowing water to circulate through...

thanks for the info and idea! i rinsed the bag last week in my change and it just got worse. plus i still have some money on a gift card, so it'll be free! however, i do like your idea of creating your own media. though i have to say that i don't have any pantyhouse laying around, and i want...

this morning i discovered taht the whisper filter in one of my 10 gals in barely pumping out water, i quickly found the water logged bio bag to be the problem. so, i was planning on picking up a new bio bag after work, but how do i switch it out without losing the bacteria in the old bio bag...

i got two dr. foster and smith lunar lights for christmas and i love them. i just installed them into the space in my ballast. i also positioned them over the filter and air stone, i highly recommend positioning them over water aggitation spots as you'll get an amazing rippling effect when the...

i'm also not to rock savy, what is safe for aquariums? slate sounds good to me.

i'm going to need to add more rocks to my tank fairly soon. although i picked mine up at a lake, going to the lake is out of season these days, so i was wonder where is the best place to buy some cheap, aquarium safe rock. doesn't home depot or lowes sell rock or patio rock? TIA

in that case then, i don't know if i've ever seen Apistogrammas for sale around here. looks like i'm going on a scouting mission this weekend. thanks for the input!