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Has anyone here kept Pumpkinseed or blue gill? My 75g is freeing up by the minute (long story and all my favorites are dead). I'm wanting a larger bodied fish and the thought of a native build sounds interesting. I've done some reading up on them and keeping them long term seems to work given...

As some of you may or may not know, my 75g crashed on New Years day and wiped out all my geos. I want to do geos again but will wait until I get a bigger tank and can get a larger group of them. So this leaves me with a pitifully stocked 75g that is driving me nuts looking at. I'm wanting to do...

I finally got around to getting the shower replaced. Comments, suggestions welcome! :) It took about 3 days to complete with help from my dad, start to (almost) finish. Before Popped a few tiles off to see what we’re dealing with. No turning back! All the tile gone, glue residue...

I think I've gotten over the planted tank bug. I'm going to get rid of my MA957. Comes already dialed in, needle valve, mineral oil (will include bottle if you remind me), tubing solenoid, etc. I may even have some old glass diffusers I can give you to get started. I will not ship. Local pick...

So here's the situation... I have a standard 4' 75g tank with a Fluval 406 running. The flow is plenty strong but leaves some dead spots. I want to make my own spraybar. One of the most common things I see about spraybars is that if you go out of town and your water level drops, it can empty...

I recently picked up a 75g tank off of craigslist. It came with a Magnum 350 canister filter, plenty of rocks, decor, heaters, etc. I was planning on using it as a discus tank but opted to go with cichlids instead. I have done quite a bit of research but it seems every website gives different...

Well folks, it's that time again. New tank! :) The deal for the 120g long I was after fell through so I'm off to buy a 75g that's on sale at the LFS tomorrow. I'm going to do a low tech planted discus/angel tank with this one. I'm thinking I can raise my 36" 96w CF light up to get an even...

Posts advertising plants for sale in the USA that are on the Federal Noxious Weed list will be removed from this section. If the seller is in Canada, the post will be moved to the Canada Regional Forum. Federal Noxious Weed List: Federal Noxious Weeds List | USDA PLANTS Also, please...

I'm looking for glosso, HC, etc.. Basically any nice low growing ground cover. Will pay via paypal. Thanks!

I have been EI dosing for the past year or so, and over that past year or so I've missed several doses. Missing a day here or there will not cause your tank to crash. However, missing a whole week (vacation or crazy work schedule) of dosing can really wreak havoc on your tank. I thought PPS Pro...

Anyone else having a similar problem? When I use the quick reply box on my Motorola Droid it will post the same message twice. If I click the Go Advanced button and post that way it is fine. Not a big deal now that I know about it but thought I would see if anyone else has that problem.

Hey all, I finally got my first real planted tank up and running. I figured I could use this as a place to show growth rates, new additions, etc. Now for the pictures... Old set up: New Light, sand, and plants: I also took some videos and posted them on youtube: YouTube - 30g Long CO2...

Hey all, I was apparently a good boy this year and Santa brought me a 36" 96watt Coralife compact fluorescent light. The bulb is a 6700K bulb. My main questions are, with this amount of light over a 30g long, am I considered medium or high light? I have read mixed things on lots of different...

Hey all, Quick question for you cichlid keepers. I have wanted some quality german blue rams for quite some time (who doesn't?) and have had no luck. I do not want wild caught specimens and those are the only healthy ones I've seen on aquabid and the sorts. My LFS got a shipment in a week or...

Hey all, Question for you guys. I had five Diamond Tetras, 4 males and 1 female. The oldest male has a swim bladder issue that I have been trying to help him out with but doesn't seem to get any better. For a while he was completely vertical, tail almost on the substrate and swimming...

Well I finally won the battle with the wifey. I convinced her to ditch the psychedelic colored gravel and decor and to go with something more natural. I picked up a 50lb bag of Quikrete Premium Play Sand at Home Depot for $3.52. I rinsed the sand about 8 times before I was satisfied with how...

Saw this article this morning, pretty cool stuff! Figured I would share it with all of you... here's a clip of the article: "A species of coral from off the coast of Hawaii is more than 42 centuries old, making it among the oldest continuously living organisms on the planet, according to a...

Hey all, Couple easy questions for you guys and gals. I am getting a 30g tall tank from the guy who gave me my Angelfish and Clown Loach. From what I gather the tank is 24" wide, 12 1/2" deep. I am wondering how much sand I should get. I have been looking at the Black Tahitian Moon sand and I...

I picked this Mopani driftwood up last week. Boiled it for over 8 hours and let it soak for a few days. It sank right away and hardly leeched any tannins after boiling. I attached some Java Moss to it, it has taken hold of the wood just in the past three days. Out of water: In the tank...

Hey all, I am wanting to upgrade the lighting in my 30g long. The corners of the tank are dark and when the room lights are on the tank looks dark. Right now it has a 24" bulb in a 36" hood. I imagine this is a big part of the problem. My question is, should I make a canopy and wire up my own...

Hey all, Its me again! I know what you're thinking, "good god not him again!" I have a simple question, at least I think it is... Is there a way to merge or sync what photos you have in an album with what shows up under your name in a post? For example, I have 30 some pictures in my 3 albums...

A buddy I work with was wanting to tear down his tank but he had two fish left in it; an Angelfish and a Clown Loach. I figured I would take the Angelfish so that it would eat some of my guppies. I didn't really want the clown loach because of how big they get but he was going to flush them so I...

Hey all, I have a bunch of guppies that I am looking to get rid of. I plan on keeping a few of the males, maybe 4 or 5 total. The other females, about 8 or so I want to get rid of, also any newborn fry. I would prefer if someone would take them all, even if just for food. If not I can do m/f...

Hey all, I haven't had any fish problems in quite some time *knock on wood*. I came home the other day after running to the store (I was only gone 20 minutes max) and saw one of my peppered corys stuck on the filter intake to my AC50. My corys are still young, just under an inch in length. I...

Hey everyone, I'm not much of a planted guy, I have a few swords in my 10g that seem to be doing okay. My main question is how can I trim my java moss back? I started my tank up sometime in June I believe and added a small clump of java moss, maybe the size of a baseball, and now it is almost...